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Stereo Experiments West
By 1960, the 12-inch album was as commonplace in record-buyers homes as a knife and fork and the stereo format—introduced in 1958—was gaining traction, particularly among single males hoping to impress dates. Meanwhile, the movie industry was having a significant influence on the West Coast's top musicians, who increasingly were being contracted to record soundtracks. As ...
Between Art and Business: A Musician as a Startup
By indie musician Tommy Darker of Think Beyond The Band. It all starts with a problem... I'm Tommy and I'm a musician. I moved to London 10 months ago, knowing nobody. Early days, I didn't want to feel alone, so I started peering with other musicians, asking them about music in London. The most common — ...
Why Digital Consumer Companies Are a Poor Indicator of the Future of Music Tech Investment
Last week Mark Mulligan shared his take on why Twitter was a stock worth watching to suggest the fate of public music offerings and to affect the perspectives of potential music tech startup investors. His argument is tempting but I honestly don't see non-music consumer stocks as good indicators and even if Twitter does well, I ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Clark Terry Still Needs Help
With the pace of touring acts coming to St. Louis slowing a bit for the next couple of weeks, today we'd like to use this space remind to you that the legendary trumpeter, jazz Hall-of-Famer, and St. Louis native Clark Terry still is in need of help from his many fans and friends. To recap: Terry, ...
Jazz This Week: Block, Gibson and Recoder, Jim Manley, Frank Catalano, Tom McDermott, Cornet Chop Suey, and More
It's potentially another very busy weekend for fans for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with so many performances, workshops and film screenings going on that yr. humble StLJN editor got a bit behind schedule and worn out just assembling the basic info for all the events of interest. So, assuming you're willing to forgive ...
Beatles: Live at the BBC, Vol. 2
In the months prior to the onset of Beatlemania in October 1963, the Fab Four were eager to please and hungry for attention. Among the many promotional efforts orchestrated by their manager, Brian Epstein, the Beatles appeared at the BBC's radio studios in London to perform live and chat with their on-air hosts between 1963 and ...
SF Music Tech Announces Next Summit May 20th
EXCLUSIVE: SF Music Tech, the must-attend gathering of the music and tech tribes, has just announced it's next edition - May 20th in San Francisco. In addition to being among the first to be able to register, Hypebot readers can save with an exclusive registration code. Register here and use the discount code 'hypebot" to save ...
The Music Alliance Gives Monmouth University Students Professional Industry Experience
Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ has a music industry BA but the career-related offerings are fairly limited. One way students, faculty and recent alumni are improving the situation is by creating student groups that focus on real world music projects. I spoke yesterday with the co-founders of MU group The Music Alliance. They've joined ...
Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost
The year was 1988. Most people were still buying LPs though CDs were starting to eat up more and more space in record stores. Jazz sections were fairly thin on older records from the '50s. Most record companies were struggling to make money by issuing new releases, and CD catalogues were thin. Though the analog-to-digital conversion ...
Are Press Releases Still Relevant for Music Marketing?
The press release has lost value in recent years as the web has opened up a wide range of communication channels that bypass traditional gatekeepers. Yet, despite the reduced role of press releases, they remain in use on a daily basis and are the source for music industry coverage from small blogs to high budget news ...
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Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
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Scott Kinsey: Thought Distortions and the Art of the Left...
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
Franc Williams: Live From The West End
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
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