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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Terence Blanchard Returns to the Sheldon

February 10, 2014

This week, let's check in on trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who's playing next Saturday, February 15 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The New Orleans native was in and out of our town quite a bit last year, as Opera Theater St. Louis premiered his opera Champion as part of their 2013 season. In addition to working with ...

News: Video / DVD

Mundell Lowe: San Diego, 1990

February 10, 2014

In 1990, guitarist Mundell Lowe appeared on Club Date, a TV show produced and directed by Paul Marshall for KPBS-TV in San Diego. Joining Mundy were saxophonist Bob Cooper, bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Roy McCurdy. For more on Mundy, read my 2008 interview here. Here's the video, with a big thanks to Jimi Mentis in Athens... ...

News: Advocacy

Digital Performance Royalties for Older Songs Considered by Tennessee Legislature

February 8, 2014

Musicians of all genres today are building on the legacy of earlier songwriters. But digital performance royalties are not paid to artists for music recorded before 1972. Two Tennessee legislators from opposing parties are trying to address this bizarre situation and have introduced legislation in Tennessee. Such state legislation may help push things forward on a ...

News: Music Industry

Beats Music Licensing Indies with Merlin, Pays Same Royalty Rate as Majors

February 8, 2014

Beats Music and Merlin yesterday announced a licensing agreement that includes a commitment on Beats part to pay all rights holders equal royalty rates. With Merlin cosigning Beats announcement, talk and action are matching up at a time when much is in flux. Now more than ever indie musicians need honest dealings with streaming music services. ...

News: Opinion

5 Ways Major Label Music on Soundcloud Would Be Awesome

February 8, 2014

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most of the music services available today have more or less the same music, so they distinguish themselves with third-party apps, free versions, improved designs, mixtape-style playlists, and other attractive features. On-demand music services have the same music (more or less) because the same copyright holders decide which songs to ...

News: Technology

Rdio and Shazam Integration Goes International, Leaves Spotify in the Dust

February 8, 2014

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Rdio and Shazam extended on Tuesday a joint feature in Shazam’s app that lets music fans preview and collect songs they’ve tagged from speakers into 29 new territories. This is not a trivial integration. Shazam believably claims to generate 10 percent of all digital music sales in the world, indicating ...

News: Music Industry

Indiegogo and Island Records Partner for A&R and Music Crowdfunding at Fan Republic

February 7, 2014

Indiegogo's having a big 2014. They announced $40 million in funding last month and now they're partnering with Island Records for a new music crowdfunding site called Fan Republic. While it's said to be the first it may not be the last given that it's powered by Indiegogo's new Outpost feature that allows crowdfunders to embed ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 7-13

February 7, 2014

Winter jazz is heating up, thanks in part to the weekend's jump start of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival — a night of music at the Saint Paul Hotel sponsored by the festival as a casual fundraiser. A new weekly series gets underway at Jazz Central where there's also a memorial for its senior founder, Luis ...

News: Recording

Porgy and Bess: Bill Potts

February 6, 2014

Between 1956 and 1964, at least 16 jazz interpretations of Porgy & Bess were recorded and released. Why the frenzy? Part of the reason was the opera's global popularity by 1955. In 1952, Robert Breen directed and co-produced with Blevins Davis a revival of the George Gershwin opera in New York that eventually toured 29 countries ...

News: Radio

How to Get Your Music on Pandora: Physical CD No Longer Required

February 6, 2014

Pandora has finally opened its doors to musicians (and comics) who aren't on a label and don't have a physical CD with UPC on Amazon. This is great news for both DIY and digital-only musicians whose presence in the industry has grown stronger with the rise of EDM. Once word spreads there's likely to be a ...