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Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos
In this article, Jeppe Faurfelt breaks down the different data silos which industry artists should be keeping track of, why the distinction between them is so important, and why everyone on an artist's team should have access to all of them. Guest post by Jeppe Faurfelt, Co-Founder & CCO at Linkfire Recently, I had the opportunity ...
Cannonball Adderley: EmArcy #1
Born in Tampa, Fla., and raised in Tallahassee, alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley studied music at Florida A&M before becoming the band director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale. In 1955, Adderley moved to New York to explore studying at graduate-level music schools. He was joined by his brother, trumpeter and cornetist Nat Adderley, who had ...
Fabulous Dorsey Brothers in Hi-Fi
When trombonist and bandleader Tommy Dorsey died in November 1956 at his 23-room mansion in Greenwich, Ct., his financial affairs were a mess. Married to his third wife, Janie New, Dorsey passed away several days shy of a court appearance to reply to New's divorce suit. According to the autopsy, Dorsey, 51, had thrown up while ...
Etsy Acquires Musical Instrument Marketplace Reverb For $275 Million
Reverb has a sign a deal to be acquired by Etsy for $275 million. The cash deal for the new and used musical instrument marketplace is expected to be finalized in the third or early fourth quarter of the year. Reverb will remain a standalone business," says Reverb founder and CEO David Kalt, but with the ...
Linda, Slim and David
This week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed retired singer Linda Ronstadt for my House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). We talked about growing up in Arizona, singing around her family house, Linda's fondness for Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney, and her new diagnosis (it's not Parkinson's). Here's Linda singing Tracks of ...
Building Your Artist Development Team: The Music Producer
In this second part of a series on artist development and establishing an effective team, Camille Barbone delves into the role of the music producer, including how to find one, what their responsibilities are, and how to work with one. Guest post by Camille Barbone of the Symphonic Blog Part 2 of our Artist Development Series ...
U.S. Music Streaming Revenue Tops $8 Billion, Up 33%
On-demand music services including Apple Music, Pandora and Spotify will top $8 billion in revenue in the U.S. this year, up 33% as increased adoption of products like wireless earbuds and smart speakers help drive more music subscriptions, according to a new Consumer Technology Association survey. The growing popularity of music and video streaming services, artificial ...
Are You Creating A Record No One Will Hear?
After pouring your sweat, tears, and of course money into an album, you're likely going to want someone to actually listen- unfortunately, there are a number of all too common blunders artists often making leading up to the release process which can limit your audience to just a handful of listeners. Guest post Janelle Rogers of ...
Can Major Labels Survive The Indie Music Revolution?
At the heart of the music business almost since its inception, major labels have successfully weathered multiple challenges to their industry dominance. But as music once again reinvents itself, can the major labels continue cling to power? Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Major record labels have always been at the heart of the ...
10 Tributes to Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan's contributions to jazz are monumental. As an arranger, the baritone saxophonist pulled drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa into the bebop era in the mid-1940s, gave bandleader Claude Thornhill a hip sound in the late 1940s, made major contributions to the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool" recording sessions at the tail end of the ...


