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What, Me Worry? McCoy Tyner and the Pentatonic Scale
It may be the most ubiquitous scale in the world and arguably the oldest. Anywhere in the world, when someone carves a flute, plucks a string or twangs a piece of metal they inevitably stumble into some variation of a 5-note-pentatonic-scale. It sounds good. It offers simplicity, yet potential for tension and relaxation. You can use ...
Raising Kindie: The Golden Age of Kids' Music
At a time when the record and music industries are fraught with declining record and ticket sales, kindie music, described by John Campanelli as “children's tunes by independent artists with the indie sensibility" is booming. Why? It's pretty simple really: artists, parents, and kids. Acts like Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants crossed over into ...
VMG Signs Jazz Saxophonist Dee Lucas
Smooth Jazz Celebrity and Recording Artist Chooses VMG Worldwide For Exclusive Management Representation VMG Worldwide, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vexiom Corporation, one of the world's most preeminent and diversified sports, media and entertainment companies, is proud to announce the signing of well respected smooth jazz recording artist, musician, and producer Dee Lucas to an exclusive ...
Comparing Traditional and Brilliant Finish Cymbals
Traditional finish cymbals do not have a high gloss shine or coating applied. Lathing is a traditional finished cymbals finished look. Brilliant finish cymbals have a high gloss shine and if there are lathed grooves they are not as deep because they have been buffed down. Brilliant finish cymbals have great stage presents because of their ...
Music Piracy and the End of Culture
This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events that bring together people from the technology and the music industry. The music industry seems to be bracing itself for peak-revenue in the same way the rest of the world is waiting for the oil ...
Socialmention: Like Google Alerts, for Social Media
As anyone who operates in this space knows, tracking and monitoring conversations around your business, artists, and blog is a constant must. There are many tools out there, some good, some not so much. One site I have just become familiar with is called Social Mention; it is a social media search and analysis platform that ...
Jazzwax List: 28 Aces of Clubs
Live albums make up a good chunk of any good jazz collection. Many of the best ones were recorded at New York jazz clubs that are long gone. Some clubs even made their way into jazz album titles--like Wes Montgomery's Smokin' at the Half Note, Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street East, Thelonious Monk's ...
RIAA Fails to Freeze Limewire Assets
Back in June, the 13 record companies sought to freeze assets of LimeWire, “accusing its founder of fraudulently trying to evade hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over copyright infringement."1 Since then, the judge has denied the RIAA's motion to freeze LimeWire's assets. However, while this move does not reverse the original decision against the ...
Album Reissues: Exploiting Our Cultural Heritage
Reporter Fiona Sturges has penned a rather thought provoking article where she poses the question as to what happens when the major labels begin focusing too much on re-releasing, deluxe edition granting, and ultimately living off the back catalog, as opposed to actually investing in new artists and releases. She paints an interesting perspective of what ...
DIY or Bust for Jazz Musicians, Too
By Tom Cole Editing and producing a profile of Dave Holland that aired on Weekend Edition this past Saturday made me wonder why a musician of Dave Holland's stature should have to spend time hawking his own wares. Holland is one of the most profound jazz musicians playing today. The bassist is not just a superb ...
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