Thursday, August 25, 2011

SESAC/NYC Rising Musicians Scholarshi​p Program/Co​ntest

To all SESAC writers, bands, musicians: 
NYC Rising is a musician scholarship program in partnership with marketing company The Musebox, music-marketing platform ReverbNation, and clothing retailer Brooklyn Industries. NYC Rising will give Tri-State…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/25 at 10:27 AM

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Liz Rose: Songwriting, Full Circle

Liz Rose offers a simple philosophy for her newly founded publishing company in Nashville: “To encourage a songwriter, but not change a songwriter.”
Full story here: http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/552019

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/23 at 12:02 PM

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Timbaland: The Origins of a Hit Machine

Timothy Mosley – Timbaland to you and me—was born in 1972. His dad worked for Amtrak and his mom for a homeless shelter. They raised him in Norfolk, home to the world’s largest naval base,…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/17 at 11:53 AM

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Method to the Madness of Nicki Minaj

Autobiography plays a huge role in hip-hop music. MCs rap about their abilities, their street cred and their rags-to-riches stories. They name-drop friends. They stoke feuds with enemies. They take their share of liberties with…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/14 at 12:01 PM

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Monday, August 08, 2011

SESAC Promotes James Leach to Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, West Coast Operations

SESAC, the nation’s most progressive performing rights organization announces the promotion of James Leach to Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relation, West Coast Operations. Formerly Associate Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations & New Technologies, Leach has been with…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/08 at 12:06 PM

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Friday, August 05, 2011

Songmasters Celebrates SHOF Inductee Buddy Holly’s 75th Birthday With Star-Studded Release

Collection features modern takes on Holly’s classic hits performed by Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, The Fray, Imelda May, Zooey Deschanel, Jackson Browne, Natalie Merchant, Jeff Lynne, Brian Wilson, and more.

(New York, NY)…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/05 at 10:59 AM

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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

You Might Not Expect It, But Mid-Year Album Sales are Up!

For all the talk of crumbling record sales, it is refreshing to hear that the impact of digital music sales looks to be making up for some of the decline in album sales. Mid-year sales…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 08/03 at 11:52 AM

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Marks 23rd Anniversary with Showcase Concert

The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, a noted creative forum for musical exploration and development, highlighted the best new jazz compositions created during the last year at its 23rd Anniversary Summer Showcase Concert on July 1…

Posted by April Anderson [SHOF] on 07/27 at 11:59 AM

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