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Streaming Music Business Bigger Than Previously Thought
While many industry analysts have already acknowledged that streaming accounts for a huge percentage of overall music consumption, some of the most popular tracks actually received an even greater number of spins once Pandora was factored into the equation. Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora Key takeaways: Including Pandora spins to the mid-year point’s top ...
Why You Don't Actually Need A Publicist
Here a music industry veteran dives into the world of music publishing and explains why it is that so many artists aren't actually at point in their career where a music publicist is necessary or attainable. Guest Post by Judy Miller Silverman on Watt Cashmusic I’m about to unveil one of the darkest secrets of the music ...
UK Vinyl Buyers Different From Those In The US
Although vinyl's new popularity boom spans overseas to the UK, the demographic of vinyl consumers there is significantly different, with UK listeners averaging much older than those in the US, although there listening habits are fairly similar. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Although vinyl doesn’t contribute all that much to the bottom line of the ...
Music Education Monday: A master class with pianist Oscar Peterson
This week for Music Education Monday, you can sit in via video on a master class with the late, great pianist Oscar Peterson. One of the most acclaimed and popular jazz pianists of his generation. Peterson, who died at age 72 in 2007, wasknown as a technical master in the tradition of Art Tatum, capable of ...
Joe Bushkin: At the Embers, '52
Back in 1952, 161 E. 54th St. was home to the Embers, a Midtown Manhattan restaurant and nightclub that routinely featured jazz musicians and ensembles. Artists tended to play swing standards during their runs there so older patrons would feel at home. Among the great artists who recorded at the Embers were Art Tatum, Buck Clayton, ...
Pandora Nears Launch Of On Demand Streaming Service, Overseas Expansion
Pandora could launch their promised on demand streaming music service as early as next month, according to multiple sources. But with Apple, Spotify, Tidal, Rhapsody, Slacker, Soundcloud, Deezer and others fighting for market share; and Rdio, Guvera and CUR dead or very close to it, Pandora will join a glut of competitors. Pandora is nearing deals with major ...
Women Who Can Really Swing
Yesterday, I had a little time to roam around YouTube. Along the way, I came across female jazz artists who bring lots of soul to their performances. Thought I'd share three clips with you today: Here' the Tim Gill All Stars, featuring Kirsten Edkins (pictured at top) on tenor saxophone... Here's trumpeter Bria Skonberg and her ...
Bobby Hutcherson: 1941-2016
Bobby Hutcherson, whose vibraphone playing developed deep and complex harmonies, died on Monday at home in Montara, California. He was 75. When Hutcherson came to prominence in the early 1960s, he was in the forefront of young musicians already adept at bebop but seeking greater freedom. He expanded his instrument’s range of tonal colors, with particular ...
Bobby Hutcherson: 1941-2016
Bobby Hutcherson, whose swinging, ringing modal approach on the vibraphone not only revolutionized the instrument's role and personality but also soulfully mirrored the tumultuous 1960s and early 1970s, died on Aug. 15. He was 75. Of all the jazz musicians who recorded important albums in the 1960s, Hutcherson (and Wayne Shorter, to some extent) captured a ...
New Hashtags Dos And Don’ts
Promotion via social media is a complex and ever-changing beast, with little consistency. Here we look at several dos and don'ts when it comes to marketing using hashtags, such as where and when they should be employed for maximum effectiveness. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Social media constantly evolves along with how we ...
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John Scofield: Meant To Be
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