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13 Ways To Launch A Successful Music Kickstarter Campaign
In my quest to curb financial devastation of credit card interest in a month of not many gigs,I have decided to launch a kickstarter to raise $10,000 for my new EP. In the same month I am preparing for the biggest tour in my life. Guest Post Written By Kosha Dillz - @koshadillz I have created a ...
Paul Bacon (1923-2015)
Paul Bacon, one of the most highly regarded and imaginative book and jazz-album cover designers of the 1950s and beyond who is probably best known for his covers of Catch 22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest and Portnoy's Complaint as well as art-directed jackets for early Blue Note releases and then Riverside LPs, died on ...
Lou Levy: Jazz in Four Colors
In November 1955, RCA began ramping up production of 12-inch jazz and pop LPs. Earlier in the decade, RCA had stuck steadfastly to the 45—a format it invented and unveiled in 1949 as a response to Columbia's LP. In addition to releasing 10-inch LPs, RCA issued box sets of 45s in an effort to keep a ...
How Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We Listen
Over the past 10 years, we at Sonos have had the privilege of a front-row seat as streaming music has evolved; we’ve watched inspiring innovative ideas and technologies emerge and take shape. Some of these flourished, while others faded away. Guest post By John MacFarlane, Co-Foundeer and CEO of Sonos. It first appeared on Recode. Through it all, two ...
Playing An Unconventional Gig? Use Unconventional Promotion.
Playing unconventional music venues can be a great way to expand your brand. Make those gigs a success through creative promotion, storytelling, and finding a unique narrative. Guest Post by Michael Gallant on Disc Makers Blog In “How to find and play unconventional music venues,” we published advice from Hillary McAndrew Plate, founder of Arts Consulting ...
Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move To Apple Music
As expected, Apple is retiring the Beats Music service and brand. The Beats name will remain for now on headphones and speakers, as well as, on Apple Music's new 24/7 live net radio stream Beats1. But given Apple's history of unified brands, will headphones be next? Even as Apple Music was beeing announced yesterday, Beats Music ...
On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of The On Demand Fan [Mark Mulligan]
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Today at MIDEM I presented the findings of an exclusive piece of research conducted by MIDiA Research in conjunction with MIDEM entitled ‘On Demand In Demand: Meeting The Needs Of The On Demand Fan’. Original Post Written By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog The resulting report will be made available exclusively to MIDEM attendees and ...
Four Simple Ways to Engage Your Social Media Audience
We have defined engagement and found benchmarks to aim for, but how exactly do you engage with your audience on social media? There’s no hard and fast rules, but here are a few good ideas you should stick with if you’re looking to build a good relationship with your social media followers: Guest Post from FanBridge Blog Be present The ...
Why Apple Can’t Save Music Streaming
Apple is set to launch a streaming music service. While music fans and the industry should welcome a new competitor to the music streaming, we might also want to step back and ask whether we want to live in a world where the dominant music distribution services are run by companies who make their money elsewhere. ...
Weekend Extra: Art Ensemble Of Chicago
From the mid-1960s through the early years of this century, the Art Ensemble of Chicago crafted elements of free jazz into an ensemble personality that brought it extensive exposure. Often, as much attention went to the band’s costumes and makeup as to its wide range of influences from all eras of jazz and music of Africa, ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
Interview
Boney James: A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study
Interview
Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
Interview
Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
Musician 2 Musician
Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
Live Review
Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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