Posts tagged Music
The Ego Nickel
The landscape of the entertainment business and deal making culture
Rat Packers Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra at The Kiel Opera House, June 20, 1965.
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Mr. Manilow was apoplectic when Mr. Davis talked him into recording a song, one he didn’t write, that was actually called “I Write the Songs.”
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Ella Fitzgerald performing at Mr. Kelly’s (now Gibson’s on Rush), 1958, Chicago.
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“Prince absolutely, positively murders a solo then casually disposes of the murder weapon and calmly walks away”
Amazing to see how many (few?) made it to their 70’s.
zadi:
A few weeks ago I put this tweet out into the universe:
The Internet is like a genie in a bottle. :)
Awesome mashup, awesome video!
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I’m not one of those people who says, ‘I never read reviews,’ because I don’t believe those people,” Mr. Hamlisch said. “I think they read ‘em. These songs are my babies. And I always say, it’s like having a baby in a hospital, taking a Polaroid and going up to someone and saying, ‘What do you think?’ And he goes, ‘I give you a 3.’ That’s what criticism is like. You’ve worked on this thing forever — ‘I give you a 3.’ And it’s part of you. That’s the bargain you’ve made.
1944-2012
Like the Clash were going to make the world politically correct for everybody’s benefit — but only if you kept buying Clash records. I never really went for the righteousness.
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Amanda's Million
What Amanda Palmer’s million dollar project means and how she did it.
More than 7,000 music projects have been successfully funded, the most in any category. Music projects are also successfully funded at a high rate — 52% of music projects reach their goals versus 44% of all projects. The most successful genres: Country (62%), Indie Rock (60%), Jazz (57%), and Classical (57%). In total, more than $42 million has been pledged to Kickstarter music projects by more than 600,000 people. Only the Film category has seen more dollars or pledges.
Our own Kendel Ratley weighed in with American Songwriter about what it takes to “make it.” This might be our favorite part:
Next, how do I get people in the industry to hear it, so I can get a record deal or have it placed in a commercial?Read the rest here.
Differentiate yourself. What makes you, you? You don’t have to be gimmicky or create a fake backstory. Just be yourself and share your passion, inspiration, and excitement. After all, that’s what inspires the best song you ever wrote, so don’t be afraid to reveal more.
Marshall Crenshaw wants to create a two-year, six EP subscription series released as 10” picture sleeve LPS (combined with handy digital downloads, natch). That looks good… it sounds good … it might be… perfect? Yeah, perfect. In his project video, Marshall says he’s here because he’s “made a lot of nice records over the year, and he has a strong desire to make more.” We feel you, MC! We have a strong desire to make you our Project of the Day.
Who knew he was going to be immortal?
Certainly not Levon himself.
You can’t see the end from the beginning.
But if you just start, you have the possibility of going on an amazing journey.
And in this case, we were along for the magic ride.
Bob Lefsetz
say what you will about Bob.
he’s got a passion for music and a way with words
(via fred-wilson)Authenticity
1. Read Ian Hogarth’s post about founders and trust: Do I trust these founders with this market?
2. Listen to the first available track from Forss’ [Eric Wahlforss] new record, Ecclesia: Voca Nomen Tuum (also on the Hype Machine). The full record along with a beautiful iPad app is out May 2.
3. Observe how it all fits together neatly, that a tech-savvy music creator started one of the most interesting audio/web firms of the past few years.
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