Results for "Music Industry"

Grammy Winning Producer Walter Afanasieff on the de-Evolution of the Music Industry

July 11, 2013

Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (muzooka.com, @muzooka).  You know the story: for every huge hit song that you hate your brain for holding onto, there is a team of people responsible for its creation. And while that remains as true as it's ever been, exactly how those hits are created is ...

Bang on a Can All-Stars Announce Ken Thomson as New Clarinetist

July 5, 2013

Bang on a Can, New York’s innovative and energetic champion of new music, officially announced the new clarinetist for its “All-Star” lineup. The Bang on a Can All-Stars have become a singular vehicle for visionary composition over the course of the last 20 years, and with the addition of Ken Thomson will continue to set the ...

New York City's Pedrito Martinez Group Signs with Motéma Music

July 4, 2013

The charismatic Pedrito Martinez Group - a veritable 'Latino Fab Four' - who met and started playing together at the Guantanamera restaurant in New York City five years ago, is led by the much in-demand Cuban percussion wizard Pedrito Martinez. Pedrito has performed on over 100 recordings, including Eddie Palmieri and Bryan Lynch's 2010 Grammy®-winner Sympatico; ...

Dizzy with Ernie's Almost Big Band

June 18, 2013

Major Chinese Music Sites Shift from Free

June 15, 2013

Several of China's major online music websites have shifted from free, to a fee-based model for music downloads. According to Chinese news service Sina, major labels including Universal, Sony, and Warner Music pressured Chinese music sites, including Baidu Music, Cool Music, and Xiami.com to shift to a pay model with a deadline of June 5th. Kugou.comm ...

AOL Music Assets Acquired by Townsquare Media

June 4, 2013

Several recently shuttered AOL Music properties including The Boot (country), The BoomBox (hip hop), NoiseCreep (heavy metal) and ComicsAlliance have been acquired by Townsquare Media Group, a portfolio of music and entertainment sites with 52 million unique monthly visitors. In August, Townsquare purchased the MOG network of music blogs after Beats acquired MOG's music streaming service. ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 31-June 6

June 1, 2013

Patios are open, lilacs have bloomed, our first summer storms have thundered through. It's time for outdoor band concerts, neighborhood festivals, and always, more music. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 31. After taking a maternity break, Nichola Miller is back on stage, swinging and sassy as ever. I caught her “return" gig at Hells' Kitchen ...

The Biggest Problem with Music Discovery Services

May 30, 2013

By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm. If you want the short answer: a majority of listeners don't care. They have zero desire to be recommended fledgling artists or emerging songs. The biggest problem is that there isn't a problem. Music discovery appeals to a niche audience. To gain a broader perspective on music discovery and the biggest problems that services ...

Shirley Scott + Kenny Burrell

May 29, 2013

In February 1964—smack in the middle of two recording sessions with then husband and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine—organist Shirley Scott recorded with guitarist Kenny Burrell. She had just wrapped Hustlin' with Turrentine at the end of January and would be back in the studio for Blue Flames at the end of March. Backing Scott and Burrell ...

Verve Jazz Ensemble Takes It International With Japanese Website

May 17, 2013

It's About Time may be the Verve Jazz Ensemble's debut album, but the reception that these five players have received since its March release is as impressive as that awarded to the most seasoned jazz groups. Within weeks of being released on radio, It’s About Time soared to the #5 position on the national JazzWeek chart, ...