Results for "Music Industry"

Before Miles Ahead + 19

February 27, 2019

One of Miles Davis's finest albums is Miles Ahead: Miles Davis +19, an orchestral jazz recording arranged and conducted by Gil Evans in May and August 1957. In many ways, the LP was jazz's first concept album. The music unfolds like a story and can only be heard from start to finish. As gentle and as ...

Most Artists Don't Understand Their Record Deal, Do You?

February 26, 2019

Musicians need to understand the contracts they sign and their implications, but most don't. Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast by manager and educator Mark Tavern to explore why that is and what to do about. Signing a record deal is a major accomplishment. As an artist, having company ...

Thriving After 15 Years: 6 Keys To Independent Music Success

February 26, 2019

Success as a DIY artist has never been easy to find, and for most artists, their rags to riches story typically comes down a little heavier on the rags. Still, as independent artist Yael Meyer here illustrates in these six best practices, independent music success is achievable. By Yael Meyer from CD Baby's DIY Musician blog ...

Time flies when you're having fun

February 24, 2019

Drummer Al Hixon has been hosting weekly jam sessions in or near Sarasota for about 30 years that draw an interesting blend of consummate jazz pros, amateurs and devoted listeners. The latest incarceration takes place Monday nights from October through May at 15 South Ristorante Entoteca on St. Armand's Circle. The retired urban planner from southern ...

Major Labels Earn $800,000 A Hour From Streaming

February 23, 2019

New Study By Goldman Sachs Forecasts Double-Digit Growth For Music Biz

February 23, 2019

The music business has had a tough go of it over the past decade, but in recent years things have taken a turn for the better, with industry business booming. Thankfully, this trend shows no signs of waning, according to recently published research from a team at Goldman Sachs. Guest post from AWAL Business really is ...

Next Big Sound Adds Pandora Streams To Audience Map: Know Where Your Fans Are

February 23, 2019

Pandora owned analytics platform Next Big Sound has improved its Audience Map with adding an important metric- where an artist's Pandora streams are coming from. Launched last last November, the chart had previously only highlighted the areas where an artist received Pandora Artist Station Adds over the last 28 days. Station Adds for the last 28 ...

Jeremy Pelt The Artist

February 23, 2019

For nearly two decades, Pelt has made it clear via his trumpet playing, and occasionally in interviews, that he is attuned to what other artists achieve in their work. That sensitivity extends well beyond jazz—indeed, beyond music. For this album, his primary inspiration came from the 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin. In notes for Pelt’s ...

AMLC Makes Case For A More Independent Mechanical Licensing Collective

February 22, 2019

The Music Modernization Act calls for the creation of a Mechanical Licensing Collective to oversee the blanket mechanical licenses that the new law established. So far, two groups ave applied to the Copyright Royalty Board, who will chose the new collective in July.  One group has been spearheaded by the National Music Publishers Association is made ...

When Do We Become Uninterested In Discovering New Music?

February 21, 2019

While music discovery has, in many ways, become easier than ever, a new study suggests that there's a limited period of time in the average consumer's life when they're actually finding new music, and at a certain age 'musical paralysis' sets in and the discovery ceases. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies Believe ...