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Fanatic.FM Connects Bands with Brands for Charity
How to monetize music is the biggest challenge of the post-Napster music industry. At Midem 2010, Ian K. introduced himself with an exciting concept that's a four-way win for artists, brands, charities and fans. I've acted as an advisor since and late last week, Ian launched fanatic.fm in beta with Samsung Imaging as the lead sponsor. ...
How to Market Your Music, According to the Grammys
In 2011, everybody is very much past caring whether or not the Grammys are relevant. (After all, we figured out the answer to that question way back in 2007) But it doesn't matter what you or I think. The Grammys are going to be here for a while, and they're going to continue to do what ...
The Creativity Never Ceases
The Montreal International Jazz Festival's innovative programming is one of the creative charms that keeps jazz fans coming back for more. Every year, there's a new twist or musical pairing that makes its presentations stand apart from other venues. It's a staggering jazz festival just in the quantity of its 600 or so performances. But the ...
Dig the Freedom Jazz Dance WebMagShow Volume 2
Slake your appetite for new jazz, rare jazz, jazz reviews and extemporaneous jazz comments at the Volume 2, 2011 Edition of the Freedom Jazz Dance website. Pay a visit to freedomjazzdance.net today and dig through the ear and eye candy I've created in the second installment of this one-of-a-kind Mini Jazz Webzine & Show. FJD WebMag ...
Why Music Keeps Us Coming Back for More
"Music itself can be identified as a language. Every language has structure, each with a set of grammatical rules put into place for correct communication. Yet beyond structure music also has the ability to create feelings and emotions without a verbal context. Music, like words, has the ability to make us cry, enlighten and transcend us. ...
The Perils of Music Industry Criticism
Wesley Verhoeve of Family Records was kind enough to remind me via Twitter that if you say bad things about the major labels often enough, it's important to balance out your criticism with some solutions. Well, Mr. Verhoeve I'm working on it. For the last couple weekends, I've dedicated my writing and time to figuring out ...
Why Would Anyone Want to Acquire a Label, Anyway?
Wall Street was jumping on another rumor todaythis time, that WMG is being more aggressively shopped. Haven't we heard this one before? Of course we have, though the latestcourtesy of the New York Postsuggests that Bronfman and company are jockeying to sell their label before Citigroup can sell theirs. So this is how it ends? We've ...
The Allman Brothers Band: Beacon and Wanee Live Streaming
STREAM ALL SHOWS AT MOOGIS.COM Fans of rock music icons The Allman Brothers Band are getting ready for their annual pilgrimage to New York City's Beacon Theatre, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will again take up residency for 13 shows (March 10-26). The group will also headline their own Wanee Music Festival ...
An Uncommon Career as a D.I.Y. Musician
In 2005, Josh Phoenix, 25, sold cell phones by day and retreated to his home studio by night. This is a situation that many D.I.Y. musicians find themselves in. They have an unsexy job that pays the bills and when they return home, they create music they love. Fast forward to today and Phoenix finds himself ...
Rich Venture Capitalist Converted into Music Pirate
Fred Wilson, a predominate venture capitalist and blogger, converted into a music pirate the other day. This is someone who is extremely well off and, by his own admission, spends upwards of $2,000 a year on music in his family. And yet, Wilson found himself pirating the latest Streets album from the Internet: searched the Internet ...


