It used to be the dream music biz gig was A&R for a major label. Those jobs are certainly becoming scarcer, but the coveted paid occupation of finding new music talent, and helping it to be heard, is alive and well – if you know where to locate it.
One Read more...
Last month, the music industry got some decent news from the Nielsen SoundScan 2012 report.
In a year where Adele reigned again with 4.4 million copies of 21 sold in the US (10 million plus total), other sectors posted gains as well. Full album downloads were up 14 percent, achieving Read more...
In this episode of Input\Output, Geoff and Eli talk to David Lowery, the former frontman for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, who is now an economics professor at the University of Georgia.
Last summer, Lowrey wrote an open letter to Emily White, an NPR intern who claimed to have had Read more...
CALABASAS, CA: Music artists constantly strive for balance between the studio and stage. The manufacturers that work to equip them, however, often have a tougher time excelling in both venues.
One company that’s been able to make it work across the board is Line 6, which started by equipping performing Read more...
When was the last time you said “Holy Shit!” about a musical experience you had recently?
They say that in your life most of the things you will do, the people you meet and the places you go will ultimately get discarded in time like an old skin into the Read more...
