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Pennies From Heavennew

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties.
Austin Chronicle  |  Doug Freeman  |  05-21-2012  |  Music

Pay to Playnew

It's nothing new, but music licensing fees still plague local businesses.
East Bay Express  |  Kathleen Richards  |  02-24-2012  |  Music

Mighty Mighty Bosstones Bassist Tackles New Gig: Teaching College Studentsnew

Joe Gittleman was hired earlier this year to teach in the college's Music Business and Industry degree program, which focuses on what goes on behind the scenes rather than on the stage, covering both technical fields such as lighting design and sound engineering, and more service-oriented disciplines such as band management and venue operations.
Seven Days  |  Dan Bolles  |  09-23-2009  |  Education

Music for Fuel: It's Harder than Ever to Jam Econonew

"Last year, I was worried about getting out to the West Coast with gas at $3.20 a gallon," says Dan McGee, the frontman for heavy-touring Chapel Hill band Spider Bags, "and this year, I'm worried about getting to work."
INDY Week  |  Chris Toenes  |  07-10-2008  |  Music

Major Labels Could Learn a Thing or Two About File-Sharing from Lil Waynenew

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which came out June 10 on Universal subsidiary Cash Money, was one of the most anticipated albums of 2008, even though the sheer amount of material Wayne has already released in the past year -- including dozens of web-only tracks and several album-length mix tapes -- threatened to try his fans' patience as well as overload their hard drives.
Chicago Reader  |  Miles Raymer  |  06-24-2008  |  Music

Columbia College's Student-Run Record Label is Actually Run by Studentsnew

The music industry has changed a lot since 1982, when Polygram chairman Irwin Steinberg and Down Beat publisher Chuck Suber started AEMMP Records, a student-run label at Columbia College that doubles as a music-business prep course.
Chicago Reader  |  Miles Raymer  |  05-19-2008  |  Music

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