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GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Top Execs Purged at Emi
EMI Music undertook an executive housecleaning Tuesday, with chief operating officer Ronn Werre, head of North American and U.K. A&R Nick Gatfield and international president of new music Billy Mann all ankling the troubled music company.
Shakeup comes less than three months after installation of Roger Faxon, formerly chairman-CEO of EMI Music Publishing, as group chief exec at the London-based major (Daily Variety, June 20)...
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AWARD: Latin Grammys Announce Noms
Familiar faces Jorge Drexler, Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz and rising talent Mario Domm lead nominees for the 11th Latin Grammy Awards, announced Wednesday, with four nods apiece.
Presented by the Latin Recording Academy and recognizing talent across the breadth of Latin countries and styles, the Latin Grammys will be held Nov. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Vegas. Univision will again televise the ceremony live...
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AWARD: Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney Among 5 of 2010's Kennedy Center Honorees
Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors.
The 56-year-old TV host and actress will be honored at the 33rd annual event in Washington on Dec. 5, along with musician and former Beatles member Paul McCartney, dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard; and Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman. The honorees were announced Tuesday...
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TECHNOLOGY: Soundproof a Room
Like many bands, The Relatively Calm of Durham, North Carolina practice in their living space. Photo: mk30 via FlickrYou want to turn that dining room into a home studio, but you're also determined to be a good neighbor. Time to do some soundproofing.
Noise problems are typically complex and multifaceted. Sound is like water: block it from traveling along one path, and it will simply find another. To make matters worse, applying almost any soundproofing measure is harder in practice than it seems in theory. Soundproofing materials can be difficult to work with, contractors aren't always familiar with them, and the quirks of existing construction can derail even the best-laid plans...
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Soundbrush Records Relaunches with Two New Releases
SRAA L JAURENA'S FUERZA MILONGUERA (SR 1017) AND ROGER DAVIDSON'S BRAZILIAN LOVE SONG (SR 1018)
Street Date November 9, 2010
Soundbrush Records, now under the discerning direction of pioneering New Tango bassist/producer Pablo Aslan, proudly announces an important new chapter in its critically acclaimed history with the release of Latin Grammy Award winning bandoneonist RaA l Jaurena's Fuerza Milonguera (SR 1017) and multitalented label founder, pianist/composer Roger Davidson's Brazilian Love Song (SR 1018). Both titles— along with the complete reactivated Soundbrush catalogue of groundbreaking jazz, tango and world music titles —will once again be distributed exclusively in the United States by the Allegro Media Group...
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AWARD: Los Angeles Jazz Society's 27th Annual Jazz Tribute Awards Dinner and Concert, Honors Grammy Award Musician Poncho Sanchez on October 10th
GRAMMY WINNING MUSICIAN PONCHO SANCHEZ TO RECEIVE 2010 JAZZ TRIBUTE AWARD AT THE 27th ANNUAL LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY AWARDS DINNER and CONCERT
LOS ANGELES MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN, SUN., OCT 10
Pianist and Composer Mike Melvoin Also To Receive "Lifetime Achievement Award"—Event Raises Money To Promote Music Education Throughout LA...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Sonny Rollins: The Abstract Expressionist
After 60 years of playing tenor sax, Sonny Rollins thinks he just might be getting the hang of it.
Sonny Rollins, saxophone colossus, turns 80 on September 7. You wouldn't know it to see him standing at the front of the bandstand, one of the last of the jazz legends, unleashing his soul through the frantic force of brash and sinuous improvisations, much as expressionist painters once attacked their canvases with color. On his best nights, Rollins rides the rhythm for chorus after chorus, no two alike, exploring every avenue that a chord or melody opens up. Then, just as you think he's exhausted all possibilities, he darts into some uncharted alley and invents a whole new way of phrasing music—all the while never losing his grip on the pulse, shape, or swing of the song...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Butch Warren
All About Jazz is celebrating Butch Warren's birthday today!
Butch WarrenButch Warren (born in 1939) is an American jazz double bassist who plays in the hard bop genre. He was especially active in the late-50s and the 1960s. Contents Warren began playing professionally at age 14 in a local Washington, D. C... more...
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TECHNOLOGY: Shazam Suddenly Wants More Recognition...
Shazam is a necessity for some app-toting music fans, though even the savviest users can miss a tune. The reason is simple: songs are typically a few minutes long, and that means they often end before a recognition can me made.
The solution? Shazam's latest batch of iPhone and iPod touch updates actually enable tagging on startup, thereby increasing the chances of a quick match. That is just one of several iOS4-related improvements, a batch that includes support for multi-tasking, brighter 'retina' displays, integrated 'Shazam Tag Charts,' in-app upgrades, 30-second previews of tagged songs, and improved metadata across biographies, discographies, and associated lyrics...
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GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Also Happening: OK Go, Indaba, the Scene, Royksopp, Hype Machine, Soundcloud, Youtube, Wall Street...
OK Go has linked with Indaba Music and the Rock Band Network to launch a remix contest for their upcoming song, "White Knuckles." As part of the involved contest, the winning song will be included in Rock Band 3. More details at okgo.net.
European authorities have been raiding a number of suspected piracy hubs throughout the continent, according to numerous reports. The coordinated effort involves 15 countries, is largely focused on film and targets The Scene, a loosely-affiliated group responsible for a considerable amount of pre-releases...
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