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So the challenge is how to disseminate our music in ways that keep us economically viable in the current economic/technological environment. That's not so much a question to be answered as it is a study to undertake. One truth about the situation that can be stated simply, however, is that we need to work together, as a community of artists and listeners.
While there is a lot of truth to the idea of market fragmentation mentioned earlier, it's important not to confuse matters by...
I've been uploading more of the back catalog of kid's songs this evening. Right now, the site is only equipped to upload one song at a time. The good folks at Fuzz are working to improve that situation, but at the moment uploading takes time, so I'll be growing my online catalog in increments.
Thanks so much to all of you who've responded to my shout out to the mailing list. Do check in from time to time. There'll be new sounds to hear and new words to read all the...
This is something I posted on my old blog at the now defunct site Music For America (RIP). I wanted to preserve it here.
This happened a while ago, but I'm just now able to do some writing, and I think this is still worth writing about, so here it is.
Last year X celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Los Angeles. They’ve been touring a bit, joined by Billy Zoom, the original guitarist. A few weeks ago they came to San Francisco for two nights. The short...
As I mention in my bio. I do a lot of work with young children. Over the years I've recorded tons of music for my programs, and I'm gradually making these tunes available to the wider world. These tunes have been previously unavailable except to families in my classes. I've got about 3 hours of this stuff handy, so there'll be lots of choices.
Even if you're not a parent, you may find these songs are worth a listen. A lot of us say we play folk music (357 Fuzz artists...
From Blogger post of 12/1.
Reflecting more on what I wrote last on Pierre Bayard and his ideas about reading, I started thinking about parallels in music and listening. It's been a theme for me over the past few months, especially as I explore the blogging going on in the poetry/lit. arena as well as music. Processes and considerations involved in creative work definitely apply across media. "Duh." you say. Sure, but I find it fascinating to hear how people in different...