Results for "AAJ Staff"

Equity Crowdfunding Of Music Is Ready To Explode

March 26, 2016

Although traditional crowdfunding has been around for some time a new kind of crowdfunding, one which allows investors to actually purchase an ownership stake and gives them the opportunity to make a profit from their investment, may be about to take the music industry by storm. Guest post by Richard Brownstein, CFP of The Sound Entrepenuer Equity-based ...

Dedication ceremony for Clark Terry mural scheduled for Saturday, April 2

March 25, 2016

A mural of the late trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry on a building in St. Louis' Carondelet neighborhood will be dedicated in an official ceremony to be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at 7714 South Broadway. That's the address of the mural, which was commissioned from St. Louis artist Ray Harvey by ...

Early Chris Connor: 1953

March 25, 2016

It's no secret that three of my favorite female vocalists are Julie London, Sarah Vaughan and Chris Connor. Yesterday, I was listening to Chris with Stan Kenton in the spring of 1953 and Sy Oliver in December of that year. Prior to Kenton, Chris in 1952 recorded as a solo singer with Jerry Wald and then ...

A Closer Look At RIAA Claim That Vinyl Sales Generate More Revenue Than Billions Of Ad-Supported Music Streams

March 25, 2016

A new RIAA report on the “State Of The Music Business" showed that industry revenue from streaming has surpassed download sales for the first time and reported a small overall revenue uptick.  Despite some bright spots, however, the report also singled out income from ad-supported streaming as the industry's major barrier to future growth. Revenue from ...

Songkick Ratchets Up Live Nation, Ticketmaster Lawsuit

March 25, 2016

On the same day that Bandcamp announced it's partnership with Ticketmaster, concert discovery rival Songkick was escalating its legal battle with the ticketing giant. In a new a filing, Songkick is seeking an immediate preliminary injunction against Ticketmaster. A legal dispute over fan club “presales" has taken a twist after ticketing platform Songkick filed a legal ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 25-31

March 25, 2016

Lots of jazz in store for this holiday weekend, some “homecoming" gigs from a favorite former resident, a favorite pairing returns to action at Jazz Central, while a heady quartet returns to action at Vieux Carré; and there's lots of action in the Dunsmore Room. Big Gigs This Week! Friday, March 25. We haven't heard from ...

Docs: History of Reggae

March 24, 2016

From Jamaican independence in 1962 came the horn-centric Ska, the sound-system movement, the rise of Rastafarianism and the emergence of the pop Rocksteady sound in 1966. As economic conditions in the country worsened in the late 1960s, reggae was born, with its new drum feel and stuttering basslines that sped up Rocksteady and added a socially ...

Be Remarkable And Fans Will Come: Essential Advice From Marketing Guru Seth Godin

March 24, 2016

In this piece industry marketing expert Seth Godin illustrates how artists must work to cultivate that about them which is remarkable and unique in order to spark interest and draw in fans, and that if an artist is both talented and worth talking about, the fans will come. Guest Post by D Grant Smith on the ...

Labels Change Their Tune, Adapt To A Music Industry Without Sales

March 24, 2016

As labels slowly come to terms with the fact that this is a streaming world, where physical sales are more of lucky bonus than something to relied upon, they are beginning to rethink how their music should be marketed to increase listener engagement. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Major record labels are are finally ...

Streaming Income Surpasses Downloads: The State Of The Of The Music Business In 2 Simple Charts

March 24, 2016