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News: Obituary

Kenny Drew Jr. (1958-2014)

August 7, 2014

Kenny Drew Jr., son of hard bop pianist Kenny Drew and an impeccable jazz pianist in his own right who could play with dashing swing, breathtaking control and lush romanticism, died on August 3. He was 56. Drew, whose very name placed him in the shadow of his father and who died one day before his ...

News: Music Industry

Add Your Favorite Record Store to Discogs' New Vinylhub

August 7, 2014

Discogs is a combined music database, marketplace and community featuring both vinyl and CDs though I mostly associate it with vinyl. This week they launched a new site, VinylHub, as a “Discogs for Record Shops." There are already 1480 shops listed and 1990 members on the site. If your favorite record shop isn't on there, shouldn't ...

News: Music Industry

Merlin and Pandora Cut Direct Licensing Deal for Indie Music

August 7, 2014

Global rights agency for the independent label sector, Merlin has cut a direct licensing deal with Pandora. The deal, which applies to the United States, gives Merlin's 20,000 independent record labels and distributors access to Pandora analytics and a long promised communication channel for Merlin artists to directly engage their fans. Included in the deal: Pandora will accelerate the ...

News: Career

How to Really Get Your Music on College Radio

August 7, 2014

By Michael Corcoran, the CEO of MusicSUBMIT.com. We’ve written a handful of articles on college radio and how hard it is for an indie artist to get considered for airplay.. And so when we read Patrick Hertz’s piece “How to Get Your Music Played on College Radio”, we felt there’s still some room to expound on ...

News: Career

Create a Band Bio Promoters and Press Will Appreciate

August 6, 2014

By Kathleen Parrish from the Sonicbids Blog. As a musician, having a bio is incredibly important. It's your opportunity to make a great first impression, no matter what stage of your career you're in. Giving interviews, gaining fans, playing shows – these all require someone to take interest in you or your band. Coming across a ...

News: Career

Dirt Cheap Design Services for Musicians: Swiftly + Eventbrite, Fiverr and More

August 6, 2014

Need a quick but great looking web banner for your next concert or release? Need a band logo fast, but don't have much cash? There are a growing number of online services that connect designers with potential clients, and many are perfect for musicians and indie music companies on tight budgets. $5 - $19 Goes A ...

News: Career

Bandzoogle Adds Seamless Bandcamp Integration

August 6, 2014

Musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle has added a new feature that lets musicians integrate Bandcamp tracks and albums into their website. Bandcamp users can now easily add players to their Bandzoogle powered site, and those players are styled automatically with their theme and on mobile. The music is streamed from Bandcamp and when fans want ...

News: Festival

Newport Jazz Festival @ 60: Lots of Rain, Great Musical Moments, Loyal Fans

August 6, 2014

The Newport Jazz Festival, grandaddy of outdoor music festivals all over the world, marked its 60th anniversary over the weekend in grand, loving and soggy fashion. The August 1-3 event was quite the extravaganza, keeping we writers and photographers racing from stage to stage to stage in pursuit of its strong lineups and great music. There ...

News: Recording

Phil Sunkel: Jazz Concert Grosso

August 5, 2014

Phil Sunkel was a swinging trumpeter and cornetist who never overblew his horn. Like Dick Collins, Sunkel was a tone guy who had a knack for picking choice notes and playing them beautifully, whether working up the scale or down. Sunkel began recording in the mid-1950s and led his first session—Phil Sunkel's Jazz Band—in June 1956 ...

News: Technology

Wordpress for Musicians: Why I Recommend Managed Hosting

August 5, 2014

There are a variety of solid options for hosting a music website including many tailored to musicians' needs. Wordpress is a popular solution, in part, because so many themes and tools in the form of plugins are available for musicians. If you've decided to go with what could be called a self-hosted Wordpress.org install rather than ...