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Indie Artist Scotty James Goes Door to Door and into the Music Industry
The story of Canadian busker Scotty James, who took his act door to door and in the process found a manager, is similar in some respects to that of radically different acts who've made it online like Odd Future and Kreayshawn. What these acts share is not only a facility at using networks to build support, ...
Live Jazz in Massachusetts on Saturday, October 8
Hannah Christianson at the Lily Pad There's great live jazz and blues taking place all across Massachusetts on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Here is just a sampling from MassJazz: Robin Glasper Trio Regattabar Jazz Club at Charles Hotel One Bennett Street, Cambridge Aardvark JazzOrchestra 39th season opener MIT, ...
A Guy Named Brian Camelio Wants a Cut of Your Fan Funded Project
On February 8, 2011, ex-Journey studio musician and record producer Brian Camelio was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,885,887"Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work" which he assigned to his Fan Funded, LLC , the operater of a company called ArtistShare. Since then Camelio repeately contacted fan funder KickStarter to discuss ArtistShare's patent and ...
The Post-Jobs Music Industry...
Apple is already marching on, the party line is that life after Jobs will be just as innovative, just as unrelentingly competitive, just as visionary. That guys like Tim Cook will carry the mantle and further expand the company, with Jobs' vision and legacy the guiding light. But how does that work, exactly? It seems that ...
Alto Powerhouse Mike DiRubbo Talks Sound, Self Confidence, and Sequences
Those of us familiar with Mike DiRubbo's fiery brand of no-nonsense improvised flights of fancy can attest to the fact that he's a major player in the jazz saxophone game. With shades of Kenny Garret, Jackie McLean, and John Coltrane, DiRubbo's alto speaks in a distinctly powerful voice that's at the same time modern and timeless. ...
BalconyTV: A Simple Concept That Offers Indie Artists True Global Reach
(UPDATED) Romeo and Juliet found their future on a balcony, now more than a few musicians theirs are as well. BalconyTV launched in Dublin when YouTube was still young. A group of friends were filming things from their balcony and when a musician performed there, it got thousands of hits. The idea went viral and before ...
We Asked Rhapsody What They Pay Artists. and This is What They Said...
This is the email thread from this morning, starting about 10am Pacific. If you want to see the actual email, it's here. Digital Music News (Paul): How much does Rhapsody pay artists per stream? On any song? Rhapsody (Jaimee Steele, Senior Director, Public Relations): Anything else you need? The secret formula for Coca-Cola? Colonel Sanders' blend ...
Donald Harrison's NOLA Jazz Programs First Recipient - Hailun Piano Partnerships
HAILUN PIANOS LAUNCHES ANNUAL NATIONWIDE PIANO PARTNERSHIPS" Saxophonist Donald Harrison's jazz programs in New Orleans to be the first recipient of superbly crafted pianos on November 15, 2011 NEW ORLEANS: Basilios Strmec, CEO of Hailun USA, a piano company based in Ningbo, China, announces the launching of an annual nationwide program of Piano Partnerships with jazz ...
Rhapsody Buys Napster
(UPDATED) Rhapsody has bought Napster from Best Buy, joining two of the most established and largest streaming music services in the U.S. Under the agreement, Rhapsody will acquire Napster subscribers and certain other assets; and Best Buy will receive a minority stake in Rhapsody. The transaction is expected to close by the end of November. The ...
Confessions of a Cutting-Edge Digital Strategist...
Miguel Senquiz is the digital strategist for indie label Ghostly International, home of rising stars like Matthew Dear, School of Seven Bells, and Gold Panda. He started with a simple task: to fix the label's merchandising platform, but he ended up with much more: a rich and profitable online shop, a music discovery mobile app, and ...


