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Marc Hoffman Selects Blueplate PR for Public Relations Support
March 4, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) -- Marc Hoffman, an acclaimed composer, pianist, vocalist, recording artist, music educator and book author has selected Blueplate PR in Raleigh as his public relations agency of record. Hoffman established himself as a composer of concert, film, theatre, pop, and gospel music early in his career. In the early 1990s he ...
Music Coalition Pitches Royalties Support Performance Rights Act on Capitol Hill
The music industry and broadcasters amped up their rhetoric in the contentious battle over a proposed performance royalty, pitching lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as well as anyone else willing to listen. At a press conference, the MusicFirst Coalition, which includes artists and record labels, announced the launch of its 2010 campaign for passage of ...
Swedish Rapper Gets 15-to-Life for LA Killing
A Swedish hip-hop artist who ran down and killed a man at a Hollywood crosswalk has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. David Moses Jassy, who also uses the name Dave Monopoly, was sentenced Thursday for second-degree murder and other crimes. Prosecutors say the 35-year-old rapper killed John Osnes in November 2008 after ...
Universal Revenues Slide 6.2%, Digital up 8.4%
Universal Music Group's (UMG) revenues were 4,363 million in 2009 a 6.2% decrease compared to 2008. Digital sales grew 8.4% tempered by softening demand for mobile products in the United States and Japan. Music publishing revenues increased 1.7% and UMG newly acquired merchandising division grew 24.6% The year end report touted UMG's support of “Spotify's premium ...
RightsFlow Partners with the Royalty Network
The Royalty Network, an independent music publisher and administrator and RightsFlow, a provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services, announced a new partnership granting RightsFlow a blanket license for The Royalty Network's entire catalog. This blanket access will allow RightsFlow to more accurately identify, account, and remit royalties on behalf of their over 9,500 label, ...
Los Andes Big Band Survives Chile Earthquake
I just heard back from a close friend in Chile and thought this would be a good place to pass along word of the Chilean jazz community in the wake of the mega-earthquake that hit the country over the weekend. Santiago Cerda Contreras (pictured) is a jazz composer, arranger and director of Los Andes Big Band, ...
Will Universal Music's New Boss Keep the Hits Coming?
Lucian Grainge's management style is not short on theatrical flourish. Four years ago, the Briton who is about to become the world's most powerful music industry executive, arrived late to the boardroom of Universal Music Group's international head office in London after the company had suffered a particularly poor sales period. As he entered, he turned ...
Acid Jazz...Is This a Form of Jazz Music or What? The Debate Continues
Okay...this subject is an ongoing debate I have had with several of my jazz musician friends...is Acid Jazz just a name given by a radio disc jockey to promote some readily unidentifiable form of pop music or is it a form of jazz music?What is Acid Jazz? you may ask...personally I consider it a ...
eMusic Song Payouts Rise
I've often joined the chorus critical of eMusic for a subscription model that leads to far lower per track payouts to artists than the 60-70 cents paid by iTunes, Amazon and others. But David Farrell of Digital Audio Insider shared some new stats showing that, while still lower, eMusic's per song payments are rising: Q1 2009 ...
Notes from the Net: Pizzarelli Does Ellington; Don Cheadle on the Miles Movie; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* In this week's Miles Davis news, AllAboutJazz.com is giving readers a chance to win ...
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