Tag: Berklee College of Music

Spotify Releases Useful “Organize Your Music” Tool

UPDATED: If you're a regular Spotify user, you've likely got an unwieldy number of tracks and too-long playlists. To the rescue comes a new tool from Spotify's Echo Nest that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Green, Aquarium Drunkard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Artist, Beastie Boys, Berklee College of Music, Brian Whitman, playlist, Spotify, The Echo Nest

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Backgrounds For Music Websites • Passing The Audition Of A Music School • Consent Decree Impact • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at palette choices for music sites, how to pass a music school audition, the impact of the Consent Decree, and more

admin on 08/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African-American music, Alberta, Amalek, Anti-establishment, Aryan, Audition, Berklee College of Music, LP record, Music school, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

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International Bluegrass Music Awards 2016 Nominations Announced

Bluegrass, in all its permutations from traditional to newgrass, has a much larger audience than most believe. This week, the International Bluegrass Music Association named its 2016 Awards nominees.

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising agency, AllMusic, American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Andrew McMahon, Angry Birds, Association football, Barbecue, Berklee College of Music, Rounder Records

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Apple Jabs At Spotify, YouTube With Proposal That Would Pay Songwriters Just $910 Per 1 Million Streams

The amount that songwriters are paid for streaming is diluted by the hundreds of millions of streams on ad-supported music services like Spotify free and YouTube. Apple has filed a proposal. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/18/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Billboard Magazine, Darryl Ballantyne, Facebook, Google, Google Play, Spotify, United States, YouTube

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5 Performance Psyc Skills Every Artist Should Master

Beyond the obvious technical expertise required to put on a good live show, musicians also need to be able to arm themselves with a certain set of performance psychology skills, or. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Aaron Copland, Accredited investor, Atlanta, Berklee College of Music, business, Businessperson, Caddy, Harvard Business Review, Harvard University, Sonicbids

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5 Words Which Will Define The Next 10 Years Of Music

Looking ahead to the future of the music business, this article lays out the five words which are most likely to define the coming ten years of music technology, creation,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/11/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Artists and repertoire, Australasia, Barnes & Noble, Belmont University, Berklee College of Music, Black Entertainment Television, Business Blog, music industry

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Stop Thinking Of Sampling As Theft

Sampling is often demonized within the music industry, with many feeling that the practice is a form of theft. This perception may be unfair however and, in addition to bringing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Andrew MacKay, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Magazine, Columbia Records, One Direction, recording contract, The X Factor (UK), United States, Warner/Chappell Music

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5 Ways To Make Your Band Rehearsals More Effective

For any band trying to hone their sound and become performance ready, practice time is critical, unfortunately, most bands don't use this time as effectively as they ought to. Here. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/23/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Midsummer Night's Dream., Atlanta, Austin, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast programming, concert, List of Firefly characters, Musical ensemble, rehearsal, Sonicbids, Texas

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week in music commentary, we discuss what being nominated for GRAMMY really means, explore the correlation (or lack thereof) between education and becoming a successful musician, and hear from. Continue reading

admin on 12/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Avant, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Hot 100, Christopher Cross, Cleveland, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Los Angeles, The Grammy Museum

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CHANGES @ Beatport • NMPA • WMG’s ADA • Universal Music • Madison Square Garden

Antony Bruno has been named the Dir. of Communications at SFX owned Beatport. Bruno did previous stints at Beats Music and Billboard Magazine.

Bruce Houghton on 11/09/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acting, Adele (singer), Alternative Distribution Alliance, Ben Folds, Berklee College of Music, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Universal Music Group, Universal Music Group Nashville

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