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Nielson Study Reveals Rock Prevails As Most Popular Genre In The US

January 15, 2015

According to a study released by Nielson Music, rock music was twice as popular in 2014 as pop music, accounting for 29% of the industry's music consumption across album, track purchases, and music streaming. Rock music dominated album sales claiming 33% of sales the the next closest genre, R&B, totaling 14% suggesting album sales, to the ...

The New Music Seminar Returns To New York City June 21-23

January 15, 2015

The 23rd Annual New Music Seminar (NMS) will be held June 21-23 at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel. The conference brings together. The distinguised music convention and festival limits its registration to 1,500 esteemed delegates and ensures that all sectors of the music industries are represented. This year's convention boasts over 180 influential speakers, thought provoking discussions, ...

Jazz vibes player honors his masterful predecessors

January 14, 2015

The way vibes player Christian Tamburr sees it, he honors his musical forebears every time he picks up his mallets. He paid homage Monday night principally to Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson as part of the Charlotte County Jazz Society's Artist Series in Port Charlotte FL. “The music I play is influenced by all ...

Interview: Peggy King (Part 2)

January 14, 2015

If you were a TV producer in the 1950s, Peggy King was dream talent. She could sing, act and play off comedians—all while seemingly relaxed and sincere. She wasn't a singing stylist like Peggy Lee or Patti Page, but when it came to doing the industrial work of a weekly live television show—with scripts, rehearsals, impeccable ...

2015 Digital Music Predictions

January 14, 2015

By Jon Maples on JonMaples.com The past year was a doozy for digital music. We saw Beats Music come and go with a rush, Spotify grow significantly and digital track sales hit the skids as streaming continued to grow in popularity. And for everything that happened, 2014 probably will be remembered as a transitional year. Big players like ...

Why and How to Find the Right Mentor for Your Music Career

January 14, 2015

By Janelle Rogers on Sonicbids Blog Are you struggling to get your music heard by new fans and those in the music industry who could be influential in your career? If you're like most serious musicians, you probably are, and finding a mentor could be in your greatest benefit. A mentor can save you time by teaching you the ...

Music Education Monday: A jazz guitar master class with Jim Hall

January 13, 2015

This week's for “Music Education Monday," here's a master class in jazz guitar with the late Jim Hall. Recorded in 2011, the three parts of Hall's workshop and performance seen in the video windows embedded below after the jump total just over three hours of material. Hall, who died in 2013, first gained public attention in ...

Interview: Peggy King (Part 1)

January 13, 2015

The name Peggy King may not be familiar to you, but in the early days of television, she was a singing personality. Back in the early 1950s, in televison's infancy, most TV shows were hosted by name singers and comedians. The TV and movie industries were rivals competing for America's spare time, and film actors were ...

Infographic Explains The Confusing New World Of High Resolution Audio

January 13, 2015

4 Habits of Successful People That All Musicians Should Adopt

January 13, 2015

By Hugh McIntyre on Sonicbids Blog If you're looking to make a living as a musician (or elsewhere in the industry), it can be helpful to look at what successful figures do during their everyday lives that have helped them get where they are. Sometimes, these tips are fairly common sense, while other times, they're counterintuitive or need to ...