I had an interesting conversation today with an old friend (who bears remarkable resemblance to Sean Connery) about how MySpace is replacing so many aspects of the music industry. I’ve heard industry folks say “we don’t even need demos and websites, just send us your myspace page.”
I was in a songwriting session last night and […]
A few months ago Jason told me about this site called PhilaFunk, whose m.o. is to help music-lovers find music, and help musicians sell tunes. There’s already a lot of ways to find new music—Google, MySpace, iTunes, or (the old-fashioned) going out to a good venue—but PhilaFunk tries to make this a fun and rewarding […]
I contacted Takamine about a broken tuning button on my acoustic. It’s over 10 years old, bought back when they really made a push at trying to make high-end guitars. They had a reputation at the time of making the best pickups in the world. My particular guitar happens to be extremely rare, so I […]
Kavehaz—one of my favorite places to perform—shut it’s doors this month. They had an in-tune upright baldwin piano, nice vibe, and no cover charge. I played my favorite shows so far in New York City there.
Club owner Michael Yaacobi posted a sort-of goodbye letter in the jazz section of the Kavehaz website.
My name is Michael […]
Sony’s copy protection logo.
I’ve made it a point to look towards the positive aspects of being a musician and the industry that revolves around music. After years of being deep into jazz and snubbing my nose at a lot of stuff, I’ve realized that I was actually the one missing out on some amazing things. […]
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