Results for "Music Industry"

Jeff Price of Tunecore "Apologizes" to Silverman

July 16, 2010

Jeff Price, CEO of the digital music distributor TuneCore, has been vocal about his disagreements with Tommy Silverman in the past, but when charged with the account of helping clutter the music environment with crap in a recent WIRED feature on What's Wrong With The Music Biz, Price became quite apologetic: “We're sorry that the ...

Jazz This Week: Reggie Thomas, Tom Byrne, World Percussion Theatre, and More

July 16, 2010

While there are no touring jazz or creative acts of note scheduled to be in St. Louis this mid-summer weekend, there are some local gigs happening over the next few days for which it may be worth braving the muggy, swamp-like weather. Here's a quick look at some highlights:Tonight, guitarist Tom Byrne does a ...

Greg Rollett: Outsource These 5 Things Now and Focus on Your Music

July 16, 2010

So many musicians that read our site or go through some of our training go back to the same problems. They are musicians, not marketers or internet superstars.  This post is not meant to be an argument for the musician / businessman, but rather for those that want to get some things off their ...

RIAA CEO Extremly Well Paid

July 16, 2010

Lawyers aren't the only people the RIAA is throwing money at. CEO Mitch Bainwol receives a $1.91 million in annual salary, with “other compensation" from the RIAA and “related organizations" offering another $123,000. Over $2 million is a pretty astounding sum to take in when you're presiding over an organization that doesn't exactly qualify as a ...

Jazz Artist Harold Rayford Opens Up about Private Moments

July 14, 2010

The world is getting ready to see a whole new side to Tyscot Records' gospel jazz artist, Harold Rayford. With the release of his Brand New CD, I am the Instrument on August 3rd, longtime fans and even newcomers will not only notice a higher level of musicianship but they'll get to learn more about the ...

In 2008 the RIAA Paid out $16m, Recovered $391,000

July 15, 2010

If the Beatles Couldn't Make It, Something's Wrong.

July 15, 2010

I find this kind of thinking rather disconcerting--misleading even. Yesterday, I stumbled across a story in my Google Alerts titled, “Would Beatles make it in today's music world?“ Normally, I greet such questions with murmured swear words, because of all the things that are important in the public discourse surrounding the record and music industries at ...

My Response to "Why You Should Pay for Music."

July 15, 2010

Near the end June, audio engineer Jon Sheldrick published a rather thoughtful, well-written essay titled “Why You Should Pay For Music." It was everywhere. Huffington Post. Sound Ctrl. Hell, I even republished it on our sister blog, Music Think Tank. But, the essay left me wanting more. More what? Well, more thoughtful discussion of the issues ...

A Graphic Look at Who Got Paid What in the Old School Record Industry

July 15, 2010

The traditional record deal may or may not help make an artist become a star, but it certainly does not make most of them rich. We like to think that things are changing--and certainly there are more alternative paths than ever--but the new record industry's 360 deals may well net even less revenue to the artist ...

Tag Strategic Founder Ted Cohen on Branding Your Band and Investments

July 15, 2010

With the New Music Seminar just around the corner (and a couple discount registrations still available!), we're previewing it by doing interviews with some of the participants. Yesterday, we spoke with Ted Cohen, the founder of TAG Strategic, a digital branding strategy firm that serves tech and media companies. Prior to founding TAG, Cohen worked in ...