Archive for the 'Music Industry' Category
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The night has come
The great songwriter Jerry Leiber passed away today. The man had a passion for music and a way with words that few writers will ever match. He and his partner Mike Stoller helped shape both rock & roll and R&B, and anyone who wants to be a legitimate songwriter would do well to check out [...]
Published by Jennheifer on August 22nd, 2011 tagged Music Industry | 7 Comments »
Bo stands with fans
We’ve all been there – online or on the phone the minute concert tickets go on sale but somehow they’re sold out already. Maybe that will be changing – there’s a new coalition in town that aims to protect fans from scalpers and sketchy resale sites. Stand With Fans says:
We believe fans deserve a [...]
Published by Jennheifer on July 18th, 2011 tagged Bo Bice, Music Industry | Comment now »
Doing the rounds
Bo’s been busy chatting up all the radio stations set up in Nashville for the CMA Awards this week. We won’t be hearing his name announced on Wednesday, but he’s working it anyway. Here’s a sampling:
And for those of you suffering hair shock, links to a few strictly audio selections:
WIRK in Palm Springs Bo on [...]
Published by Jennheifer on November 9th, 2010 tagged Bo Bice, Music Industry | 3 Comments »
Show ‘em what you got, Bo
Tomorrow is a big day for Bo, a day that could also mean a lot for all of us fans who would like to see more of Bo on stage. He and the band are performing at the International Entertainment Buyers Association conference in Nashville Sunday night. Say what, you say? The IEBA describes itself [...]
Published by Jennheifer on October 2nd, 2010 tagged Bo Bice, Music Industry, Tour News | 1 Comment »
Bo Bice to help kick off songwriter’s festival
It looks like we aren’t the only people impressed by Bo’s songwriting these days:
NSAI’s 18th Annual TIN PAN SOUTH SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL will be held MARCH 30th – APRIL 3rd in NASHVILLE. A festival preview party will take place MARCH 9th, from 3:30-5:30p (CT), at THE RUTLEDGE in NASHVILLE.
The preview party will reveal performance schedules, [...]
Published by Jennheifer on February 18th, 2010 tagged Bo Bice, Music Industry, Tour News | 7 Comments »
Somewhere there’s music, how near how far
Years ago, my first serious boyfriend gave me an old vinyl single of Les Paul and Mary Ford’s How High The Moon. He told me I just had to hear it, and he was right.
Les Paul passed away today, and a minute of googling will bring up loving tributes from just about everyone in [...]
Published by Jennheifer on August 13th, 2009 tagged Music Industry | 2 Comments »
Good strings, bad lighting
It may be a long time before we get any coherent recaps from tonight’s show in River Falls. So far all anyone has managed to gasp out is “Teh Hat…leather jacket… Hot! Hot! Hot!”
So in the meantime, enjoy a couple of videos put up by D’Addario strings. In this interview, Bo talks about his background [...]
Published by Jennheifer on September 6th, 2008 tagged Bo Bice, Friends of Bo, Music Industry | 1 Comment »
Now THAT’S What I Call Music Marketing!
I absolutely love the Alabama 3. I think they’re just incredibly original and interesting and I listen to them all the time.
But this blog isn’t a plug for the band. It’s about the creative ways they market their music.
They’re now recording a new album and they just have the coolest idea. They’re posting 3 [...]
Published by lulu1001 on February 3rd, 2008 tagged Music Industry | 2 Comments »
Seth Godin on the Music Industry
Seth Godin is the king of Internet marketers. He founded one of the very first Internet ad companies, and over the last few years he has built a hugely popular blog, which he then uses to sell books and position himself as a high-profile and very expensive public speaker.
So he knows what he’s talking about [...]
Published by lulu1001 on January 26th, 2008 tagged Bo Bice, Music Industry | 3 Comments »
“Fruit and Flowers” are Expensive!
The Economist has a fascinating article about the changes the music industry is facing. It starts:
In 2006 EMI, the world’s fourth-biggest recorded-music company, invited some teenagers into its headquarters in London to talk to its top managers about their listening habits. At the end of the session the EMI bosses thanked them for their comments [...]