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Up from the street: To build a stronger music industry, support community first.
At MaCCNO, most of our team aren't just advocates, we're also working musicians. Here are a few ideas, directly from lived experience, about how New Orleans can better support musicians and build a stronger industry. Danovan Calhoun-Bettis, MaCCNO…
We out here: New Orleans doesn't need to be Austin. It's already a music industry city.
For as long as I have lived in New Orleans, which is several decades, there has been a lot of talk and numerous initiatives around developing a “real music industry” in this city. I myself am guilty of saying that there's no real…
Mailbox Money: The Recording Academy's Reid Wick on supporting, and growing, New Orleans' music industry
Reid Wick has been a part of the New Orleans music landscape from virtually every angle. He's a musician who plays guitar with the Bucktown All-Stars. He's run his own label, STR Digital Records, releasing albums by Joe Krown and Tom McDermott, and…
Is the music about to end? LIV Golf faces an uncertain future
WESTFIELD, Ind. -- The music is stubborn and relentless, moving clumsily from rap to country to pop. At the Club at Chatham Hills, where the beat reverberates throughout the housing complex that surrounds the golf course with sameness, LIV Golf…
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Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar marks 20 years with a musical night
Bipin R. Pandit's Khumaar musical night will mark its 20th year with an anniversary edition on September 4 at Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Auditorium in Mumbai. The event, which has focused on Hindi music and emerging singers, has previously been held…
Building the beat: How New Orleans can grow the business behind the music
This week New Orleans hosts the annual Cutting Edge CE Conference, which brings together members of the music industry, musicians, lawyers and others to learn about and discuss the latest changes in the business of making, producing and selling…
Here's What Dr. Dre Really Thinks About AI in Music
Dr. Dre is sharing his thoughts on AI's growing role in music. In an interview with The New York Times alongside his longtime business partner Jimmy Iovine, the legendary rapper and producer called AI a “new tool for creativity” and…
Futureshock: New Orleans has the music talent. Now it needs the innovation.
New Orleans has long been known as a place for music creation and innovation. People travel not only from across the U.S., but from all over the world to experience live music in the Crescent City. Music is in our DNA. But while we may have music…
Live and direct: Public investment in independent venues is key to a robust music economy.
I've spent most of my adult life looking at the New Orleans music business from every side of the stage and then some. I've owned and operated music venues, managed and developed artists, including the Grammy award winning Rebirth Brass Band. I…
Dr. Dre says AI is not a threat to music: 'People who have trouble creating' see it that way
Dr. Dre is weighing in on the growing debate over artificial intelligence in the music industry, and his comments are already sparking reactions online. The legendary rapper and producer said he does not view AI as a threat to music. Instead, he…
EXCLUSIVE: Secrets of Céline Dion's Grueling Regime Behind Her Music Comeback
Céline Dion is putting herself through a grueling fitness regime as she prepares for a spectacular return to music – training with 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week and taking ballet classes ahead of her long-awaited Paris…
Gal De Paz cast as Israeli icon Shoshana Damari in new musical
Singer Gal De Paz, runner-up on this year's season of Rising Star, has been cast as Israeli musical icon Shoshana Damari in a new biographical musical. The production, titled Shoshana, marks De Paz's theatrical acting debut. The musical is written…
Dr. Dre defends using AI to produce music
Dr. Dre has defended using AI to produce music. The rapper and record producer doesn't see anything wrong with using the technology in the studio - insisting it is simply a 'new tool for creativity' - and he's convinced the artist who are critical…
Kirk Cameron Says Taylor Swift's Music Normalizes 'Sexual Immorality, Vulgarity' and 'Rebellion Against Biblical Morality.'
Books connect our company's digital roots with our love of traditional book publishing. Our books are designed as beloved art pieces. We publish work we love. Kirk Cameron said Taylor Swift ‘s music teaches young women “what is…
Dr. Dre Admits He's Using AI In Music Making Process
Dr. Dre has made a shocking revelation in his latest interview with the New York Times alongside Jimmy Iovine. The legendary producer said he's using Artificial Intelligence tech as part of his music making process. “I think the only people…
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