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Ourstage Raises $650k of $10m Funding Round

February 2, 2012

Boston based musician opportunity platform OurStage.com has raised $650,000 of a $10 million funding round. 19 unnamed investors were involved according to an SEC filing which earmarked $300,000 for executive compensation. Through an ongoing series of competitions and live performance opportunities, OurStage offers exposure to independent artists. The company recently begun shooting season 2 of its ...

News: Performance / Tour

Tom Varner Nonet at Corish This Saturday

February 2, 2012

Friday, February 4, 8:00pm Tom Varner Nonet Cornish College of the Arts (Poncho Theater) 710 East Roy Street 8:00pm, All ages. New music as well as music from the Heaven and Hell CD. this is part of the Cornish Music Series 2012. Tom Varner—french horn/compositions Thomas Marriott—trumpet

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dr. Lonnie Smith and More

February 1, 2012

After a couple of very busy weeks, things look a bit slower this weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with just one well-known touring jazz musician passing through town. All the more reason, then, to go check out the veteran organist Dr. Lonnie Smith (pictured) who's back with his trio for a four-night ...

News: Performance / Tour

Laurence Hobgood to Perform Thursday, April 5 at Jazz at the Bistro

February 1, 2012

The Chicago-based pianist Laurence Hobgood (pictured), best known as the long-time accompanist to singer Kurt Elling, is coming to St. Louis with his own quartet to perform at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Thursday, April 5 at Jazz at the Bistro. Hobgood has served as musical director for Elling since 1995 and “has played on, composed/arranged ...

News: Recording

Drummer/Composer Johnathan Blake Releases Debut CD as a Leader Titled "The Eleventh Hour" on Sunnyside Records

February 1, 2012

A professional jazz musician's life is a busy life. Traveling from country to country and performing nightly with a multitude of different groups takes up a large amount of time and energy. It isn't easy for one to pursue his or her own musical projects or develop an ensemble. Rarely does a musician stick with a ...

News: Interview

Danilo Perez: Cultural Ambassador and Music Humanitarian

February 1, 2012

I have no idea who adjudicates the MacArthur Foundation's annual Fellowships, aka the “Genius" awards, but if you do... please recommend an eminently worthy candidate: pianist-composer-educator Danilo Perez. What Danilo has done in his native Panama in the name of music education for disadvantaged children is nothing short of miraculous. And that doesn't even take into ...

News: Performance / Tour

UC Berkeley Announces JIM Fund Benefit Concert

February 1, 2012

FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR UC BERKELEY JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC FUND The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley presents a special fundraising concert for the Jazz and Improvised Music Fund (JIM) on Saturday, April 10, 8:00pm at Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA. Famed improvisers Art Lande (Pianist/Drummer) and Paul McCandless (Saxophonist/Multi-Instrumentalist) will perform a program ...

News: Opinion

Ian Rogers: Instead of SOPA, Here's How to Combat Piracy While Encouraging an Open Internet

February 1, 2012

Guest post by Ian Rogers of Topspin Media. Last week's Internet-wide SOPA/PIPA protests divided the Internet between content owners looking for stronger anti-piracy tools and technologists who believed the proposed legislation was an overreach. Those opposed said SOPA/PIPA opened the door to content companies taking down sites such as Tumblr and WordPress based on infringement by ...

News: Music Industry

Gigs4good: Connecting Artists and Non-Profits

February 1, 2012

Team Up for Nonprofits is a Seattle-based nonprofit that organizes music events for other nonprofits in their Gigs4Good program. Created in 2009, they're building up to their 10th event benefitting a Washington state-based organization. The focus is on raising both funds for and awareness of nonprofits among the 20 and 30-something demographic. It's a great idea ...

News: Career

How the 80/20 Rule Applies to Your Social Media Strategy

February 1, 2012

The Pareto Principle, more commonly also known as the 80-20 rule, states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. In business for example, 80% of a company's profits tend to come from 20% of their customers, 80% of sales are made by 20% of the sales staff, and ...