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And the Winners Are...
The Jazz Journalists’ Association presented the media portion of its 18th annual Jazz Awards this week at the Blue Note in New York. The full list of winners is detailed at JJAJazzAwards.org. Three musicians won crossover honors. Pianist Ethan Iverson was honored for the year’s best blog for Do The Math. Vibes player Gary Burton won ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 13-19
Summer is in full swing— or bop, or whatever rhythm you like. This weekend feels like a festival prelude, with the End of the Line Block Party hosted by the Black Dog to celebrate the opening of Light Rail connecting downtown Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Jazz at Studio Z ends its third season with a triple ...
5 Tips for Building a Fanbase Online
Ross Barber spoke with Killed The Fixtion's Rigo Asencio about growing a fanbase online. Having not played a live show since 2010, Killed The Fixtion have continued to release music and literally built their fanbase online rather than in tandem with live encounters. Barber says he's “impressed by the personal approach the band has taken to ...
An Introduction to Bitcoin for Indie Musicians
By James Shotwell, Social Media Coordinator of the media distribution service Haulix. Cryptocurrency is a hot topic right now, and there is not a doubt in our minds that it will be a big focus of independent musicians in the years to come. If you have any questions about the content of the blog, or if you ...
Amazon Prime Music is Here and It Underwhelms, but Not in a Bad Way
Amazon's new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that's “free" to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you're wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you're on the wrong track. Having watched Amazon grow what's now called Amazon Prime Video I know that what we're seeing today is just the beginning and that Amazon's focus ...
Jazz This Week: Dave Scott and Jason Swagler, Denise Thimes, the Bosman Twins, St. Louis Big Band, and More
Here's a look at some of the most noteworthy jazz and creative music performances coming up over the next few days in and around St. Louis.... Tonight, California-based trumpeter Dave Scott, whose credits include gigs with Boz Scaggs, Toto, Michael Feinstein, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and numerous others, will be in town to join forces with ...
U.S. Music Publishing Worth $4.5 Billion Yearly, 50% Lost to Outdated Regulations Says NMPA
U.S. music publishing earned $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2013 across all income sources. However, according to a new National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) survey, roughly $2.3 billion more is lost every year due to outdated copyright law and government regulations. Thanks to recent changes in the way data is collected, the NMPA can now ...
Concert Discovery Space Heats up with New Startups and Established Ticketing Companies
Up until this year it looked like one or more startup mobile apps related to music concert discovery such as WillCall and Jukely were going to gradually build out the concert discovery space city by city. While that work continues new entries are to be expected. But not only are nightlife and event apps entering the ...
Why Music Labels and Publishers Chronically Miss out on Licensing Opportunities
By music licensing expert Andy Lykens. The C-levels at a music publisher I used to work at would drop by my cube once every few days. All nice people, they did their best to be friendly when asking “working on anything big?” They’d ask that question because I was the person who had developed a system ...
Using A/B Testing to Inspire New Music Marketing Approaches
Ferren Gipson is a digital marketer specialising in the art and design sectors, writer for ArtCream, musician with Pandr Eyez and freelancer for those who want a more beautiful, usable online space. I wear many hats. I do digital marketing, I’m a lifestyle blogger, and I also perform in a music duo. All of these roles seem very ...
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