Results for "Music Industry"

Interesting Developments at J@LC

November 20, 2009

Remember the halcyon days when to be considered a university, you had to have six or seven accredited colleges as well as graduate and professional divisions? In our society's more recent cavalier and clever language-mashing, it seems anything goes.It started with Hamburger University, then Dunkin' Donuts University and probably thousands' more corporate training initiatives ...

What is SoundExchange?

November 19, 2009

The Band is Not the Brand

November 19, 2009

This guest post is by Scott Perry. With his free email newsletter and web site, the New Music Tipsheet,keeps the industry informed of new releases as well as commenting on trends and sharing industry news. Scott Band as brand. Band as brand. Band as brand. Simply put, the most overused, misunderstood phrase by the entire music ...

Is It Possible for a Band to Sell out Anymore?

November 18, 2009

"While we might be irked that our favorite band has sold a song to VW or McDonald's, we can instantly decontextualize and remove that song from its annoying commercial counterpart. When we don't buy full albums anyway, when we don't care about album sequence (which is all about intention) or look at the band's artwork or ...

Beck, Wilco, Feist Do Skip Spence's Oar

November 18, 2009

Beck, Wilco & Feist Do Skip Spence's Oar As part of Beck's Record Club project, Wilco, Feist and others joined forces to work on Skip Spence's Oar. Check out the video and what Beck had to say on his website for more: We're 5 months into the Record Club project now, and it's time for our ...

Molitz, Freekbass and Logic Form New Band, You Can Name It!

November 18, 2009

New Project from Freekbass, DJ Logic and Steve Molitz Steve Molitz DJ Logic, keyboardist Steve Molitz (Particle, Phil Lesh & Friends), and Freekbass are putting together a project to tour late winter/early spring 2010. They initially got together onstage for a jam during DJ Logic's set at the Church of Universal Love and Music in Pennsylvania ...

The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight "Chops It up" with Grammy Nominated Music Producer/Composer/Arranger Derek Nakamoto

November 16, 2009

Minneapolis, MN -- One of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven radio platforms to hear some of Billboard's chart topping music producers, composers, arrangers and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, music instruments, their craft, state of the art recording equipment and upcoming projects is The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight. Music ...

Michael Feinstein to Lead Jazz at Lincoln Center Series

November 16, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center is bringing classic American popular song into its fold with the appointment of the singer and pianist Michael Feinstein as director of its new popular music series. Mr. Feinstein will create three programs as well as a family event, all focusing on the relationship between jazz and songwriting, for the spring of ...

Singer, Producer and Writer Dorian Holley Joins Los Angeles Music Academy

November 15, 2009

Singer, Producer and Writer Dorian Holley Joins Los Angeles Music Academy American Idol Vocal Coach, Michael Jackson Vocal Director Excited To Join Staff; Announces Three Day Art of the Audition Public Workshop January 29-31, 2010 Pasadena, CA LA Music Academy College of Music announced today that Dorian Holley is joining the college's staff, effective immediately, and ...

7 Easy Steps to Ruin Your Career in Music

November 14, 2009

The always right on Bob Baker has made a career out of helping musicians, and on the Bruce Warila curated group blog Music Think Tank, Bob unleashes one of his most poignant set of recommendations ever: How to RUIN Your Music Career in 7 EasySteps. Give Away Your Personal Power Turn Marketing, Promotion ...