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A Brief History Of Record Deals
While artists have always been responsible for music's artistic future, technology and the recording industry have always shaped how that future has been implemented. Here we look at record deals through the ages, from their inception in the late 1800s through to present day. Guest post from AWAL Artists have always shaped music’s future, and tech has ...
The Quickest Way To Improve Your Music PR
Email has established itself as the frontrunner when it comes to music PR, but the more people figure this out, the more crowded inboxes are getting, making it that much more critical that you up your email marketing game. Here we look at some some of the fastest ways you can improve what you're sending out. ...
Why Every Musician Needs A SoundCloud Account
While fewer mainstream consumers use it and artists generally don't pull in as much revenue as from other streamers, Soundcloud is still an essential tool for every musician. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 SoundCloud is the streaming service that gets no love. It’s not a big draw for music consumers, and many artists feel ...
4 Benefits To Recording, Releasing Commentary For Your Music
Sometimes it can be hard to convey everything you want about your music through the album alone- luckily this creates the perfect opportunity to release commentary, giving fans insight into your creative process while keeping them engaged in the music. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre of the Symphonic Blog Do you ever feel like you’re not ...
Lem Winchester: Lem's Beat
Vibraphonist Lem Winchester emerged at the tail end of the 1950s, recording his first leadership album in 1958. He would record only six albums under his name and about eight as a sideman. Music was a second career for Winchester. For 10 years prior to becoming a professional musician, he was a police officer in Wilmington, ...
Lorez Alexandria: Sings Pres
Lorez Alexandria was a superb singer in the Sarah Vaughan mold. Alexandria recorded more than 20 albums over a 36-year period starting in 1957. Why she isn't a household name today is beyond me. Perhaps it was the smaller labels she was on or her decision to cling to Chicago, a lesser media market, for much ...
How To Create A Great Music Markecarting Plan
While the term 'marketing' gets tossed around a lot in the music business community, it's important to take a step back and think about what that word actually means in a 2019 context. Here Angela Mastrogiacomo breaks down how marketing can be effective for you, and why it's so crucial for you to put together an ...
Building Your Dream Team: The Creative Director
In this edition of Building Your Dream Team, AWAL breaks down the who, what, when, where, and why of the creative director and why, in a world where we are increasingly saturated by words, pictures, and videos, the challenge of making an up-and-coming artist's image stand out has become harder, while simultaneously becoming ever more important. ...
When Bop Meant Business
Bebop officially emerged in 1945 when Dizzy Gillsepie recorded Be-Bop (also known as Dizzy's Fingers). The jazz press didn't start using the term until 1946 to define an entire genre of emerging music. While bop continued to develop in New York and Los Angeles, it wasn't until late 1948 and '49 that the jazz style hit ...
Then There’s This: Brecker With Holmquist And The UMO
We have been meaning to call to your attention to an instance in which–unlike, say, the trade talks between the US and China–international cooperation works beautifully. The trumpeter featured on this album is Randy Brecker, one of the leading American players of the Instrument for more than fifty years. He performs with Finland’s UMO Jazz Orchestra, ...
