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Vevo.TV Launches: The Return of Music Television

March 13, 2013

Guest post by Micheal Cerda (@imcerdafied) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Cerda provides an in-depth commentary on today's launch of VEVO.TV, a brand-new music video product. In the 1980s and early 1990s, music videos on television captured the imagination of a generation. New levels of music fanaticism, discovery and imagination were born. We ...

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Divine Hand Ensemble Announces Premier of "21st Century Classical Music" Documentary

February 26, 2013

Since 2010, local chamber ensemble The Divine Hand Ensemble have been demonstrating that classical music can still captivate audiences in these modern technological times. Formed and led by accomplished theremin pioneer Mano Divina, the Divine Hand Ensemble have the distinction of being the only group in the world who perform serious classical work in which the ...

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Jazz & Blues Television Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

February 6, 2013

Jazz & Blues TV, the exciting, ground-breaking new “smart” platform for live music to launch in May with high-calibre artists led by Paulette McWilliams (Jazz) and more in the Blues, Soul, RnB, Gospel, and Latin genres lined up to appear. You can support our fundraising effort at Indiegogo. Torquay, United Kingdom: Some of the greatest live ...

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The Tragic Life of Lenny Breau

February 4, 2013

Jazz guitarist Lenny Breau was born in Maine in 1941 to parents who were country music performers. According to Wikipedia, he began playing guitar at age 8 and soon became a member of his parents' band after they moved to Canada. In 1959, his father slapped him in the face for playing jazz improvisation on stage, ...

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Fundraising Campaign Launched To Support New Documentary On The NY Art Quartet

January 21, 2013

Alan Roth, filmmaker and director of the new documentary about the New York Art Quartet, has just launched a final fundraising campaign on Kickstarter to complete this feature-length documentary. The film is entitled: The Breath Courses Through Us. Roth explained: “I believe this is one of the more important documentaries on jazz musicians, especially the under-represented ...

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Do TV Show Music Placements Lead to Greater Artist Awareness?

January 11, 2013

By Liv Buli, Resident Data Journalist for Next Big Sound. You've just tuned in to your favorite television show, be it Gossip Girls, Grey's Anatomy, or Glee, and are enthralled by familiar characters and gripping plot, but how often do you take note of the songs that score these scenes? In the right instance, television syncs ...

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5 Holiday Movies of Yore

December 25, 2012

Once upon a time in the 1940s, holiday films had a purpose—to make you feel good. Most had engaging love stories, they appealed to adults and they warmed your spirits. Here are five of my favorites... It Happened in Sun Valley (1941)... Christmas in Connecticut (1945)... The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)... ...

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NCIS: Los Angeles Heats Up On Tuesday With Basinet's Santa Baby

December 19, 2012

A modern Christmas classic, Santa Baby by Cynthia Basinet's is headed to one of the hottest shows on TV. On Tuesday the 18th, the 10th episode of season four, entitled “Free Ride” will air, and the sultry and smooth voice of Basinet will be bringing holiday cheer to the cast as well as millions of viewers. ...

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Cinema Documentary About Maja Ratkje Seeking Support

November 28, 2012

"Voice - Sculpting Sound with Maja S K Ratkje" is a cinematic feature documentary about the charismatic Norwegian composer, performer, innovator, multimedia artist and cult figure in various music genres, who also speaks up regularly about environmental issues. “Voice" is not only the portrait of a singular musician and artist, but the film will explore and ...

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Legendary Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock Performance Set For Global Theatrical Release From November 26, 2012

November 12, 2012

London, UK – In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's Birth, for the first time ever, see Jimi Hendrix’s unforgettable August 1969 Woodstock concert in select cinemas globally. This special edition theatrical presentation, under the auspices of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C. has been carefully reassembled from the extensive archive of film footage helmed by Academy ...