Jazz Odyssey

Syd Schwartz’s Blog (aka a freeform jazz exploration in front of a festival crowd)

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Entries from May 2008

Ian Rogers Advice to Guy Hands

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Ian Rogers posted his advice to Guy Hands at his blog and it makes for some very interesting reading. His core premise:

“With the disappearance of advantaged label competencies such as superior production, distribution, and marketing, reconfigure your labels to be based around affinities and focused narrowly enough to serve roughly the same audiences from [...]

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Tags: Music (Business)

New Research Report from Pew on Internet and Consumer Choice

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Pew has just published a new study on consumer purchasing habit,s and the impact of the Internet as well as traditional media on their decision making. Clearly, the digital arena continues to grow in importance but it is only one part of the media mix, and carries different weight among different consumer groups.
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Tags: Music (Business) · Online Music Marketing

Expanding the Last.fm Experience

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

If you are a last.fm fanatic, here’s a great site that will waste hours of your time as you see all the cool things that last.fm can do with the help of its user community. From social networking applications to desktop apps, there’s something here for all but the most casual last.fm user, and [...]

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Tags: General