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4 Sync Opportunities Where Indie Artists Haven An Advantage Over Major Label Artists
Nowadays, getting a sync licensing deal is one of the best ways for an artist to profit off of their recorded music, and while it may seem like opportunities such as these are easier to come by with a major label at your back, being an independent artist may actual be an advantage where sync deals are concerned. Guest ...
Will Virtual Reality Be Music's Next Frontier?
Although the music industry is often slow to fully embrace game changing technology, Virtual Reality has been gaining steady ground, and possesses the potential to dramatically alter the landscape of the music business in the not-too-distant future. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer, from the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE weekly mailing It wasn’t until last year that ...
Bill Evans And Camera Three
Last month’s Rifftides post titled “Evans After LaFaro” included video of the Bill Evans Trio in a 1962 performance that I credited to Italian television because of its imprint RAIDUE, the name of an Italian broadcast company. Reader Peter Levin’s detective work turned up the true source of the clip. He wrote: “Here is my two ...
Music Education Monday: Workshops with saxophonist Steve Coleman
Though he doesn't categorize his music as “jazz," Steve Coleman has been a significant player on the contemporary improvised music scene since the 1980s as a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator. A 2014 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship (aka “the genius grant"), Coleman (pictured) is a 59-year-old Chicago native who's been called “one of the most ...
Video: Evans and Bennett
You probably know that at the end of September 1976, Bill Evans and Tony Bennett completed recording their second duet album, Together Again, for Tony's Improv label. What you don't know is that soon after they finished, Evans and Tony were taped in a studio performing The Bad and the Beautiful (solo by Evans) Lucky to ...
Pandora, Spotify And The Future Of Freemium
Although not long ago it was everyone's favorite business model, the growth of freemium based services like Pandora has slowed, causing its financial backers to lose faith, and call into question the viability of freemium in general. By Mark Mulligan of the Music Industry Blog Earlier this week Soundcloud’s financials revealed that the company was hemorrhaging cash (even before ...
Pandora Weighs Sale
Pandora, the largest internet radio service in the U.S., has conducted preliminary negotiations with an eye towards selling the company. According to the New York Times, Pandora is working with financial services company Morgan Stanley to meet with potential buyers. Sources told The Times that the talks were in the preliminary stages and may not lead ...
Twitter Lost 2 Million Users Last Quarter
Twitter reported another gloomy quarter last week; narrowing losses, but shedding 2 million customers with no turn to profitability in sight. 2015 fourth quarter sales were up by 48% to $710 million over the same period in the previous year- a record quarter for the company, and a strong showing for their advertising model. Driven by ...
Back Catalog Sales Overtake New Releases
A recent review of music sales has revealed 2015 to be the first year where back catalog sales (18 months +) exceeded those of new releases, even with the launch of big name titles like Adele's 25. Guest Post by Kevin Cornell on the TuneCore Blog Every year since people have been reading and writing blogs, January has ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The world fusion of Danilo Pérez' Panama 500
Today, our video spotlight shines on pianist Danilo Pérez, who will be in St.. Louis to perform on Saturday, February 27 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Pérez, 50, first came to the US from his native Panama in the mid-1980s to study at Berklee College of Music. He initially gained wide attention in this ...
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
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Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
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