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Chet Baker: Italian Movies
Italy was an ideal setting for Chet Baker's romantic trumpet in 1959. When he arrived in Europe that year and began touring, Italy's art and passion held a special charm and allure for him. He had been to Rome briefly in 1958, comfortably getting his hooks into fans for cash, meals and narcotics. A second, longer ...
Game Changing Data For Musicians: Knowledge Is Power
By Dan Servantes from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. Knowledge is power. Francis Bacon knew this 400 years ago. In business-to-consumer businesses, where knowledge of the customer base is a key asset, his dictum seems as prescient as ever. Social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram move massive amounts of data. Facebook alone has ...
Jazz this week: Kenny Barron & Stefon Harris, No BS! Brass Band, Branford Marsalis, and more
Considering that it's still mid-winter and pre-Mardi Gras, it looks like there's a nice variety of jazz and creative music over the next few days in St. Louis, with everything from intimate duets to roaring big bands on the musical menu. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 4 Pianist Kenny Barron and vibraphonist Stefon Harris ...
Why Music Service Prices Are Falling And Can’t Get Back Up
Guest Post by David Touve on Rockonomic Spotify recently announced another solid uptick in subscriber numbers, growing from 12.5 million subscribers back in November of 2014 to 15 million as of January, 2015. In response, folks like Mark Mulligan, Jon Maples, and others have continued pondering the impact of price (e.g., $0.99/month promotions, Family plans, etc.) upon demand for music ...
Vinyl Plans: How To Prepare A Release For Record Store Day
Guest Post from PledgeMusic.com Record Store Day is cause for celebration for music fans everywhere, but some artists might not realise how far in advance they must plan. We asked our UK manufacturing partner Key Production what measures artists and record labels should take in preparation for this event. When should artists and labels start thinking about their Record Store ...
By The Numbers: How Did the Music Industry Do in 2014?
Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on Sonicbids Blog Now that 2014 is through, it's time to kickstart a new year with plenty of resolutions and new ideas of what 12 more months can bring. It also means it's time to look back at the previous year and analyze what worked and what didn't, who won and who lost. Last ...
Pandora Joins Internet Trade Association, Hires New D.C. Lobbyists
by Alec Byers POLITICO’s in “Morning Tech”. Pandora - and most of the music industry - has a big year ahead of it as D.C. grapples with several music policy proceedings, and Pandora is adding to its influence operation. The firm is signing on Forbes-Tate to help out with its Hill lobbying operation on copyright issues, ...
Future Of Music Coalition Praises FCC Moves Towards Real Net Neutrality
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is to present his plans to preserve an open Internet where musicians, composers and content creators are ensured the ability to reach fans and audience members without being infringed upon by extrinsically motivated internet service providers. The proposed rules are said to include a reclassification of broadband as a “telecommunications service“ - ...
Mary Osborne: Phantom Guitarist
Despite the vast re-issue market both here and abroad, some jazz artists, sadly, continue to be overlooked. One of those is guitarist Mary Osborne. Despite appearing on 40 known jazz sessions and leading 10 dates, only a clutch of her sides is in print at iTunes and just a few at Spotify. Osborne led record dates ...
FAWM Challenges Artists To Write 14 Songs During The 28 Days Of February
Inspired by National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), FAWM Founder, Burr Settles issued the same type of charge to musicians in the form of February Album Writing Month (FAWM) - where artists are challenged to write 14 songs during the 28 days of February. The 11th Annual FAWM challenge is already underway, bringing artists of all ages, ...
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Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
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Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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