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Jazz In Europe's founder, Johan van Deeg Retires
Jazz in Europe has relaunched under the guidance of founder and chief editor Johan van Deeg—providing greater coverage and reaching a wider readership Due to health reasons, Johan van Deeg will step down as chief editor effective on 1 June 2014 and oversee the transition in ownership to Dutch-based media company, MFM Media. Van Deeg, who ...
Christine Allen steps down as Trustee of Jazz Services
Jazz Services Ltd announced this week that Christine Allen will be stepping down as Vice Chairman of the board of trustees. Christine has had a long and influential career in the UK Jazz industry and next to her position on the board of trustees for Jazz Services she is also Managing Director of Basho Music. Jazz ...
MusicBox: Email Drops of Indie Music
These days even giving music away for free doesn't mean you'll catch the attention of new listeners. There's just so much out there these days. MusicBox is an interesting if not totally original solution for those attempting to promote or find out about new music from unique indie acts. It's basically an email list that periodically ...
Indie Labels and Associations Respond to YouTube Music Licensing Pressure Tactics
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), which includes a wide range of indie music associations in its membership, is responding to concerns about YouTube's licensing practices with a joint global statement. Though YouTube is negotiating directly with major labels to license music for its future streaming service, the company has presented indies with templated contracts and “an ...
Vimeo's Innovative "Copyright Match" System Seeks to Balance Rights and Fair Use
In a move designed to protect rights holders while honoring fair use, yesterday Vimeo introduced their new “Copyright Match" system. The new system flags uploaded content for possible use of others' work using Audible Magic's audio “fingerprints." If you're using that work with permission or believe it falls under fair use, you can immediately appeal. Vimeo's ...
Sonny Rollins + Thelonious Monk
One of jazz's big turning points came on October 25, 1954, when Sonny Rollins altered the direction of the tenor saxophone at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in his parents' Hackensack, N.J., house. The session for Prestige featured Sonny, Thelonious Monk on piano, Tommy Potter on bass and Art Taylor on drums. Up until then, Sonny's sound ...
LyricFind Becomes Sole 3rd Party Representing Universal Music Publishing Group's Lyrics
Yesterday LyricFind and Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced a deal making LyricFind the sole third party able to offer future licenses for UMPG-controlled lyrics. UMPG will continue to handle direct licensing but the agreement with LyricFind is another major point of validation for the lyrics licensing service. In 2012 LyricFind was the first to license ...
Crowdtilt Expands DIY Crowdfunding and Ecommerce with "Sell Something"
Crowdtilt launched as a way for groups to pool money and has grown into a multifaceted service for pooling money, fundraising and selling things all of which share elements of crowdfunding. Earlier this year they launched Crowdtilt Open, an open source platform for DIY crowdfunding, and yesterday they launched Sell Something, a platform for selling anything ...
Rdio Joins Growing BandPage Artist Content Delivery Network
Rdio has partnered with BandPage to integrate musicians’ content into the music streamer's artist stations and artist profiles. The partnership provides opportunities for musicians to grow their fan base and increase revenue while powering new features on Rdio. BandPage powers the online profiles of 500,000 musicians and delivers select content to major music sites including Clear ...
YouTube to Acquire Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion
Google's video streaming service YouTube has reached an agreement to acquire the popular video game streaming website Twitch in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion. The deal is part of YouTube's increasing emphasis in live video. According to Variety, the all-cash offer is expected to be officially announced soon. If it comes to fruition, ...
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