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Interview: Denny Zeitlin
This week, San Francisco pianist Denny Zeitlin will make one of his rare appearances in New York. Starting Wednesday, April 19, and running through Saturday, April 22, Denny will be at the Mezzrow Jazz Club at 163 W. 10th St. On the first two nights, he'll play solo. On the second two nights he'll be accompanied ...
Grow Your Fanbase With A Successful Contest
If they are carried out correctly, holding an online contest can be an excellent way to build up your fanbase and increase the engagement of your online audience. If executed incorrectly however, such contest can easily devolve into a logistical nightmare and waste of resources. Guest post by Jessica Hackett on Soundfly's Flypaper Contests are a ...
Artificial Intelligence Is The Future Of Music and Here's Why
During the course of 2016, the music industry saw double digit growth for the first time since 1998, something for which they have artificial intelligence, and its use by platforms like Pandora and Spotify, to thank. Guest post by David Deal of Superhype The music industry finally has some reason to celebrate, thanks to artificial intelligence. ...
Is It The Promoter Or Artist's Job To Promote A Concert? [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
This week I join Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to share some of the things I've learned running Skyline Artists and answer listener questions: How does a promoter and the band make money at a concert? What should venues expect from the artist, and what should the artist expect? And we address the age old question... ...
The Reason That YouTube Pays Artists So Little
After a rough financial decade, the music business is finally seeing some appreciable revenue growth, and it's showing no signs of stopping. YouTube, however, doesn't seem to have gotten the memo and continues to pay artists a minimal amount. Here we look at why this is. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 The recorded ...
8 FREE Social Media Tools You Should Start Using Now
For bands and brands alike, social media is critical to building a strong presence, and it is key for you and your team to maximize how they spend their time and money, and which tools they use. In this list we look at eight free social media tools you should be using already. Guest post by ...
Fans Have A Growing Willingness To Actually Pay For Music [MusicWatch]
Music fans are showing a growing willingness to actually pay for music, and that is helping to drive the current growth in the recorded music industry. In fact, the value of those fans grew 11% last year driven by tens of millions of $10 per month on-demand subscriptions, according to MusicWatch’s Annual Music Study. By Russ Crupnick of Music ...
TuneCore Now Offers Musicians and Indie Labels Fast, Low Cost Royalty Advances
To offer royalty advances to artists and labels, TuneCore today launched TuneCore Direct Advance in collaboration with Lyric Financial. The new service provides U.S.-based TuneCore customers the option of quick, automated advances on their future distribution sales revenue. With TuneCore's just launched Direct Advance service, artists and labels can get advances on future earnings, while retaining ...
It's JAM time again. Get your jazz on.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and it is flying by. The Smithsonian Institution decreed the month's status 16 years ago as a way to spread appreciation forand interest in- the music genre. Many activities now find themselves under that celebratory jazz umbrella. The National Endowment for the Arts moved its annual NEA Jazz Masters induction concert ...
Jazz this week: Grégoire Maret & Alicia Olatuja, Peter Evans Septet, Steve Tyrell, Liberation Music Collective, and more
It's a busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with an eclectic selection of visiting performers offering something for listeners with tastes ranging from vintage jazz to mainstream to experimental. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 12 Harmonica player Grégoire Maret, with singer and St. Louis native Alicia Olatuja as his featured ...

