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White House Shares Details of SXSL Festival of Ideas, Art and Action [Full Press Release, Schedule, Email From President Obama]
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Last month when the White House announced a SXSW inspired South By South Lawn event in conjunction with the American Film Institute, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Park Foundation and South by Southwest, it was short on details. Now we have a full schedule and a message from the President. Background on ...
Download Revenue To Shrink 50% As Streaming Music Grows To 950 Million Users, Says New Analysis
Streaming music adoption is exploding, but just how big a can it get? And at how bad a hit will paid downloads take as streaming expands? Very big and very bad are the answers provided in a new report from Strategy Analytics. The number of streaming music users will more than double to in four years ...
Weekend Extra: Eddie Duran
In 1980 when Benny Goodman appeared at the Aurex Jazz Festival in Tokyo, he called on Eddie Duran to solo on Duke Ellington’s “Prelude to a Kiss.” The video allows us an opportunity—far too rare—to see and hear the elegance of a guitarist whose vast experience includes playing with Charlie Parker, Cal Tjader, Stan Getz, Vince ...
Erroll Garner: Ready Take One
When Erroll Garner died in 1977, Martha Glaser, his long-time manager and the executor of his estate, refused to allow the pianist's unreleased Columbia material to be issued by the label. The long-running dispute dated back to 1960, when Glaser decided her client wasn't earning an appropriate sum based on the sales of his albums. She ...
What Whore Houses, Meth Labs And YouTube Have In Common [Op-ed by Maria Schneider]
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In this op-ed from Maria Schneider, the five-time Grammy-winning composer/bandleader explores the alarming similarities between the operations of YouTube and more conventional criminal organizations. Op-Ed by Maria Schneider on Music Technology Policy [Editor Charlie sez: We’re pleased to publish this guest post on YouTube written by Maria Schneider, a five-time GRAMMY-winning composer and bandleader, a board member of the Council ...
SF MusicTech Names Winners Of 2016 Startup Competition
After careful consideration and many impressive entries, the winners of the SF MusicTech Summit 2016 Startup Competition have been announced. Each winner will be showcasing onstage during the Summit on Monday, October 17th. And don't forget, Hypebot readers receive discounted registration to the Summit using the code: HYPEBOT or by registering here. SF MusicTech Summit 2016 Startup ...
Mahalia Jackson: A Little Higher
In the 1950s, R&B and rock 'n' roll was aimed squarely at the bottom half of the body while gospel took care of the rest. Blues shouting came out of gospel in the 1940s. So did the passion and conviction of jazz solos and jazz vocals. In the world of gospel singing in the 1940s and ...
Music's Streaming Pile Of Garbage [Cortney Harding]
While variety and competition are typically a good sign in most other industries, the same doesn't seem to hold true in the music industry. An increasing number of not-so-different streaming services are cropping up from companies like Amazon, iHeart, and Pandora, says Cortney Harding. Guest post by music tech strategist Cortney Harding With the torrent of ...
5 Methods For Avoiding Costly Band Merch Mistakes
Merch can be one of the best ways for a touring band to bring in some additional cash, but get it wrong and you can easily be saddled with an expense load of unsellable junk. Here we look at five useful guidelines for ensuring you get your merch right. Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on the ...
Shazam Tops 1 Billion Downloads, Achieves Profitability
Shazam announced that it has has been downloaded more than 1 billion times. The hugely popular music discovery app also joined a very exclusive club: it's a profitable music tech startup. Shazam today announced several impressive financial and user milestones. The popular music discovery app has surpassed 1 billion mobile app downloads and achieved EBITDA* profitability thanks ...
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