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Dick Hyman in Concert
Last Friday, I drove down to Princeton University to hear jazz pianist Dick Hyman perform and review the concert for today's Wall Street Journal (go here). Dick, at 88, remains astonishing. If you're unfamiliar with him, Dick is a one-man Smithsonian when it comes to playing jazz keyboard styles. Jazz, today, is hardly easy music, but ...
Average Spotify User Discovers 26 New Artists Every Month
An official stat from Spotify buried in a press release announcing a partnership with SFX's Beatport and some basic math net a statistic that should make both independent artists and established record label executives smile. “Two billion times every month, our listeners discover an artist they’ve never heard of through a Spotify playlist" according to Ken ...
5 Tactics For Ensuring Your Music Lasts After It Is Released
While many artists focus on building up the hype surrounding their album release, it takes a different sort of sustained effort to make sure your music has a long-lasting impact. Guest Post by Eric Bernsen on Sonicbids.com With months and sometimes even years going into the creation of a new body of work, it's an understood ...
Rhapsody Has 3 Million Paid Subscribers, Up 50% In Last Year
Rhapsody was one of the first streaming music services. For now, its been eclipsed by Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer. But by sticking to “paid only," a model Apple also adopted, they forged a path that other music streamers may someday be forced to follow. Rhapsody and its sister brand Napster have passed the 3 million ...
Losses: Rumsey, Alexander, Taylor
Howard Rumsey, the 1940s Stan Kenton bassist who went on to become a key figure in southern California jazz, died on February 15. He was 97. Although he continued to play the bass, Rumsey became famous as the entrepreneur who led the band at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach south of Los Angeles. The club was ...
Van Alexander (1915-2015)
Van Alexander, a big band arranger and bandleader whose arrangements date back to 1936 and was best known for A-Tisket, a Tasket, a song he co-wrote with Ella Fitzgerald and arranged for Fitzgerald and Chick Webb in 1938, died on July 19 in Los Angeles. He was 100. When I interviewed Van in 2012, he was ...
Bob Dylan Goes Electric
As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here), a decision made by Bob Dylan 50 years ago this week altered the direction of rock and jazz. On the night of July 25, 1965, Dylan performed at the Newport Folk Festival on a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar. He was backed by Mike Bloomfield on electric ...
Are Music Services Wasting Time Recommending New Music?
In this episode of Music Business Podcast, we talk with George Howard, who is an Associate Professor of Management at Berklee College of Music and Head of Music at Music Audience Exchange. We talk to Howard about his recent Forbes article about why people do not want to discover music. Kyle Bylin is a user researcher ...
Musicians: Changing The Money Talk
For many musicians, it can often feel as though money (or a lack thereof) is controlling their lives. Here are a few tips on how to lessen financial anxiety when working in the music industry. Guest Post by Cheryl B. Engelhardt from Living On Gigging.com Money. At times, just the mere thought of it (managing it, ...
4 Things Successful Musicians Do Differently
When it comes to being a musician, there are both hobbyists and professionals. Here are some of the characteristics that the latter exhibit that allow them make a career in the music industry while others only dabble. Guest Post by Christina Occhina on Sonicbids.com There are plenty of musicians in the world, but there are undoubtedly a few things ...
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