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Analyst Mark Mulligan on the New "Agile Music" #midem

February 1, 2012

On Monday, Music analyst Mark Mulligan today shared is theory of “Agile Music"—how music products need to evolve in “the age of mass customization". Mulligan said that the decline and fall of recorded music is why there needs to be a “format revolution" now. Mulligan talked about some of the bright spots last year, including the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Samantha Farrell Performing at Chianti Jazz Lounge in Beverly on February 1

February 1, 2012

Jazz singer Samantha Farrell is performing live at Chianti Tuscan Restaurant & Jazz Lounge in Beverly on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The singer/songwriter, originally from Boston, has been described by Ben Evans of the Huffington Post as possessing “a liquor-honey voice, deft guitar work and slightly melancholic tones that meld ...

News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Josh Logan Performs at Bond Lounge in Boston on February 1

February 1, 2012

Soulful vocalist Josh Logan and his band performs at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The singer/songwriter writer from New Hampshire has blended a unique sound of soul/blues/pop/rock that has won him fans across the country. The BOND Jazz Experiment highlights emerging ...

News: Recording

Chick Corea/ Eddie Gomez/ Paul Motian - Further Explorations (2012)

February 1, 2012

It's yet another tribute to the singular artistry of Bill Evans, but this one has a special plot line: the drummer played for Evans in one era and the bassist played for him in another era. While the pianist, naturally, was never a part of an Evans ensemble, he has over several decades built a wide-ranging ...

News: Trends

Music Funding Already up 27% in 2012...

February 1, 2012

Music-related financing collapsed during the second-half of 2011, though maybe that was just a temporary tank. Because in the first month of 2012, music-focused companies grabbed an impressive $65.55 million in financing, a jump of more than 26.5 percent over January funding levels last year. Soundcloud made it rain to the tune of $50 million, though ...

News: Opinion

The Grammy Travesty Continues: Commentary from John Santos

January 31, 2012

In April 2011, the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced the elimination of 31 Grammy Award categories, claiming that the scaling down process made the Grammy Award more important. With the disappearance of categories like Latin Jazz, Traditional Blues, Classical Crossover, Cajun, Hawaiian, and more, artists around the world couldn't disagree more as they ...

News: Recording

Pete Robbins Transatlantic Quartet - Live in Basel (2012)

January 31, 2012

Both Pete Robbins' band and music represents reaching across from one space to another. The aptly named Transatlantic Quartet consists of musicians on either side of the “pond," starting with the Massachusetts saxophonist Robbins joined by his Irish bassist Simon Jermyn living in NYC, Canadian drummer Kevin Brow living in Copenhagen and guitarist Mikkel Ploug who ...

News: Trends

Study: Merchandising and Branding Are Irrelevant to Most Artists...

January 31, 2012

There's more opportunity than ever in the history of the world for artists to sell merchandise and monetize their brands. The only problem is that very few of these artists are making any money from these non-traditional sources. Or, even pursuing the possibilities. This was a slide presented at Midem on Monday morning ...

News: Education

Vlaa to Present Workshop on Bookkeeping for Artists Next Monday, February 6

January 31, 2012

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts will present a workshop on “The Artist As Bookkeeper" from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. next Monday, February 6 at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar. Angie Fink of UHY Advisors Tax and Business Consultants will be the speaker, and will “guide you through the tax maze ...

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Stop Complaining! Study Shows New Era of Abundance in Music, Entertainment [infographic]

January 31, 2012

A new white paper presented today a Midem, Techdirt founder Mike Masnick heralds a very different present and future for the music and entrainment industries than the doom and gloom often presented in the mainstream media. Combining statistics from a number of sources, “The Sky Is Rising" shows that: Entertainment spending as a function of income ...