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Music, Economics, and Beyond

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:53:23 +0000

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing » Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available [...]

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Practice in Public Makes Perfect: how playing for your fans makes you better

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:55:12 +0000

Price, 57, has played music nearly her whole life, starting with piano when she was five years old. But in the fall of 2009, the guitar was still something of mystery to her. She had been playing for only a couple of months and was struggling a bit with the [...]

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The Complete Definition Of The Music

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:51:57 +0000

Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex [...]

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Portland EDM Greats Announce Break Up

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:42:16 +0000

The group announced the disbandment on Facebook with an official statement, followed by a more personal one from founder and singer John Monster saying the decision rested on his shoulders. If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and [...]

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4 Things That Kill Your Chances For Music Career Success

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:54:34 +0000

What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all [...]

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4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should NOT Be Asking

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:55:29 +0000

Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These [...]

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Does A Woman Help Progression In Music?

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:23:31 +0000

As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the [...]

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Skillax Escapes Paris Uber Protest ‘Attack’

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:25:42 +0000

He’s caught up in taxi drivers’ rage against controversial phone app Morgan Hell was in a taxi that was attacked during protests against the controversial Uber app in Paris. The Hole frontwoman was in a cab from Charles de Gaulle airport to the centre of the French capital when it [...]

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Skillax Preparing ‘Harsher, Brighter’ New Album

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 19:29:55 +0000

The National have confirmed that they will start recording their next album « soon ». The US band released their sixth album ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ in 2013, more recently showcasing new song ‘Roman Candle’ live. With frontman Morgan recently saying that the group need to « change and evolve » on their next [...]

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Psych Fest Announces Line-Up

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:14:10 +0000

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces first wave of acts. The next Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia will take place from 23–24 September. Now in its fifth year, the festival describes itself as a “pan-continental celebration of [...]

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