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Need an Electronic Press Kit? Make Your Own!
As Ive mentioned before, Im in the middle of planning a tour for the Jason Parker Quartet. Were going out in May and Im busy contacting venues up and down the West Coast, from Vancouver BC to San Diego. I realized early on in the process that I needed an EPK, or Eletronic Press Kit. What ...
Jackson Doctor Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
Michael Jackson's doctor faces four years in prison if convicted on involuntary manslaughter charge; pop star's family arrives in court Prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jacksons personal physician with involuntary manslaughter in connection with administering a combination of surgical anesthetic and sedatives blamed in the music legends death last summer. The complaint filed by the Los ...
Warner Nashville Tries Cutting the Album in Half
Sales of full albums are falling faster than an Olympic ski racer on an ice covered slope. And then time between releases can leave too-long gaps in the marketing cycle. Warner's Nashville is looking for an answer by dividing Blake Shelton's “Hillbilly Bone" as a “Six Pak," a 6 song album of new material to be ...
Same as It Ever Was: Buddy Holly Tries to Reason with His Label Boss
The secret recordings. Disagreements between artist and labels have been happening since the invention of the recorded disc. Way back in 1956, Buddy Holly recorded several songs in Nashville including “That'll Be The Day". But but producer Owen Bradley reportedly hated rock n' roll, and the results were ...
John Lennon Museum to Close
The world's only authorised John Lennon Museum, on the outskirts of Tokyo, will close its doors in September when a deal with his widow Yoko Ono ends, the operator said Thursday. The museum dedicated to the former Beatle opened in Saitama north of Tokyo in 2000 on the 60th anniversary of Lennon's birth and displays about ...
R & B Singer Jill Scott Sued by Record Label
R&B superstar Jill Scott was sued this morning by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by L.A.-based Hidden Beach Records, claims that the label and its founder, Steve ...
Terry McBride and the Emotional Power of Music
Nettwerk Music Group CEO Terry McBride has always been a thinker as we as a successful music entrepreneur. This year his main project is a rejuvenated Lilith Fair tour that will certainly bring back wonderful memories for many. In this speech at TEDx in Vancouver, Terry explores the emotional power of music and its ability to ...
Senator al Franken Comes Out Swinging Against Comcast - NBC Deal
Doesn't look like comedian-turned-senator Al Franken is planning a return to NBC's “Saturday Night Live" anytime soon. In his opening remarks about the proposed Comcast - NBC deal at a hearing held by the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Franken (D-Minn.) ripped into the deal and the risks it could present to ...
John Topper: 10 Questions from My 8 Year Old
Guest Post: John Topper is a successful manager (moe and Cornmeal) and music industry entrepreneur. Occasionally he shares his wit and wisdom with the rest of us. 10 questions my 8 year old daughter will ask me by the time she gets to college.1. What is a record label? 2. Why did people carry around such ...
Who Really Benefits from Intellectual Property Law? And Who Should?
Economic policy bloggers, Matt Yglesias, started a kerfuffle the other day with a frighteningly commonplace point about the vain fight of creative producers against free content online, especially vis-a-vis music file-trading. In short, he proposed that in a perfect marketplace for music. The price of a song ought to be equal to the marginal cost of ...
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