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Metadata For Musicians: What It Is, Why It’s So Vital
Given its critical role in providing info that impacts how your music is stored, sorted, and identified, if your metadata isn't in order, your music simply isn't ready for public release. Here we break down exactly what metadata is, and why need to get it in order before dropping new music. Guest post from LANDR The ...
Stanley Clarke: Halston
Jazz and the movies have a long history. Many silent films were accompanied by live ragtime, and jazz was performed in movies or was a mainstay of movie storylines for decades once talkies emerged in 1929. Movie scores by jazz artists is a different matter. That started in the late 1950s with I Want to Live ...
History of the Jazz Piano
The history of the jazz piano starts in 1899. By my count, 20 pianists changed the direction of jazz over the course of 75 years. Here are 20 sample tracks in chronological order of those pianists. Listen for how the the piano evolves over time—the right hand, the left hand, the feel and the bounce Here's ...
Collect All The Revenue Your Recorded Music Can Earn: Pt. II
In this second part of a series on how to collect all the revenue you're owed from your music, we shift gears to look at the income which can be earned from acting as a label, publisher, and producer, three different roles that, as an independent artist, you may very well be handling yourself. Guest post ...
Collect All The Revenue Your Recorded Music Can Earn: Pt. I
For a long time, many traditional music industry revenue sources were closed off to the independent artists, but these channels are starting to open up, providing some exciting new income sources for the DIY artists out there- as long as you know how to get them. Guest post by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehanof the Disc ...
Mastering Your Merch: Music Merchandise Basics
If you want to have a sustainable career as a touring musician, getting your merch game right is essential. When done right, selling merch puts cash in your pocket, and gives your fans the opportunity to help market your image to the world. So how do you maximize your true merch potential? Guest post by Vanessa ...
800+ Artists Lost Tapes In Universal Fire [NY Times]
The New York Times has published a list of over 700 more artists believed to have lost their masters in the 2008 fire that swept the backlot of Universal Studios in Hollywood. This follows an existing tally of more than 100 artists named in an investigation earlier this month. The new list, which journalist Jody Rosen ...
Amoeba Music Forced To Move Iconic LA Store
The LA City Council has approved zoning changes that clear the way for the demolition of Amoeba Music's distinctive Los Angeles outlet. According to the LA Times, the vote facilitates the development of a new, 26-story building at the site of the current Amoeba Music store, located at the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga boulevards. The ...
10 Little-Known Maiden Voyages
In January 1965, jazz pianist Herbie Hancock received a call from a Hollywood jingle agency. Its client, Yardley, needed background music for a TV commercial and wanted a trio playing something jazzy, since the men’s fragrance ad took place in a sophisticated club. But instead of writing straight-ahead jazz, Mr. Hancock arranged a catchy rhythmic line ...
Building Your Artist Development Team
Choosing which people you want on your team to help you make it the music industry is one of the most important decisions an artist can make, and choosing incorrectly can not only slow you progress, but seriously derail an otherwise promising career. Guest post by Camille Barbone of the Symphonic Blog Part 1 of our ...
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