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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: In the groove with Big Sam's Funky Nation

July 30, 2016

This week, let's check out some videos of the New Orleans-based band Big Sam’s Funky Nation, who are coming back to St. Louis to perform on Thursday, August 11 at the Broadway Oyster Bar. Led by trombonist “Big Sam" Williams, the Funky Nation has been visiting St. Louis at fairly regular intervals for several years now, ...

Spotify Starts Selling Your Fan Data Out Their Back Door [Chris Castle]

July 29, 2016

Spotify recently announced that it plans to start selling its free users' identifiable information to major ad companies using pattern recognition and other data mining techniques to profile fans before packaging them for resale. Guest post by Chris Castle of Artist Rights Watch Spotify announced today that it is selling its [actually the artist’s] fans to several ...

UPDATE: $9 Million Later, Music Dealers Abruptly Shutters Sync Licensing Service, Musicians Go Unpaid

July 29, 2016

A music tech startup going out of business is often just another sad story.  But Music Dealers raised big money and cut big deals. Now it's founder has moved on to a glitzy new startup co-founded with a former exec of the defunct synch licensing site's top former clients. The result: many artists are left without payment.  Now. Music ...

Why Artists Need To Embrace The New 360 Model [Cortney Harding]

July 29, 2016

As 2016 shapes up to be a landmark year for VR technology, it's time for artists to begin embracing 360 video technology. The cost of creating such content continues to drop, but the returns continue to increase, as the ways in which fans interact with live content continues to shift. Guest post by music tech consultant Cortney Harding It’s already ...

Universal Music Opens Vaults To Launch uDiscover Online Store

July 29, 2016

Catalog sales contribute a great deal to the bottom line of most labels, and online commerce provides a unique opportunity to leverage the long tale of fan interest well after mainstream media stops caring. Sony Legacy is a prime example. Now, Universal Music is mining its massive vaults and selling some real treasures. Universal Music Enterprises ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 29-August 4

July 29, 2016

"The Ruckus" (aka Rodney Ruckus) continues through the weekend, young lions continue to prowl... Jazz is alive and well in the Twin Cities, where the only thing fading is— maybe— summer. Also take note of announcements of 2016-2017 concert seasons, including the Walker's Performance Series, O'Shaughnessy's season and a new line-up at the Hopkins Center of ...

Jazz this week: A benefit starring Johnny O'Neal, free outdoor concerts, and more

July 28, 2016

It's mid-summer in St. Louis, and though as usual for this time year, it's mostly another slow week with regard to touring musicians visiting St. Louis, the fine pianist and singer Johnny O'Neal will be in town for a benefit show on Sunday. And of course, St. Louis' hometown musicians keep on keepin' on no matter ...

Documentary: Fats Waller

July 28, 2016

Maximize Your Email Music Marketing Success

July 28, 2016

Despite all the many channels through which artists can promote their music through ads, email remains the most effective tool. In this article, we look at how to craft emails that will avoid the spam filter and actually be opened by their recipients. Guest post by Mark Walker of Eventbrite In an age of apps and AdWords, ...

Claude Williamson 1926-2016

July 27, 2016

Claude Williamson, a piano mainstay of jazz in California for seven decades, died on July 16 in Los Angeles. He had been in decline since he fell in his home in 2015 and broke a hip. After Williamson moved from Boston to L.A. in 1947, he played with Charlie Barnet’s band for two years and was ...