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Comparing Artists To Start-Ups Lazy, Unhealthy, Beside The Point.
As music and technology become increasingly closely intertwined, there is often a compulsion to compare bands and artists to startups, a comparison which Emily Gonneau considers to be limited in its accuracy and benefit. Guest post by Emily Gonneau on Medium This is a follow up post from the great “Artist as a Start-up?” panel at the ...
Record Labels Shift From Promoters To Storytellers As Power Fades
In this piece, David Emery remarks on record labels' directional shift towards promoting and selling artists “stories" as their power and influence in the music industry begins to fade. Guest post by David Emery, VP Global Marketing Strategy for Kobalt Label Services I was talking recently with someone I know who works at a music media company. I ...
SoundExchange Payments Rise 29% In Q3, Artists And Labels Paid Jump 45%
SoundExchange payments were up 29.2% last quarter. So while the U.S. digital PRO has taken some big hits lately, mostly thanks to Pandora and other direct licensing deals, this impressive growth should quiet any disparaging talk of its ongoing relevancy. SoundExchange distributions of digital performance royalties to artists and rights owners increased by 29.2% in the third ...
Hod O'Brien (1936-2016)
Hod O'Brien, a ruggedly handsome and soft-spoken bebop pianist who came to jazz in the late 1950s, left jazz for 10 years in the 1960s and early 1970s, only to return to the music, becoming one of the most highly regarded and tasteful pianists of his generation, died on Nov. 20. He was 80. Born in ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Tomeka Reid
This week, let's get acquainted via video with the Chicago-based cellist and composer Tomeka Reid, who will perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle next Friday, December 3 at Joe's Cafe. Reid, who grew up in Maryland near Washington DC and is now in her late 30s, is an active participant in Chicago's busy ...
How Become A Verified Artist On Spotify
In this piece, Chris Robley walks us through the twelve steps to becoming a verified artist on Spotify, including attaining the requisite 250 followers necessary for such verification to take place. Guest post by Chris Robley on DIY Musician 12 steps to acquiring 250+ followers on the world’s most popular streaming platform. Here’s something I’m ashamed ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 25 - December 1
Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of the holiday shopping, music, and festive season, and jazz options are certainly on the upswing. From stellar visitors to “takeovers" and showcase events, you'll find your favorites and perhaps some new ones as well. Big Gigs This Week Friday, November 25. There'sGood Trouble at Jazz Central— that's a band of ...
Lifting Thanksgiving Spirits
In past years on Thanksgiving, I provided you with a dinner menu of sorts using the titles of jazz songs. This year, it appears the Washington Post liked the concept so much they used it themselves across multiple music genres. No worries. Time to switch holiday-themed posts anyway. So I've decided to boost your spirits with ...
How Artists Can Get Their Music Played on Sirius XM, Local Radio
Time spent listening to music on the radio can often lead artists to question why their music isn't getting played on the airwaves and, although it certainly isn't easy, getting your music on the radio, be it XM or a local college station, is within your grasp. Guest Post by Jessica Allossery on Soundfly's Flypaper Have you ...
Artie Shaw: Pied Piper
On a Sunday afternoon in July 1946, CBS's Columbia Workshop broadcast The Pied Piper of Hamelin, featuring a story adaptation and music by Artie Shaw. The national radio show broadcast from Columbia Square in Hollywood was aimed at young kids home from school. Weeks later, Shaw's label, Musicraft, brought together Shaw and the broadcast's ensemble to ...
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