Results for "Michael Ricci"

Paul McCartney San Francisco/Salt Lake Shows

May 23, 2010

BACK IN THE U.S.A. FOR ANOTHER ROUND Macca Paul McCartney has announced two new performance dates, the first at San Francisco's AT&T Park on Saturday, July 10, and then at the Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 13, as part of his 'Up and Coming' 2010 tour. Keeping with his headline-making special ...

WMG's Edgar Bronfman Jr. Subject of Tell All Book

May 19, 2010

“Fortune's Fool" To Be Released July 13th WMG CEO will be getting the dreaded tell all book treatment this summer when Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis is released by Simon & Schuster. Authored by Fred Goodman, best known for the unflattering music business expos The Mansion on the Hill: ...

The Orchard Reports Revenue Up, Losses Down

May 18, 2010

On Friday, digital distributor The Orchard reported financial results for the quarter that ended March 31st. It was the first quarter reported since a round of layoffs and cost reductions. Revenue increased 16% to $17.8M in the quarter $15.3 million in the first quarter of 2009. Gross profit margin was 25% compared to 28% ...

Can the Music Industry Find It's Popcorn?

May 23, 2010

In the 1930's and 40's during what we in the U.S. refer to as the Great Depression, movie theaters wanted to find new ways to get patrons to part with their increasingly difficult to earn dollars. The solutions proved to be double features, air conditioning (an idea borrowed from the meat industry) and most successfully popcorn. ...

Overheard #narm - "Content is No Longer King"

May 23, 2010

From Monday @ NARM: “Content is no longer king. Access is king! Fans should be able to listen on phone, PC, iPod...provide them this luxury. and “Everyone in this industry should have a loyalty program...including labels." - Josh Gertz from Hip Digital VEVO: “In future, we want to be “Pandora-style. On-demand, ...

Interview: Greg Kot of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music (Part 4)

May 23, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin) -- Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 Cultural critic Douglas Rushkoff has made the point that, “What [people are] missing from a cultural perspective is just because we're not willing to pay for professional journalists doesn't mean that corporations have become unwilling to pay for professional public ...

Jimmy Smith - "The Sermon" (1964)

May 23, 2010

Left Coast Jazz Weekend

May 23, 2010

The Jack Sheldon Orchestra Catalina Bar and Grill 6725 W. Sunset Blvd Hollywood Friday, May 21 & Saturday, May 22nd 8PM one show per night L.A. Jazz Institute's East Coast Sounds Los Angeles Airport Marriott May 27-30, 2010 http://lajazzinstitute.org/ BOB ...

Jazz Drummer Matt Wilson a Single Band with a Split Personality

May 23, 2010

Matt Wilson unveiled an expanded version of his working group at Iridium on Wednesday night or maybe it was two groups, depending on the whim of the moment. Near the end of the first set, it was possible to imagine a borderline across the stage, as half of the musicians played a Mozart string quartet ...

RIAA, Senators Blast Nations Lax on Piracy

May 23, 2010

Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Spain have been named the “top- priority countries" with inadequate intellectual property enforcement by Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who co- chair the Intl. Anti-Piracy Caucus, as well as Reps. Adam Schiff (D- Calif.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). They were joined Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill by Recording ...