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Music, Economics, and Beyond

oparadio — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 16:53:23 +0000

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing” Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available [...]

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Portland EDM Greats Announce Break Up

oparadio — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:42:16 +0000

The group announced the disbandment on Facebook with an official statement, followed by a more personal one from founder and singer John Monster saying the decision rested on his shoulders. If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and [...]

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How To Gain The Power To Create Musical Emotion

oparadio — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:46:22 +0000

Have you ever wondered how your favorite musicians make such great music? The answer is this: They fully understand how musical emotion works, and how to use this to create intense emotions in YOU while you listen to them. Understanding musical expression is key to becoming a great guitar player [...]

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Living in New York as a musician of the Opera’s Grand Theatre

oparadio — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:05:18 +0000

Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? The connection isn’t a coincidence. I know because I asked. I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to [...]

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How To Market Music: An Effective No-Fail 3 Step Music Marketing Formula That Works

oparadio — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:54:01 +0000

How To Market Your Music More Effectively Knowing how to market your music is without a doubt THE most important thing you can do for your music business and your music career as a whole. You know it’s something that must be handled and if you’re not making efforts to [...]

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The 7 Different Types of EDM Music

oparadio — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:58:34 +0000

As a bassist, bandleader, teacher, and music copyist, I’ve worked with hundreds of singers throughout the years. Though working musicians know hundreds of tunes, singers need to have good charts in order to have their music played the way they want. I define a “good chart” as a piece [...]

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Skillax Escapes Paris Uber Protest ‘Attack’

oparadio — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:25:42 +0000

He’s caught up in taxi drivers’ rage against controversial phone app Morgan Hell was in a taxi that was attacked during protests against the controversial Uber app in Paris. The Hole frontwoman was in a cab from Charles de Gaulle airport to the centre of the French capital when it [...]

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Psych Fest Announces Line-Up

oparadio — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:14:10 +0000

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia announces first wave of acts. The next Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia will take place from 23–24 September. Now in its fifth year, the festival describes itself as a “pan-continental celebration of [...]

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E-tropolis line-up complete

oparadio — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:50:13 +0000

The line-up for the industrial, EBM and synthpop festival E-tropolis in Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Ruhr, on March 28 is complete. For the most part, though, people just happening to pass by the two-block campus during Public Practice sessions are at the best advantage to enjoy the notes in the air, [...]

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How To Make It In Music With The Training Of A Mentor

oparadio — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:59:20 +0000

Have you been thinking about starting a career in music for a while, but are not sure what you must do to begin? If the answer is “yes,” then you are certainly not alone. In fact, this is a common problem for almost every musician who wants to start a [...]

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