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Live Music!
by Candido Bretto
"Live music." That common saying may contain some
truth, but these days the word "live" is having less
and less to do with music. For many people, a dj is their form
of live music. Despite what dj's would like to have you believe,
musicians make excellent entertainment.
In the first place, people enjoy human performance. Many musicians
like great athletes are multi-talented. They will croon on the
tenor saxophone right to your soul, then turn around and chunk
out a funky rhythm on a Fender Stratocaster. Can a dj play a
turntable behind his head or with his teeth? Professional musicians
love to sing and groove on just about any style of music from
a Frank Sinatra to Outkast. They especially enjoy playing when
the audience is responding to their performance.
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Concert Packages – Why Seeing Your
Favourite Band Shouldn’t Be a Hassle
by Robin Richmond
Although many of us don’t like to admit it going to see
a concert can sometimes be more trouble than its worth. While
it certainly isn’t very “rock and roll” to tell
your friends that you don’t fancy getting stuck with thousands
of other sweaty people at the back of a concert you can’t
even hear, the fact remains that there are better ways to spend
an evening.
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Canadian Music Week, Billboard Music &
Money, Jazz Appreciation Month, Spotlight March Calendar for
Show Business Events
by Actorschecklist
Cinequest Film Festival opens with a Gala party featuring appetizers,
desserts, cocktails and entertainment, and continues its run
through March 13 in San Jose. During Canadian Music Week, up
to 150 artists will be selected to play in CMW's Official Breakthrough
Showcase Series in selected downtown Toronto venues through
March 5. The 4th Annual Billboard Music & Money Symposium
conducts an in-depth examination of the financial realities
in the music industry for a one-time only March 3 session in
New York City. The Academy of Country Music Awards Nominees
host a press conference for its upcoming awards show on March
3 in Nashville. Alameda Writers Group which presents lectures
by novelists, screenwriters, agents, producers and other industry
professionals, besides offering support and feedback for works-in-progress,
has its free monthly meeting March 5 at Glendale Central Library
in Glendale.
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Music for Film and TV: A Report from the
Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Conferences
by Scott G (The G-Man)
"Forget the name of this thing," one audience member
said of The Hollywood Reporter Billboard Film and TV Music Conference,
"it's really all about the politics and money it takes
to put your music in a flick." More than one attendee privately
agreed.
The underlying truth of that position may explain the conflicting
points made by the more than two dozen speakers. For example,
Glen Ballard was optimistic while maintaining a healthy dose
of pessimism. Mark Mothersbaugh was elated yet often reliant
on quietly humorous sarcasm. Chris Douridas was excited while
being realistic and determined. And so it went during the two-day
event held at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, with every
panel member upbeat about many aspects of the industry while
acknowledging that there are lots of problems.
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Music for Film and
TV:
A Report from the Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Conference
By Scott G (The G-Man)
"Forget the name of this thing," one audience
member said of The Hollywood Reporter Billboard Film and
TV Music Conference, "it's really all about the politics
and money it takes to put your music in a flick."
More than one attendee privately agreed.
The underlying truth of that position may explain the
conflicting points made by the more than two dozen speakers.
For example, Glen Ballard was optimistic while maintaining
a healthy dose of pessimism. Mark Mothersbaugh was elated
yet often reliant on quietly humorous sarcasm. Chris Douridas
was excited while being realistic and determined. And
so it went during the two-day event held at the Renaissance
Hotel in Hollywood, with every panel member upbeat about
many aspects of the industry while acknowledging that
there are lots of problems.
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More ]
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