“The future of music is about discovery, guiding people to the music they love.” This statement represents the prevailing logic in what’s happening in music tech. A perfect recommendation engine would be fantastic, but I realized late last night that […]
In case you haven’t heard yet, Kenny Baker – THE fiddler from Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys – passed away today at the age of 85 in Nashville. As one of the musician’s that shaped and reinforced my love for bluegrass, […]
This is a guest post from good friend and bluegrass nut Jamie Katz of Raleigh, NC. She’s works for PineCone – the the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music. Make sure to give her some love on Twitter: @jmknc. Hope everyone […]
This was my first time getting a taste of The Milk Carton Kids outside of the emails and tweets I’d received from Emilee Warner over at Crash Avenue. She offered me an opportunity to catch them (and Joe Purdy) at […]
It’s been 2 years since her first record, Song Up In Her Head, debuted. I’m a little ashamed to say that I got a copy from my mom, who is needless to say less “engaged” with the new and awesome […]
Tis’ the season for social media list-making. You might have seen Billboard’s Top 140 for Music Biz folks, perhaps even Time Magazine’s list, but after many hours of preparation, coordination and chatting with some of the coolest people in bluegrass […]
[UPDATE]: Some small changes have been made to the organization of this article for the sake of clarity. The relationship between content owner, consumer and technology is constantly in flux. Our recent discussion of Bluegrass and Social Media got me […]
You’re a copyright owner, you’ve got some music. You make a little money (not too much). As a rightsholder, what’s your perspective on copyright in the US? Sure, you have a limited (supposedly) monopoly to exploit your content, that’s great. […]
I was reading my backed up email on the IBMA Listserv and I saw a recent post from Ted Lehmann who writes a (mostly) Bluegrass related blog called (creatively) “Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books, and Brainstorms”. Today’s post, Bluegrass and Social […]
I was caught in a discussion over at the IBMA ListServ and I thought I would share my post. Perhaps it will serve as a call to action to motivate us to connect with all the awesome folks who love […]
