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Is Video The Future of Music Streaming?
In this episode of Music Business Podcast, we are talking with Bryce Clemmer, who is the co-founder and CEO of Vadio, a Portland-based company that provides an online video platform to media and streaming companies. We talk to Clemmer about the state of the music video and how it’s going to change. Kyle Bylin is a ...
The Job That Steve Jobs Didn't Finish
What are artists missing in their online promotion? Here we look at a new app that allows bands to reward fans for their support in way that has, as of yet, not been easily achievable through channels like Facebook and iTunes. Guest Post by Dan Wagster on LinkedIn Pulse In 2003 Steve Jobs changed the music ...
Music Education Monday: Master classes with saxophonist Ernie Watts
For this week's Music Education Monday, you can take in a couple of master classes on video from the veteran saxophonist Ernie Watts. In addition to his own recordings as a leader, Watts (pictured) has played with an exceptional range of jazz, rock and soul musicians and groups, including Buddy Rich, Bobby Hutcherson, Doc Severinsen and ...
Richie Powell in 1954
Pianist Bud Powell not only helped invent bebop in the mid-1940s with Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson and Charlie Parker but he also established a new, spidery playing style that was widely imitated on both coasts right up until Bill Evans' cooler introspection in the late 1950s. In the first 10 years of his small-group career, from ...
Union Sues Universal, Sony, WMG, Others For Failing To Fund Musician's Pensions
The American Federation of Musicians pension fund is suing Atlantic Records, Hollywood Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Brothers Records for failing to make pension fund contributions. A lawsuit filed in New York today by The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) claims that all three major label groups have failed to make pension fund ...
Are There Any Rules When It Comes to Playlists?
Is it legal to make an identical copy of someone's workout mix? As playlists become increasingly popular on streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Songza, and 8track, some questions are being raised regarding the rules and regulations which surround them. Guest Post by Cortney Harding. At this point, pretty much everyone recognizes that playlists are one ...
4 Tips For How To Be More Proactive With Your Band's Publicity
It's not every artist that has the luxury of being able to hire a professional publicist, but there are plenty of things that can be done in order to get your name out there and be proactive about promoting a band or artist. Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog Music PR is not easy. It's a ...
6 Sensational Reasons To Keep Your Fans Updated
Keeping your online presence up-to-date can be a difficult and tedious process, particularly when there's no easily perceived benefit in doing so. Here we offer six compelling reasons why regularly updating a Pledge Music campaign is critical to its success. Guest Post by Paul 'Barney' Barnes on Pledge Music “All progress is initiated by challenging current ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 14-20
Another week featuring our youngest jazzers as well as our elders, sometimes together on the same gig. All Originals at Studio Z welcomes a native son; two cross-generational ensembles play one more time before going on hiatus —at least til college winter break; the Peterson Family celebrates Linda's CD release; another favorite vocalist returns from maternity ...
Al + Zoot: Happy Over Hoagy
One of the prettiest and least known recordings by Zoot Sims and Al Cohn is their tribute to songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. Recorded in 1957, the album was released on the Jass Twelve label only in the 1980s. I have no idea why it wasn't recorded for a mainstream label then or why its released was delayed ...
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