Awesome album roll out!!
Talk about variable pricing options! Totally speaks to the kind of guy Josh is. One of the best drummers in the world and could not be any nicer. I am so humbled to have had the opportunity to record him! Can’t wait to hear the album.
The Presidents of the United States of America release their own artist iPhone app which allows you to shuffle through their entire catalog looking for “lump” and “peaches” while you wish you just got them on iTunes.
It’s a streaming app which is cool because they own their own content, but it means we sure as [...]
The first instructional drum video I received was a Louie Bellson video from my Dad. Amazing musician and seemed like a really nice guy. Say hi to my Dad for me up there, Louie!
I have been bogged down by a stupid chest cold these past two weeks but had the energy to keep track of some worthwhile links in the noise:
Gen-Y Rock Stars post on must haves for bands: “Music Tool Kit”
Mix Match Music’s way to send music over Twitter: Tra.kz
Audiolife’s on demand content and merch service: Audiolife
Rolling [...]
The iPhone is the premiere mobile platform for music fans because of how seamlessly it works with iTunes, its location based services, and its many great, terrestrial radio-killing music apps. Lil Wayne, Pink, Death Cab for Cutie all have custom iPhone apps where fans can access news, media, and tour dates of their respective artists.
At [...]
I just finished reading Jerry Del Colliano’s post on music royalty negotiations between record labels and radio operators. In the post he rightfully skewers the record labels as being greedy, but also the whole legal negotiation being a great waste of time. I couldn’t agree more.
FTA:
“Music royalties are a thing of the past.
Traditional radio is [...]
So Muxtape has returned without licenses but are coming out with an API…
Looks like Justin Ouellette and Luke Crawford took one look at the big 4, turned around and looked at Twitter, and here is the outcome. Having gone on trips seeking licenses from labels, I know how tedious it can be. Not that it [...]
This was on Reddit as being “Tehlonius Monk’s Advice” scrawled on a piece of paper but is actually Steve Lacy’s, a musician who played with Monk in the 60’s. Either way, I love it because it is so right on and cuts to the chase of what you gotta be focusing on when the [...]
