Results for "Music Industry"

Owl Studios Signs Legendary Drummer Mike Clark

December 10, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS - Owl Studios is proud to announce that legendary drummer Mike Clark has been signed to the Owl Studios Artist Roster. Mike is currently working on a new album, which will be released on the Owl Studios label in 2010. Other artists on the session include Donald Harrison on Alto Sax, Fred Wesley on Trombone, ...

Music as Commerce: Understanding a Mindset

December 10, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor It is unfortunate, that, at a time when the record industry is coming to terms with some of the most complex, multifaceted problems it has ever faced -- that what is being talked about, debated about, and is at the fore-front of this conversation is not music as culture, the role ...

Police Investigating Shooting, Robbery Outside Spruill's

December 10, 2009

A story published today on STLtoday.com says St. Louis police are investigating a shooting and robbery that took place outside Spruill's Lounge early this morning. The club, located on Jefferson Ave. west of downtown, is familiar to many local jazz fans for hosting saxophonist Willie Akins' long-running Saturday matinee shows.The article written by reporter ...

Chief Sign to Domino Records Free Single "Mighty Proud"

December 9, 2009

CHIEF SIGN TO DOMINO RECORDS AND GIVE AWAY FIRST SINGLE, “MIGHTY PROUD" Chief Chief have officially signed to Domino Records, and have digitally released their first single, “Mighty Proud," on the venerated label. Also featured is the B-side “Stealing." Chief create rollicking melodic music which captures a time where storytelling was at the core of composition, ...

Apple Buys Lala

December 9, 2009

(UPDATE 2) An Apple spokesperson confirmed on Sunday that Apple has bought Lala.com. Apple is reportedly close to acquiring Lala. “Talks are very advanced." according to CNet. “One of the sources said that the sides have already agreed on terms and have only to sign a final agreement." Exactly what Apple's plans are for ...

Analysis from Around the Net on Lala + Apple

December 9, 2009

ars technica: “...for the moment, there's nothing about the purchase that seems to provide the company with any key technologies it was missing in terms of diving into markets. Until another company demonstrates that there's money to be made (or iPods to be sold) through streaming, there's no reason to think that a move of ...

Vote: Is Streaming the Future of Music?

December 9, 2009

Ross Gentile Files Suit Against Siue

December 9, 2009

The Edwardsville Intelligencer has published an article detailing a lawsuit brought by Ross Gentile, the longtime host of the “Standards in Jazz" program on WSIE (88.7 FM), against Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, which operates the radio station. The article by the Intelligencer's Steve Horrell says Gentile alleges that “for more than a decade ...

A New Way of Making Music: Artistshare Introduces New Jazz Singer Yeahwon Shin's CD Project

December 9, 2009

ArtistShare is very pleased to announce the latest fan-funded project by singer Yeahwon Shin. In this exciting new project, Yeahwon will be unfolding her musical world for listeners by fusing jazz and Brazilian music--one of those experiences include her past collaborations with legendary Brazilian artist Egberto Gismonti who had the following to say about her, “I ...

Read This Now: Musicans - Please Be Brilliant or Get out of the Way

December 6, 2009

“The future does not fit in the containers of the past." “...musicians need to drop the notion of making money from CD sales through record labels and concentrate on making money from the experiential awareness that surrounds their brand; a brand they own, no one else. The downside to this for musicians is that they need ...