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Saturday, May 28, 2011
YouTube - Sean Hayes - "Powerful Stuff"
What is it about this guys voice that is so delicious? YouTube - Sean Hayes - "Powerful Stuff"
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Americana Radio: Mary Beth Cross "Before I Go" - Stream/Download
This is a CD worth grabbing of folk music from around the world reproduced by Mary Beth Cross, a fine folk singer in her own right. I find it feminine and complex - cool stuff Gmail - Americana Radio: Mary Beth Cross "Before I Go" - Stream/Download - radiomavens@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
NIXA Country (40)
Awesome radio station playing Country and supporting Independent Artists!!! NIXA Country (40)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
JAZZRADIO.com - About JazzRadio
If you like Jazz music you're probably going to like this online station....JAZZRADIO.com - About JazzRadio
Thursday, May 12, 2011
YouTube Launches Top 100 Chart for Music
YouTube says: The YouTube 100 measures song traffic across official music videos, user-uploaded videos and viral debuts, and uses this data to provide a holistic view of song popularity. The new chart is published weekly, and shines a new light on the YouTube community’s engagement and creativity.
The YouTube music chart is located on the YouTube Music page. Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and other pop stars fill out most of the list, but there is defiantly some classic YouTube oddities such as “Darth Vader vs Hitler. Epic Rap Battles of History 2” that made the list.
Do you think this is good for indie artists or just another way to promote mainstream music?"
My answer to that is this...
There are several sites I have seen that are combining “Mainstream” and “Indie” numbers in charts etc. The problem with this is it’s like comparing AAA baseball attendance with Pro ball playoff ticket sales – they have nothing in common. Charts should be indicators of the strengths and weaknesses of “like” competitors. You wouldn’t put a welterweight boxer in a ring with a heavy weight boxer and expect a fair fight. The problem is we don’t have a way of honestly measuring one artist against another in order to more fairly categorize them yet. What determines the difference between an Indie, a Major Indie and a Major artist? When we come up with that answer we will have created a more fair charting system that all artists will appreciate.
The YouTube music chart is located on the YouTube Music page. Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and other pop stars fill out most of the list, but there is defiantly some classic YouTube oddities such as “Darth Vader vs Hitler. Epic Rap Battles of History 2” that made the list.
Do you think this is good for indie artists or just another way to promote mainstream music?"
My answer to that is this...
There are several sites I have seen that are combining “Mainstream” and “Indie” numbers in charts etc. The problem with this is it’s like comparing AAA baseball attendance with Pro ball playoff ticket sales – they have nothing in common. Charts should be indicators of the strengths and weaknesses of “like” competitors. You wouldn’t put a welterweight boxer in a ring with a heavy weight boxer and expect a fair fight. The problem is we don’t have a way of honestly measuring one artist against another in order to more fairly categorize them yet. What determines the difference between an Indie, a Major Indie and a Major artist? When we come up with that answer we will have created a more fair charting system that all artists will appreciate.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tennesse Back Roads
I took a wonderful drive today from Downtown Nashville to East Franklin and took some back roads to get there. I was so amazed at how beautiful the farm/ranch land is 'round these parts and how many hidden treasures there are just a short drive from the city. I had to go through 2 one-lane tunnels to get to where I was going and realized it had been a long time since I had slowed down long enough to even contemplate the way time can stand still in some parts of Tennessee. After that wonderful drive I had the fantastic pleasure of spending the afternoon with Chas Sandford and his lovely girlfriend Ashley. We worked out a few ideas for promoting his new album, "Wag More, Bark Less" and then I took the amazing drive back home. What a treat and what an amazing talent - what a lovely day and what a fool I am for not getting out into the country more often.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
I needed to hear this again today so I thought I would reshare it:
"LOVE recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls ---to arrive at its destination, full of hope." Don't ya just love Maya Angelou !!!!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
The New Music Industry is Not Coming: BY: Author Taurean Casey
We can all stop waiting for the “new music industry” to arrive. The new music industry is not coming, it is here already. The only thing that will change is change. New models reshaping the way music is marketed and distributed will continue to change the landscape, and there will be many. Right now we have an emergence of abundance within the music industry. There are countless new artists emerging and the same goes for the ways of consuming those artists. This will not change; the emergence will continue to evolve as humans will continue to evolve. With that being said, there will be a shaping and weeding out process. The shaping and weeding out process will define which artists and which models work best for you individually, the consumer. The process of definition for the music consumer will cross all boundaries including race, gender, and age. I would like to include money, but I can’t help but to imagine the rich kid who only wants to see their favorite artist live, so they pay for live shows whenever they decide to.
The music industry of yesterday consisted of great control. If one could just control the few available key aspects, they could and have controlled the market. Distribution in the days of music consumption yesterday consisted of record stores. This is something that I am very fond of, as I remember being a kid working in my grandfather’s record store in Northern New Jersey. I remember the days of going to one-stops in Brooklyn early Saturday mornings and rushing back to New Jersey to make it in time for opening. The distribution dollars still led back to the same few places. Huge media conglomerates controlled distribution channels and consumption channels through radio, tv, and later on portable devices. This took MAJOR funding. It was unthinkable to go against these conglomerates in this state of the music industry. The costs of producing, distributing, and marketing a record were extremely expensive. Even if you had the funding to produce a record, marketing and distribution channels were still tied up with the large media conglomerates.
With the emergence of new music technology, the scope has broadened on all levels. Technology has made way for new opportunities, thus creating new models. The internet has eliminated a lot of past costs within the music industry; this goes for the way music is recorded, the format of music, the marketing, and especially the distribution outlets. New models have taken away the control aspect. A child can be born, grow up developing their musical talent, gather people who can assist in the process, record an album, market that album, distribute that album, get paid, and repeat the process over and over without ever dealing with a record label for their entire career. And that’s just the basic capability of an artist operating in today’s music industry.
Right now we are looking at three entities that are battling in the “Who’s Going to Shape the Music Industry Showdown.” None of these entities are record labels; in fact they are all technology companies. They are Apple, Amazon, and Google. Does this spell doom for major record labels, I doubt it, but who knows? That’s the beauty of the current state of the music industry. It is imploded with an unforeseen greatness of potential. In the coming days, we will see artists partner with entities that we never would have imagined, in fact it’s happening now! Incredibly amazing talents that we never would have heard of in the days of yesterday now have a shot. Sure there will be lesser talents also with opportunities, but if you don’t want to listen to them DON’T. You now have that power in today’s world. The control of the experience has returned to the user, where it should have and always be. So has the music industry changed from what we once known? YES, and it will continue to change, but you will hold the reigns. Follow the technology at your own discretion. The new music industry is here, and from the looks of it, the new music industry will always be here.
The music industry of yesterday consisted of great control. If one could just control the few available key aspects, they could and have controlled the market. Distribution in the days of music consumption yesterday consisted of record stores. This is something that I am very fond of, as I remember being a kid working in my grandfather’s record store in Northern New Jersey. I remember the days of going to one-stops in Brooklyn early Saturday mornings and rushing back to New Jersey to make it in time for opening. The distribution dollars still led back to the same few places. Huge media conglomerates controlled distribution channels and consumption channels through radio, tv, and later on portable devices. This took MAJOR funding. It was unthinkable to go against these conglomerates in this state of the music industry. The costs of producing, distributing, and marketing a record were extremely expensive. Even if you had the funding to produce a record, marketing and distribution channels were still tied up with the large media conglomerates.
With the emergence of new music technology, the scope has broadened on all levels. Technology has made way for new opportunities, thus creating new models. The internet has eliminated a lot of past costs within the music industry; this goes for the way music is recorded, the format of music, the marketing, and especially the distribution outlets. New models have taken away the control aspect. A child can be born, grow up developing their musical talent, gather people who can assist in the process, record an album, market that album, distribute that album, get paid, and repeat the process over and over without ever dealing with a record label for their entire career. And that’s just the basic capability of an artist operating in today’s music industry.
Right now we are looking at three entities that are battling in the “Who’s Going to Shape the Music Industry Showdown.” None of these entities are record labels; in fact they are all technology companies. They are Apple, Amazon, and Google. Does this spell doom for major record labels, I doubt it, but who knows? That’s the beauty of the current state of the music industry. It is imploded with an unforeseen greatness of potential. In the coming days, we will see artists partner with entities that we never would have imagined, in fact it’s happening now! Incredibly amazing talents that we never would have heard of in the days of yesterday now have a shot. Sure there will be lesser talents also with opportunities, but if you don’t want to listen to them DON’T. You now have that power in today’s world. The control of the experience has returned to the user, where it should have and always be. So has the music industry changed from what we once known? YES, and it will continue to change, but you will hold the reigns. Follow the technology at your own discretion. The new music industry is here, and from the looks of it, the new music industry will always be here.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
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