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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, ...
UK Musicians Speak Out On Brexit
UK trade association The Incorporated Society of Musicians has released a new report that chronicles how Brexit, the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, will impact the music industry. According to the report, 50% of musicians surveyed by the study reported that their future work, mobility and visas, transportation of instruments and equipment, and ...
Game Of Thrones Breaks Shazam Record
Proper placement in a show has long played a major role in boosting a song's profile, as recently evidenced by the Apple-owned music identification app Shazam, which busted through its previous record after the song “Jenny of Oldstones" was played over the credits of Game Of Thrones' most recent episode. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of ...
DIY Musicians Now Earn More Than $2 Billion A Year
DIY musicians now in earn more than $2 billion a year from recorded music, music publishing income, live performance fees, merchandise sales and other income Music industry analysts MIDiA recently estimated that DIY and self releasing artists earned $643 million in recorded music revenue in 2018. In a new Rolling Stone piece, MBW's Tim Ingram looked ...
Highlights From ASCAP Expo 2019
ASCAP began its 2019 “I Create Music" Expo with the announcement that total revenues for 2018 topped $1.227 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. $1.109 billion in royalties were paid to member songwriters, composers and publishers, up 10% year-over-year. Highlights Atlanta power players including producer Don Cannon (2 Chainz, Lil Uzi Vert, Jeezy), ...
Building Your Dream Team: The Music Publisher
In this edition of Building Your Dream Team, AWAL breaks down the who, what, when, where, and why of the music industry's matchmaking money hunter, the publisher. Here we look at the important role they play in gathering artist revenue, and how why they've taken center stage in the legally complex streaming era. Guest post from ...
Stephans, Liebman, Copland, Gress's Quartette Oblique on Sunnyside
Stephans, Liebman, Copland, Gress: Quartette Oblique (Sunnyside) Attempting the impossible, Rifftides once again tries to catch up. We all know that is impossible because record companies refuse to accept that jazz is dead; they keep releasing new music. It took too long for me to mention this superb quartet album, which has been out for a ...
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