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Updating a classic format
Trumpeter Dan Miller and tenor saxophonist Lew Del Gatto usually perform in a quartet format at their weekly Thursday night gigs at The Barrel Room at Twisted Vine Bistro in downtown Fort Myers, FL. But the bandstand was a bit more crowded on Thursday, February 28. Delightfully so. Besides regular drummer Tony Vigilante and St. Petersburg ...
Owning Music Is Important - Vinyl Can Help
With the rise of the digital age, music has ceased to become something we own as much as something we rent. One format, once thought of as obsolete, is shifting this new balance, however. Here we look at why ownership of music is still important, and how vinyl is making it relevant again. Guest post by ...
Two Trumpets, No Waiting
Los Angeles-based trumpeter Chuck Findley was the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra’s special guest on Wednesday, February 27 as part of the sextet’s 2018-19 concert series. Amid all of the polished playing and musical firepower, he and trumpeter Dan Miller quickly turned the evening into a mutual admiration event at ARTIS-Naples' Daniels Pavilion. That feeling was most ...
This May Not End Well... Top UMG Top Suitors Are A Streaming Service and A Private Equity Firm
If history is any guide, this may not end well... The two top suitors eyeing a $20- $25 billion bid for a 50% stake in Universal Music Group are US investment firm KKR and China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group. The news comes as UMG parent Vivendi interviews firms to handle the sale. “Sell-side banks are expected ...
Gracenote Partners With Muzooka For Photos, Artist Assets
Gracenote is now using Muzooka's unified artist asset management platform to help deliver the latest photos and more. Gracenote is a leading provider of music metadata to many top music platforms and electronics devices. With the Muzooka partnership, when an artist or manager updates a photo on the Muzooka platform, that photo will be made available ...
Departures: Andre Previn And Ira Gitler
This week, music lost two venerable and influential figures. Andre Previn, who distinguished himself as a performer and composer in a wide range of styles and genres, died on Thursday at his home in New York City. He was 89. A gifted pianist whose work as a film composer and orchestrator began before he left high ...
Why Word-Of-Mouth Is Key To Live Music, How To Earn It
Despite all the changes the world of music marketing has undergone (technologically and otherwise) word-of-mouth remains the most effective method of selling tickets. So how do you, as an artist, harness the power of such an elusive form of marketing? Guest post by Chris Zaldua of Eventbrite It’s no secret: In the music business, word-of-mouth marketing ...
Before Miles Ahead + 19
One of Miles Davis's finest albums is Miles Ahead: Miles Davis +19, an orchestral jazz recording arranged and conducted by Gil Evans in May and August 1957. In many ways, the LP was jazz's first concept album. The music unfolds like a story and can only be heard from start to finish. As gentle and as ...
Most Artists Don't Understand Their Record Deal, Do You?
Musicians need to understand the contracts they sign and their implications, but most don't. Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast by manager and educator Mark Tavern to explore why that is and what to do about. Signing a record deal is a major accomplishment. As an artist, having company ...
Thriving After 15 Years: 6 Keys To Independent Music Success
Success as a DIY artist has never been easy to find, and for most artists, their rags to riches story typically comes down a little heavier on the rags. Still, as independent artist Yael Meyer here illustrates in these six best practices, independent music success is achievable. By Yael Meyer from CD Baby's DIY Musician blog ...
