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CD Baby Adds Analytics Dashboard To Serve 400,000 Indie Musicians

December 15, 2016

You know that you have fans, but where do they live? How do they discover music? Understanding who your fans are can mean the difference between success and failure. A new analytics tool from CD Baby is designed to provide answers. CD Baby has launched a Trending and Analytics dashboard for the 400,000 artists that uses ...

News: Career

How To Crowdfund A Jazz Album

December 14, 2016

Here jazz saxophonist & songwriter Mike Casey details how he successfully raised over 100% of the money needed to record his latest album exclusively through the use of crowdfunding. Guest Post by Mike Casey on JAZZFUEL Hello fellow artists! My name is Mike Casey and I am a passionate jazz saxophonist & songwriter. My debut album, “The ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Tim Warfield's Jazzy All-Star Christmas, Goran Ivanovic Trio, and more

December 14, 2016

This looks like the week when the St. Louis jazz and creative music calendar hits “peak holiday music," with seasonally themed shows taking place every night and/or day for the next seven days. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 14 “Tim Warfield's All-Star Jazzy Christmas," will open a four-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro. ...

News: Recording

Ella Fitzgerald: Swinging Xmas

December 14, 2016

Each December since 2008, I've selected a different album for the JazzWax Vintage Holiday Album Hall of Fame. I established this modest institution largely out of frustration. I love holiday music, but so few albums are perfect. For an album to resonate from start to finish, it has to have swing, smart song arrangements and warm ...

News: Advocacy

Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright

December 14, 2016

It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective action and issued a warning to the current Librarian of Congress. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Tech Solutions As you may have read, the ...

News: Recording

French Twist: Art Pepper + 11

December 13, 2016

Like most Art Pepper fans, I love the alto saxophonist's 1960 album Art Pepper + Eleven, featuring arrangements by Marty Paich. So imagine my surprise when I came across a video on YouTube of French jazz saxophonist Michael Cheret and his band recreating the entire album at a French club a few years ago. Give a ...

News: Career

How To Rekindle Fan Interest With Retargeted Advertising

December 13, 2016

Losing potential customers as a result of distraction is an all-too-common occurrence in the world of event organizing, so it can be good to put a system of retargeted advertising in place to remind potential event-goers of what they could be missing. Guest post by Ronnie Higgins on Eventbrite It’s a likely scenario: someone arrives to ...

News: Trends

Virtual Reality, Live Music Seem Like Marriage Made In Heaven

December 13, 2016

The inherent issue with any live music event is limitation of how many people can attend. No matter how large a venue, at a certain point it fills up. This is a problem which virtual reality technology seems poised to solve, at least partially. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the downsides of ...

News: Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Celebrating Clark Terry

December 11, 2016

Today, let's celebrate the memory of one of our city's all-time jazz greats, the late trumpeter Clark Terry, who was born December 14, 1920 right here in St. Louis. Although Terry departed this planet in February of last year, his vast catalog of audio and video recordings remains for all to enjoy, and today you can ...

News: Music Industry

Remember Myspace? It Taught Indie Artists The Power Of Engagement

December 10, 2016

In this piece Rich Nardo weighs in on the legacy left behind by the once omnipresent Myspace, and the legacy it has left behind, as well as lessons current artists can learn from indie Myspace bands of the early aughts. Guest post by Rich Nardo on Tunecore [Editors Note: This blog was written by Rich Nardo. ...