| San Jose's Smith looks forward to music gigs | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:09:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | SAN JOSE -- To help promote the upcoming release of their debut album, Mark Smith and his band have two gigs in San Francisco booked, including a date at the legendary Fillmore in March. The Talking Trees are also playing tonight at the Red Devil Lounge, which is on the corner of Polk and Clay. Showtime is 7 p.m. They are also scheduled to perform in the Fillmore's Poster Room on March 26 when The Tragically Hip will be the main act. "I'm a little nervous about that, but I'm pretty pumped up too," Smith said. Ryane Clowe and Mark Bell list the Tragically Hip, a 2005 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, as their favorite musical act. Smith is hoping that the album, titled Pura Vida, will be ready for release by the end of February.... | |
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| | | Napster to Provide Service for AOL Music | | Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:25:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | AOL, a unit of Time Warner Inc., said Friday that online music retailer Napster Inc. will become the exclusive music subscription provider for AOL Music, replacing its AOL Music Now service. The company said about 350,000 Music Now subscribers will be transferred to Napster's digital music subscription service -- unless they decide to opt out -- and that it will post links to Napster throughout AOL Music. Napster said it will recreate the customers' existing personal Music Now music libraries, including any original playlists they have created. It will also save and keep Music Now's current pricing tiers for migrating subscribers and transfer any prepaid track credits they have in their accounts. The service transfer is expected to be complete within the next 60 days. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.... | |
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| | | Napster loss narrows in fiscal Q2 as online music service revenue ... | | Posted Thursday, November 23, 2006 1:04:41 PM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES (AP) - Napster Inc. (NASDAQ:NAPS) said Wednesday its second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago, beating Wall Street estimates, as the online music service saw a boost in revenue. The company, which said in September it is exploring a possible sale, reported a net loss of US$9 million, or 21 cents per share, for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30. That compared to a loss of $13.6 million, or 32 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Net revenue was $25.5 million, up nine per cent from $23.4 million last year. Excluding a nonrecurring item, revenue for the quarter was $24.9 million, the company said. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected a quarterly loss of 27 cents per share on sales of $25.5 million in the latest period.... | |
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| | | Tech Gift Guide: Digital music players | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:06:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | Digital music players continue to be wildly popular among people who enjoy having hundreds, even thousands, of songs available on a tiny device.Although Apple's iPod may be the single-most recognized such player, there are dozens of choices, including the highly-anticipated Microsoft Zune, which will be released Nov. 14 as an answer to the iPod. Deciding which player is best for you typically comes down to how many songs you want to be able to hold and what music software program you're most comfortable with.THE BARGAIN: Creative Labs Zen Nano or Apple iPod ShuffleWhy these: Both the Zen Nano and the Shuffle are good entry-level players for people who don't need or want to carry around more than 240 songs.What's cool: The low price makes them a good option for kids or teens, as long as they don't lose them, and the small size makes them easy to tote while exercising.What they don't tell you: The main drawback to these players is you can't set up custom playlists.... | |
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| | | Napster loss narrows in fiscal Q2 as online music service revenue grows | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 3:31:54 AM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES (AP) - Napster Inc. (NASDAQ:NAPS) said Wednesday its second-quarter loss narrowed from a year ago, beating Wall Street estimates, as the online music service saw a boost in revenue. The company, which said in September it is exploring a possible sale, reported a net loss of US$9 million, or 21 cents per share, for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30. That compared to a loss of $13.6 million, or 32 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Net revenue was $25.5 million, up nine per cent from $23.4 million last year. Excluding a nonrecurring item, revenue for the quarter was $24.9 million, the company said. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected a quarterly loss of 27 cents per share on sales of $25.5 million in the latest period.... | |
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| | | Recording School Online Releases Compression Masterclass | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:07:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | Recording School Online has just released the downloadable instructional video Compression Masterclass. Understanding compression has long been one of the most difficult aspects of music production yet one of the most important. Many producers view the correct use of compression essential to professional music production. This two-video set not only explains the basics of audio compression, it goes deeper into the concepts of dynamics and advanced techniques for making your recordings sound as good as possible. In this downloadable video the engineer demonstrates, step by step techniques for using compression on an entire drum kit-drum by drum, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals, keyboards and much more. Also included are details about every compression type and design in order to help the viewer understand a deeper level of not only compression usage but design and history .... | |
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| | | Community Connect, Inc. Launches First Online Music Community for ... | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:02:03 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Google(TM) may be the world's most popular "search" engine, but BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com just might be the next great "scoop" engines. Community Connect, Inc., the nation's largest niche social networking company, is introducing the first online music community dedicated to serving African-American and Hispanic audiences on BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com, respectively. With more than 175,000 hip-hop artists already promoting their music on BlackPlanet.com, Community Connect will extend its leadership in the urban music market. Both BlackPlanet Music and MiGente Music enable a more powerful connection between new and established artists and their fans. "Listening to our users is how Community Connect has grown consistently and has been profitable for 10 years, and Music is just the latest example," said Community Connect CEO Ben Sun.... | |
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| | | Cingular Gets Music From XM, Yahoo, Napster | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:13:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | Wireless phone company Cingular announced Friday a new music service that brings together songs from two popular online sites and a satellite radio provider. Cingular Music will allow people to listen to music from Yahoo, Napster, eMusic and XM Satellite Radio on their phones. "Cingular Music is our answer to a fragmented marketplace that until now has not fully taken into account the user experience," said Jim Ryan, vice president of consumer data services. "We are offering our customers one-click access to their music, their way." To get music from Napster, customers need a $14.95 monthly subscription. That allows unlimited music to be downloaded and played, so long as the subscription is current. Cingular said new users can get a free, 60-day trial of the service.... | |
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| | | Community Connect, Inc. Launches First Online Music Community for Diverse Audiences | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 11:40:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | Google(TM) may be the world's most popular "search" engine, but BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com just might be the next great "scoop" engines. Community Connect, Inc., the nation's largest niche social networking company, is introducing the first online music community dedicated to serving African-American and Hispanic audiences on BlackPlanet.com and MiGente.com, respectively. With more than 175,000 hip-hop artists already promoting their music on BlackPlanet.com, Community Connect will extend its leadership in the urban music market. Both BlackPlanet Music and MiGente Music enable a more powerful connection between new and established artists and their fans. "Listening to our users is how Community Connect has grown consistently and has been profitable for 10 years, and Music is just the latest example," said Community Connect CEO Ben Sun.... | |
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| | | Be the Next Online Music Superstar With the 'OK Go' Limbo Auction | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:09:52 AM by Blog57 Team | | Limbo 41414 and Capitol Records invite the music and video stars of tomorrow to hit it big just like the online music phenomenon -- OK Go. Starting today, Limbo 41414 will feature a Limbo Auction where the lowest unique bid wins a JVC HDD camcorder and autographed copy of OK Go's latest recording -- Oh No, OK Go. OK Go's single, ``Here It Goes Again'', is currently the No. 1 most-played video on MTV and VH1. And, the video has been No. 1 on iTunes' U.S. video music chart for the past six weeks. Their video smash hit, which features the band's members doing a synchronized treadmill routine, has been viewed more than 10 million times already on youtube.com, where it ranked as one of YouTube's Top 10 videos of all time after only two weeks. Now, OK Go is ready to share the spotlight.... | |
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