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January 01, 1990 - January 14, 2013 + On the Beat
Apple, Facebook and Google, Oh My! 
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The big news in the music business is that Apple has just announced the launch of its own social networking site, Ping. There are many...
Jay Frank and Cee-Lo
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When I first picked up Jay Frank’s book, Futurehit.DNA, I couldn’t get past the first line in the prologue. It read, “Technology dictates music creativity,...
Is a Radio Button Coming to Your Smartphone?
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The record industry used to be the model of a closed loop marketing
system. Record labels controlled the stream of music. Radio supported
the releases,...
Summer Signup 2010
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Greatness Will Be Our Salvation
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Remember the first time you heard The Beatles. Or The Who? Or Nirvana? These artists broke through the clutter of the ordinary, inspiring...
Love Parade
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The Love Parade was an annual techno music festival in its twentieth year. Last Saturday, 21 people died at the event in Germany. Another 500...
An Education
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I started in the record business in 1978 as a clerk in a record store. Paid less than a living wage, the job demanded knowledge...
SoundExchange, Part II
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Last Wednesday, I dug into the operational politics of the music
royalty organization, SoundExchange. In an odd coincidence of timing,
John Simpson, the Executive Director...
SoundExchange: Membership Has Its Benefits
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SoundExchange is an organization uniquely situated to collect and distribute digital performance royalties. The agency was directed by Congress to be the sole performance collector...
Tom Petty
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As the record business trends downward, savvy rock stars have had to
shift marketing gears to stay relevant with their fan base. Take Tom...
Facebook
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Online social networking is not just a catch phrase, it's an marketing revolution. Facebook has over 500 million users. What began as a virtual annual...
Lesbian Musicians
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Last week I remarked on American pop radio's censorship of openly gay men's music. The closed door for gay men has been a bit more...
Gay Men on the Radio
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Last week, Elton John headlined the biggest music festival in Morocco, despite protests of his appearance from the largest orthodox Islamic group. The group objected...
Ronnie James Dio, Will Owsley and the Great Ms. Lena Horne
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No one makes it in the music business without blood, sweat and tears.
And while the business itself dominates my usual commentary, there are
moments...
MTT
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Tilson Thomas at the San Francisco Music Tech Summit this week. Michael, or MTT as he’s affectionately...
