Music Industry Events and Arts Related Event News
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — In November 2011, the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed April 30 as International Jazz Day. In celebration of the inaugural Jazz Day, a series of star-studded concerts headlined by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock will be held in Paris, New [...]
by Christopher Laird Simmons
SANTA MONICA, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Singer-songwriter, Gregory Alan Isakov, will share his lyrical hit, “3am,” featured on the hit series “Brothers and Sisters,” at a special fundraiser and awards event, for the environmental education nonprofit Grades of Green. The annual awards and green [...]
by Christopher Laird Simmons
MELVILLE, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Korg USA and the USC Thornton School of Music opened their 2012 Artist Series with a clinic featuring popular Musical Director and multi-instrumentalist, Adam Blackstone (Eminem, Janet Jackson, Drake, Maroon 5). Supporting the next generation of music makers, these artist events give USC music students ‘front row’ access to today’s influential music makers.
by Christopher Laird Simmons
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP today announced additions to the 2012 ASCAP EXPO 12 line-up, headed to the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, April 19-21, 2012. As the 7th Annual ASCAP I Create Music EXPO draws near, the confirmed panelist list has grown to [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
SANTA MONICA, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Coming to Santa Monica, California on Sunday March 25, 2012, The Art of Music presents “Sounds like Music.” Art of Music is a groundbreaking series presenting “criminally overlooked specialty music for film, TV, video game and other media.” [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the non-profit organization American Voices, is pleased to announce the ensembles selected for the 2012-2013 season of American Music Abroad. Twelve American musical groups chosen [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — NARIP (National Association of Record Industry Professionals) president Tess Taylor leads a delegation of creative music executives from New York to London this week for meetings to create new opportunities for music whose uses contribute to the national economies [...]
by David Kronemyer
Music Industry Newswire COLUMN: For immediate dispatch from the wild and wooly frontier south of Disneyland – after a decade of resisting the blandishments and imprecations of colleagues I finally re-attended this year’s NAMM convention (Jan. 19-22, 2012). NAMM of course stands for the National [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
ANAHEIM, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Voices.com steps up to the microphone as a Premier sponsor of VOICE 2012, a conference for voice actors to be held June 13-16 at The Happiest Place on Earth(R) – The Disneyland(R) Hotel and Resort in Anaheim, California. Stephanie Ciccarelli, Co-founder of Voices, served as a panelist at VOICE 2010, on a panel devoted to business and service providers.
by Jesse JJ Jame
PORTLAND, Ore. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Following the success of similar events in recent years, key manufacturers including Lab.gruppen, Peavey Commercial Audio, Bosch Communications Systems, Yamaha Commercial Audio, Audinate and ASL, will be hosting an all day event on Tuesday 31 January at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam.
by Jesse JJ Jame
LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sample Magic has announced the full line-up for the first ever London Electronic Music Event (LEME 2012), with appearances from Ben Watt, Toolroom Records, Dom Betmead (The Nextmen), SoundCloud, Hal Ritson (Dizzee Rascal), DJ Magazine and more.
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Bringing musicians from around the world to communities across America, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced OneBeat this week, an initiative that will bring up to 50 international musicians between the ages of 19-35 to the United States for a month-long exchange.
by Jesse JJ Jame
SEATTLE, Wash. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Using Kickstarter a popular fan and crowd funding site, Loren Weisman is raising the funds from fans for a 15 City Speaking Tour over the period of a month in the spring of 2012.
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — American Voices, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is now accepting ensemble applications for the American Music Abroad 2012-2013 touring season.
by Jesse JJ Jame
PORTLAND, Ore. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audinate will be a co-sponsor at this year’s Audio Engineering Society’s 44th International Conference on Audio Networking. Audinate is the creator of Dante, the leading audio over IP media networking solution for the Pro Audio/Visual (A/V) industry.
by Jesse JJ Jame
LONDON, U.K. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) president Tess Taylor leads a music delegation from Hollywood to London this week for meetings to protect intellectual property (I.P.), preserve creativity, and create new opportunities for musicians and music, whose uses contribute to the national economies of the U.S., the U.K. and world culture.
by Jesse JJ Jame
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Throughout Moogfest weekend (October 28-30), The Bob Moog Foundation will provide a hub for Moog history and education at the festival’s Moogaplex, located in the heart of downtown Asheville in the Haywood Park Hotel. In addition to hosting panels [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today the 2011 late fall tour schedule for The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Using music and culture as diplomatic [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
DENVER, Colo. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Singer/author Dee Dee Phelps is now performing in Doo Wop Shows nationally. “Dick and Dee Dee” will appear at the Denver Paramount Theatre as part of the Ultimate Doo Wop Show on October 29, 2011 at 8 p.m. Also [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Songwriters Hall of Fame, in association with the GRAMMY Museum, will be presenting a Songwriting Legends-in-the-Round event at the Museum’s Clive Davis Theater. Before an intimate audience of 200, hear a stellar gathering of Songwriters Hall of [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — A raffle to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation begins today. Two lucky winners will each receive the new impOSCar2 Controller from Touch Digital Controllers and an entire suite of five virtual instruments from GForce software—a prize package valued at [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
HONOLULU, Hawaii /Music Industry Newswire/ — An opportunity to play a three-song set at the Kona Music Festival in Hawaii is just one of the prizes awaiting the winner of the 2011 Goodnight Kiss Music and Song Competition which is now accepting entries. The Goodnight [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
CARLSBAD, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Museum of Making Music and The Bob Moog Foundation announce the joint auction of a Moog Little Phatty Stage II analog synthesizer, signed by jazz fusion legends Herbie Hancock and George Duke. The auction, which benefits both organizations, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today the 2011 fall tour schedule for The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Using music and culture as diplomatic tools [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
ORLANDO, Fla. /Music Industry Newswire/ — EVENT — Naomi and Wynonna Judd (“The Judds”) will soon take their final bow on The “Last Encore Tour,” as headliners for The Grand Oaks Festival in Florida, Saturday, October 15. The concert will benefit the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
HOUSTON, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — Houston-based teen rapper Baby Jay has been invited for a second time to perform at Fort Hood for their “Teen Back to School Bash & Carnival,” Roland Entertainment announced this week. Baby Jay has been creating a new movement [...]
by Christopher Laird Simmons
Nashville, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will stage its 49th Annual Country Music Awards on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland. The invitation-only event will honor the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — EVENT — Time to get out of the man cave: Max Jacques Entertainment announces Fight Night returns to the Playboy Mansion on August 27, 2011 as sexy “Girl Next Door” Bridget Marquardt hosts a world-class combat and concert [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — On July 29, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Grammy Award-winning musician and producer will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton highlighted the importance of educational and cultural ties between the United [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — EVENT — What if you could live forever? Transcendent Man: A Conversation about the Future with Ray Kurzweil, LIVE from Lincoln Center in New York City on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WEED, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — EVENT — The official talent lineup for the 1st annual 4&20 Blackbird Music Festival was announced today with headliners One-Eyed Doll, Merle Jagger, Air Dubai, Domeshots, Invisible Animals, Haunted by Heroes and State Line Empire. Scheduled for the last [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Los Angeles Music Network (www.lamn.com) is pleased to announce the artists selected to perform at LAMN Jam Music Contest preliminary rounds. Urban Artists: Sofia Maria, Malik The Freq, Verbs, Andre Delano, Major Myjah. Rock Artists: The Mowglis, Purple [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Hello Music today announced its partnership with the Thomas Lang Drumming Boot Camps as part of the launch of an exclusive Master Series that will provide its expansive membership-based, independent artist community with the opportunity to get one-on-one [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Recognizing the important role of music supervisors in the new realities of today’s music business, the California Copyright Conference will present “An Evening with the Guild of Music Supervisors” on the night of Tuesday, May 24 in Sherman [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
MIAMI, Fla. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Miami-based Top 10 national AC radio charting artist, SJ, will pre-release his freshman commercial LP, “Coffee,” on May 31, 2011, following exclusive fan events at SoHo House (May 11, New York) and Van Dyke Cafe (May 24, Miami). “Coffee” [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Los Angeles Music Network (LAMN) announced this week a new sponsor of its upcoming ROCK and URBAN LAMN Jam Music Contests (“LAMN Jams”) launching June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R), [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Fans of legendary musician David Bowie can now own a rare artwork by the iconoclast via online art gallery 20×200.com. In support of Housing Works Thrift Shop’s “Design on a Dime” fundraising event, the pioneering art e-commerce site [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today the 2011 spring tour schedule for The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Using music and culture as diplomatic [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
Risskov, Denmark /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audio is precious and deserves to be reproduced respectfully. In early June, some of the most respected audio authorities – including George Massenburg and Bob Katz – gather in Rome, Italy, to share their thoughts and experiences regarding mixing, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Every day brings news affecting the rights of songwriters, music publishers, and holders of intellectual property. This has led the California Copyright Conference (CCC) to present an evening exploring “Music Rights from a Global Perspective” on Wednesday, April [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
Salvador, Bahia /Music Industry Newswire/ — From the 5th to 8th of March, Bahia will not be only the capital of the axe music, but will be also the capital of Rock’n’Roll. ACCRBA, a leading Brazilian-based non-profit association established 1994, announces the launch of the [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Exploring the monetary and creative marriage of corporate brands with music and the movies, the California Copyright Conference will present a panel called “Brand Slam!” on the evening of March 8 in Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles). Major artists [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WASHINGTON, D.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, announced today the 10 ensembles selected to tour with 2011-2012 season of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. Selected from [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) and The California Copyright Conference (CCC) are joining forces to co-host a special event on February 22, 2011 at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, California. This groundbreaking event is being [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Eric Palmquist, board member of the California Copyright Conference, has released a list of topics to be covered at the CCC presentation, “Music En Espanol,” which will take place the evening of February 8 in Sherman Oaks (Los [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ARTURIA announces the upcoming release of its third and most sophisticated keyboard in the Analog Experience Series: Analog Experience THE LABORATORY. The new Analog Experience THE LABORATORY is a professional-grade MIDI keyboard combined with the powerful Analog [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — SPARK is a complete drum solution made of a software application and a dedicated hardware controller. Combining the power of analog synthesis, physical modelling and samples, through the intuitive workflow of a hardware drum machine, Spark is [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Dave Smith Instruments today introduced Tempest, a new analog drum machine, at the 2011 NAMM Show. Tempest is a collaboration between Smith and longtime friend and fellow instrument designer Roger Linn. Though they’ve consulted with each other [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Next-Generation Workstation for Live, Production, and Sound Design: The KRONOS Music Workstation is the single instrument designed for live performing musicians; for artists creating in a studio or computer-based production environment; and for musicians and sound [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — TASCAM’s CD-200iB adds balanced outputs to the best-selling Compact Disc player with integrated dock for Apple’s iPod® music players. The CD-200iB contains one of TASCAM’s best CD-player transports, capable of ±14% pitch control, CD text display, shock-proof [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — TASCAM has updated their best-selling line of single-rackspace CD players with the CD-500 and CD-500B. The new slot-loading players include new features such as flash start with a front-panel 10-key pad, WAV file playback, front-panel lockout, a [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — TASCAM, an industry leader in digital interfaces, has launched two stylish, lightweight, units perfectly suited for mobile musicians and home recording enthusiasts: the US-200 and US-600 USB 2.0 Audio/MIDI Interfaces. Each has a MIDI input and output, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — TASCAM, the company that invented home recording, is back with the new DP-03 8-track Digital Portastudio. The DP-03 records two tracks at a time at CD quality to affordable SD/SDHC cards, using XLR microphone preamps or a [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — TASCAM and Antares Audio Technologies have collaborated to create the TA-1VP Vocal Processor, a single-rackspace processor for live performance, house of worship or studio use. The TA-1VP uses the new Evo version of Antares’ world-famous Auto-Tune processing [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — SynthStation49 is the most advanced, intuitive music controller designed specifically for use with the iPad and the first true iPad performance tool for musicians. Working seamlessly with Akai Professional’s heralded SynthStation software, SynthStation49 provides unparalleled music creation [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announce their new hybrid reference monitors and USB audio interface system, RPM3. Akai Pro will unveil RPM3 at booth #6400 of the 2011 NAMM Show from January 13-16, Anaheim, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the new EIE I/O premium audio interface and USB hub. Akai Pro will unveil the new EIE I/O at booth #6400 of the 2011 NAMM Show from January [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NAMM 2011 Anaheim, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Analog Custom Shop line of guitar products from Akai Professional Bring ‘Boutique’ Sound to All with a Collection of Ten Premium Guitar Pedals. Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announce their new Analog Custom [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
SAN BRUNO, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — DJ Jimmy Stewart Jr. and Sesene Entertainment are joining forces at a free fundraising event to support the victims of the San Bruno, CA fires. The event is scheduled for September 25, 2010, from 12 p.m. to 7 [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Pit Stop Players, a thirteen-member instrumental ensemble, will play its opening concert of the season on Monday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m., at New York’s Second Presbyterian Church, 6 W. 96th St. @ Central Park West. The [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Sound designers, composers, sound artists, film makers, game designers, researchers and others sharing an intense interest in sound will be convening in Vienna Austria from the 24th through 26th of September to immerse themselves in sound design and music [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
Toronto, Canada /Music Industry Newswire/ — On Saturday September 25, 2010 New York, Tri-State area musicians and music producers will converge in the midtown area of Manhattan, as the top audio technology companies from around the world will exhibit under one roof at the IMSTA [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
ASHEVILLE, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Moog Music and AC Entertainment – creator and producer of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Big Ears Festival, and Vegoose – are proud to announce MoogFest 2010, a three-day festival celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
WELLSTON, Mich. /Music Industry Newswire/ — This year marks the eighth year of the Hoxeyville Music Festival. And, this week, festival organizers announced the addition of the world famous drumming duo – the Rhythm Devils – featuring Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, originally of the [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
HOUSTON, Texas /Music Industry Newswire/ — With declining record sales, the focus on placing music in film, TV and other media has skyrocketed. Placements are the new coin of the realm, and in this latest of NARIP’s “Art of the Music Deal” series, two experts [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Eleventh Percentile Entertainment is proud to announce the addition of Kyle Gass & Friends to the entertainment portion of The Beer-Naked Wedding and Rock ‘N’ Roll Reception to be held in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 26, 2010. [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
SONOITA, Ariz. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Kief-Joshua Vineyards is celebrating their Second Annual Arizona Wine and Music Festival with the release of three new wines on May 1 and 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2010. To mark the occasion, the winery is hosting [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Music superstar Justin Timberlake has joined the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO lineup to be part of a first-ever feature for the conference, a One-on-One Conversation between two Grammy Award-winning music creators, when he engages in a conversation [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Jack Tempchin, a pioneering co-architect of the Southern California Sound, a classic country-rock movement popularized in the 1970s by The Eagles, will play his Diamond* platinum hits live for three nights in the United Kingdom on April 28th, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
BATON ROUGE, La. /Music Industry Newswire/ — On Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., Opera Louisiane welcomes Spring with special guests jazz greats Bill Grimes and Willis Delony, as they join Robert Grayson and members of Opera Louisiane’s Young Artists to present a new [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — At Starlight Children’s Foundation’s (www.starlight.org) annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 19, 2010 at The Century Plaza Hyatt Regency Hotel, Starlight presented Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of [...]
by John Scott G
COLUMN: Sure, the magnificent array of musical products known as The NAMM Show was just a teensy bit smaller than in years past, but you would never know it once you were walking through aisle after aisle of shiny, flashy, nifty displays. Could anyone get [...]
by John Scott G
Music Industry Newswire staff editor Scott G reports on his visit to this year’s Winter NAMM 2010 in Anaheim, Calif. While there is always more to see than the brain can always assimilate, Scott has picked out some of the things which called to him [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
Washington, DC /Music Industry Newswire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will rollout DanceMotion USA on Friday, January 22, from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at The George Washington University (GWU) [...]
by Christopher Laird Simmons
COLUMN: — When the word went out that Dave Smith was going to introduce something “new” at NAMM in January, many of us immediately presumed it would be a keyboard version of the highly popular Mopho. And, lo and behold that’s what was revealed. Due [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Pit Stop Players, a ten-member instrumental ensemble, will play its inaugural concert on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 7 p.m., at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. The eclectic, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The University of Southern Mississippi and the Entertainment Industry Program in the School of Music are proud to announce the first ever Songwriter’s Workshop, January 11-15, 2010. Hosted by Nashville songwriter and publisher Justin Peters, this workshop is open [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGLES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Building a fan base and earning money in a digital world are the topics for a special presentation by the California Copyright Conference (www.theccc.org) in Los Angeles. The CCC event will feature representatives from some of the industry’s [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES /Music Industry Newswire/ — The world doesn’t need more music. It needs more great music. If you have lyrics in your head, melodies in your heart and rhythm in your soul, then music is your life. But before you can make it a [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — You are cordially invited to NARIP’s ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL: What Happens Before You $ign on the Dotted Line? How To Market & License Music For Video Games on Thursday, November 19, 2009 in Los Angeles. Confirmed [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK /Music Industry Newswire/ — NARIP New York assembles a top line-up of speakers including agents, buyers and artist managers to discuss the strongest sector of the modern music business: the concert industry. Where are the best opportunities today? Join us at this special [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
New York, NY /Music Industry Newswire/ — AVATAR STUDIOS is one of the most prestigious and legendary recording facilities in the world. On Monday evening, October 19, AVATAR STUDIOS will once again make history when it will host its first ever “Ask The Producers†panel [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGLES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The annual “Legal Update” of the California Copyright Conference will present a distinguished panel of experts who will address important legal issues facing music professionals and everyone who listens to music. The event, which offers CLE credit for [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
MIDDLEBURG, Va. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Visit Chrysalis Vineyards (Middleburg, Virginia) in the midst of harvest and experience their hottest festival of the year. Enjoy bluegrass pickings throughout the weekend with Jackass Flats (former Virginia State Bluegrass Champs), Hickory Ridge, and Lisa Kay Howard; meet [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — An important event for all ASCAP publishers! The Association Of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) will present a discussion of settlement negotiations between the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and record labels. The settlement, in the hundreds of millions, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — ASCAP Presents… Women Behind the Music is a new series of events produced exclusively by the women of ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul Team. The program is designed to encourage and recognize women in the music creator community. Donations will [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Musicians and recording industry pros are cordially invited to NARIP’s ART OF THE MUSIC DEAL: What Happens Before You $ign on the Dotted Line? How To Market & License Music For Film & TV on Wednesday, September 16, [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
New York, NY /Music Industry Newswire/ — Indiana’s Valparaiso University men’s soccer team has joined forces with St. Lucian reggae artist Taj Weekes and his children’s charity, They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO), to launch the “Sneakers Not Wheelchairs†campaign – a public health initiative targeting [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
Sherman Oaks, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are the legendary songwriting godfathers of rock and roll! They wrote some of the greatest, most memorable songs of all time including Elvis Presley hits like ‘Jailhouse Rock,’ ‘Treat Me Nice’ and ‘Hound [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LAS VEGAS, Nev. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Las Vegas GirlFestival 2009 Has just gotten bigger! The festival has just added 5 more days, and will now take place October 17th. – 26th. at various venues and locations in Las Vegas. The festival has added [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
NEW YORK, N.Y. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Nearly 20 years after leaving cult band The Lemonheads to return to college and “try to become a grown up,” co-founder and certified grown up Ben Deily has come full circle: his new band Varsity Drag makes their [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
RALEIGH, N.C. /Music Industry Newswire/ — In an effort to raise environmental awareness, Trance Fury, a TFR Records artist, recently released, “Mother Earth and Father Time.” The CD has gained national attention and the Weather Channel is currently featuring the track, “Carolina Shore,” on its [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
BOSTON, Mass. /Music Industry Newswire/ — This year VHL Family Alliance will be hosting its first annual special event in honor of International VHL Day, which will be declared in Massachusetts in May at the State House. Alex Anderson, a 13 year old boy from [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
BOZEMAN, Mont. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The Instrumental virtuoso and social networking champion returns to One Prime Recording Location of his breathtaking new album – an acoustic marvel! On Saturday May 2nd, 2009, at 8 p.m., classical guitarist Stuart Weber will be bringing his fret [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — For a man who will be 70 next year, singer/songwriter extraordinaire Leon Ware is working up a storm! Still promoting his acclaimed Stax Records debut, Moon Ride, featuring the divine new single “Hold Tonight,” Ware is also taking [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
ATLANTA, Ga. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Atlanta Unity presents their annual “Spring Sillies” fundraiser featuring popular comedian and pianist Jerry Farber. The event will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary of Atlanta Unity, located [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
KANSAS CITY, Mo. /Music Industry Newswire/ — The music of the late John Denver is like an old friend, outlasting trends and standing the test of time, but that’s not the case with the original John Denver orchestrations, says Jim Curry Music. More than a [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Audiolife, an Artist Services platform designed for indie artists to sell music online and on-demand to fans, has announced that it will officially sponsor The PureVolume.com House in Austin, Texas. The sponsorship will provide Audiolife with the opportunity [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP) is holding the following event on March 12 in San Francisco, Calif.: “Music In Advertising: Selling In, Not Selling Out.” Using music to boost advertising and marketing can have enormous positive results for [...]
by Jesse JJ Jame
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Music Industry Newswire/ — Starlight Children’s Foundation (www.starlight.org) will present Teri Hatcher with its 2009 “Heart of Gold Award” at the organization’s annual “A Stellar Night” gala, presented by California Pizza Kitchen, on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 7 p.m. at The [...]




