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Bandleader Percy Hughes, 1922-2015
One of the beloved legends of Minnesota jazz, bandleader and multi-reed player Percy Hughes passed away on December 30 at age 93. Most recently known as the leader of Ellington Echoes, Hughes was inducted into the Minnesota Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Minnesota Music hall of Fame in 1996. He was also well ...
Composers Sing Their Thing
I thought we'd do something a little different to start the week. Here are five nifty clips of composers playing and singing their own songs: Here's Joe Bushkin with Rosemary Clooney and the Hi-Lo's in 1956 singing Oh Look at Me Now. Dig Rosey's confidence and beautiful phrasing (and who knew Bushkin could sing this well!)... ...
2nd Class Action Suit Filed Against Spotify Seeks $200M "To vindicate rights" Of Songwriters, Publishers
Just after Christmas, musician and music industry critic David Lowery filed a lawsuit against Spotify seeking class action status and $150 million in damages for using songs without obtaining the proper licences. Friday, independent singer and songwriter Melissa Ferrick enlisted some heavy legal firepower to file a $200 million lawsuit vs. Spotify. Melissa Ferrick has filed the second ...
The Swiss Connection
Drummer-singer Patricia Dean brought her trio to the South County Jazz Club's matinee concert series at the Venice FL Art Center Thursday, and quite willingly handed the center of attention to her pianist. William Evans is based in St. Petersburg for a few months a year but spends the bulk of his time teaching jazz piano ...
Creator Rights In The Digital Age [Radiohead Mgr Brian Message]
While Brian Message believes that the digital age has a great deal of potential as far as democratizing access to music, he feels that there are several rights and securities artists must have before this potential can be realized. Guest post by Brian Message, Founding Shareholder of ATC and Manager of Radiohead, on Rethink Music For the digital ...
MyMusicTaste Raises $10M For Concert Crowdfunding Platform
Startups are working to eliminate the distance between artists and fans. No where has that proven more difficult that in live concerts. MyMusicTaste approaches the issue by empowering fans to drive concert appearances. Seoul based MyMusicTaste has raised $10 million in a Seires A round led by Softbank Ventures Korea alongside Samsung Ventures, Formation 8, Golden Gate Ventures, Timewise ...
Benji Rogers On Music, Blockchain, Virtual Reality And How A New Codec Could Change Everything [w/GEORGE HOWARD]
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Here George Howard speaks with PledgeMusic founder and CEO Benji Rogers about Blockchain, Virtual Reality, and how a new codec could potentially replace the complex licensing systems currently in place when combined with these two technologies. Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes “I want 2016 to be the year that we do not discuss payouts ever ...
Why Otis Redding Matters
In its heyday, soul music was powered by sheer romantic emotion that was animated by gritty riffs, a strong beat and an uninhibited determination to make audiences feel. Over time, soul evolved through artists' varied personal and regional experiences. For example, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin brought the church to soul. James Brown gave soul a ...
A Turntable Was Amazon's Top Selling Holiday Audio Product
Although much of the music buying populace was thought to only be buying records as collectibles and not to actually play them, an uptick in Amazon's turntable sales tells a different story. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the more interesting aspects of the vinyl revival is the fact that so many buyers don't actually ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, January 8-14
The usual January deep-freeze is rumored to be enroute. Better get out and hear some hot jazz this weekend and store up some fuel to keep the music burning through the week! The 8'Oclock Jump series returns to Walker West; there's a new trio of veterans at the Black Dog; a Minnesota Orchestra retiree heads to ...
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