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Lucky Thompson + Henri Renaud
In late February 1956, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson relocated to Paris. Disenchanted with the American recording scene and the executives on the business side who routinely and happily took advantage of artists, Thompson sought refuge among French musicians who admired and respected him. A deeply romantic player with a strong, husky tone reminiscent of Don Byas, ...
8 Strategies That Will Change The Way You Think About Pricing
For many young and developing artists, pricing is merely the process of arbitrarily coming up with a number, slapping it on your product or service, and forgetting about it. However, as illustrated below, pricing is something that is far more strategic. While you won’t be able to pull off all of the following strategies, these 8 ...
Understanding Social Media Engagement
Navigating the many different social media platforms can be quite overwhelming. In addition to maintaining a presence on so many networks, you're also expected to understand how you to better connect with your audience. When looking at social analytics, there are a lot of numbers, but one of the most important metrics is always “Engagement.” Guest Post from Team ...
Sony Pulls All Music Off Soundcloud
Yesterday started strong for Soundcloud, with an important deal with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA). But later in the day, it became apparent that Soundcloud's bid to go legal and monetize content has a ways to go. The globe's second biggest music group, Sony, pulled its music off of SoundCloud yesterday after failing to reach an ...
Jazz this week: Pedrito Martinez, Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, East West Fusion Fest with Michael Manring, and more
View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. This weekend offers St. Louis fans of jazz and creative music a nice opportunity to see four different touring acts in four days at four different venues, plus a variety of performances from local players. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, May 7 Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and his group will make ...
Bill Evans: The Dolphin
Today, I'd like to return to multiple flutes in a jazz setting. In previous posts, I looked at several albums that featured this construct, including Buddy Collette's two albums with the Swinging Shepherds (here) and Henry Mancini's Fluter's Ball, Herbie Mann's I've Told Every Little Star and Nelson Riddle's arrangements for Frank Sinatra on I Guess ...
7 Things Publicists Wish Bands Knew
Bands and their publicists are a team. However, too often bands are laboring under the illusion that there is an A + B = C formula when it comes to publicity, when that could not be further from the truth. Guest Post by Amy Sciarretto on Sonicbids Blog Publicists are the nerve center of the operation, and most ...
SoundCloud Finalizes Important Deal With U.S. Music Publishers
Soundcloud has been working for months to secure deals with rights holders that will allow it to finally monetize its massive user-generated content. Today, it completed an important deal with music publishers. The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) today announced that it had negotiated the terms of a Rights Agreement with SoundCloud. This Rights Agreement will ...
6 Steps To Tracking Social Media In Google Analytics
Your website is the cornerstone of your business’ online presence. Alongside your website is its helpful sister, social media. Your social media and website presence should be integrated with one another in order to continuously drive traffic to your online assets. And with social media driving traffic to your site, the next step is measuring your efforts so ...
The Psychology Of Music
Have you ever experienced a positive feeling or sensation when listening to a particular genre of music? If so, you are certainly not alone as research into the psychology of music has shown that melody can have a huge impact on our mood, outlook and even the level of confidence we project on a short-term basis. ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
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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
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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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