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A swinging intersect of science and jazz
Scientific research and anecdotal evidence have made it clear that music can be a healing force. That intersection music and science is a two-way street. Look no further than Tampa-based jazz pianist John C. O’Leary III, who has composed music that is inspired by science. In this case, it reflects aspects of his research as neuroscientist. ...
What Is It That Makes A Song Catchy?
Sleuthing out what exactly it is that makes a song “catchy" has been a goal of songwriters since time in memoriam, and in this piece by Hunter Farris, he meshes the worlds of music theory and psychology to determine just what it is that gives some music the ability to grab at our brains and not ...
Is Music Capable Of Healing Our National Divisions?
As more artists enter the political fray, often hard-lining one side or the other, it's important to remember music's incredible ability to also bridge division and bring people and communities together. By Michael Alan Anderson. This first appeared in The Washington Post On Friday, Taylor Swift, formerly reticent about entering the political fray, released a new ...
Universal Music Vault Fire Story Could Alter Company’s Valuation
Recently a new story from the New York Times revealed that a major fire in one of Universal Studios vaults had caused the company to lose more than 100,000 of its master tapes, and as a large share of the company may be headed for the auction block, questions are being raised as to how this ...
5 Reasons You Don’t Actually Want The Record Deal Of Your Dreams
The record industry, and consequently the record deal, have seen countless transformations over the decades, and while many artists may still be eager to sign the “contract of their dreams," the reality is that these agreements can often leave the artist in a less than ideal situation Guest post by Christine Elise Occhino of Soundfly's Flypaper ...
5 Ways Fans Can Help Music Chart
Getting your music to rank on one of the Billboard charts can often be the big break that helps kick an artists career up to the next level, and if you have a single or new album headed for release, there are a few things your fans can do for you that are guaranteed to up ...
Artist’s Guide To Pandora AMP
While traditionally artists needed to use a distributor such as TuneCore or CD Baby in order to get their music on a major streaming network, more services are allowing artists to post directly on their platforms. Here, we look at one example, the Pandora AMP service. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 It used ...
Wife Upload's Husband's Snoring To Spotify, Apple Music. 30,000 Streams Later...
Fed up of her husband’s snoring, a wife who uses the name Duck Mischief turned his night time noise into an 80s movie style dramatic theme song and released it on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and other streaming services. 30,000 stream later... I got so fed up of my husband’s snoring that I turned It Into ...
How To Win Over A Lame Crowd: A Musician's Guide
The lame crowd is an inevitability for any performing artists, and while an unreceptive crowd can be more than a little discouraging, there are a few ways to deal this frustrating right of passage that can leave you coming out on top and, ultimately, maybe even win the crowd over in the end. Guest post by ...
Sofar Sounds Raises Huge Amount Of Money, But Artists Don’t See Much Of It
Sofar Sounds, a service which specializes in setting up artists with shows, particular house concerts, has had a pretty successful financial track record, putting on over 600 shows a month and bringing in an impressive amount of revenue- unfortunately, not much of that money seems to be ending up in the pockets of the actual musicians. ...
