Author Archives: Paul Carr

New Frank Zappa Book

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Paul Carr

I eventually got the contract for my Zappa edited collection this week ‘Zappa and the And: A Contextual Analysis of his Legacy’.  If everything goes to plan, it will be released toward the end of 2012, and I will use … Continue reading →

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Free Foundation Degree in Music For Wales

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paul Carr

I got some good news this week. Over the last couple of years or so I have been working on developing a Foundation Degree that facilitates  anyone working within the music industry to gain credit for the skills they already … Continue reading →

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Shepard Fairey Settles Copyright & Fair Use Of Obama Image : The New Rockstar Philosophy

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Paul Carr

Here is a really interesting copyright case – which has impacks for music. The street artist Shepard Fairey and The Associated Press have settled their long-running legal battle over the well-known “Hope” campaign poster of Barack Obama. …Mr. Fairey, who sued The … Continue reading →

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More Help Needed For Examples of Loops in Music

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Paul Carr

Ok – here is some more thoughts on the formulation of loops in music. As before, I would very much appreciate any additional examples you can offer me. See my earlier posts for more thoughts. All of the music is … Continue reading →

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How to Legally Sell Downloads of Cover Songs | DIY Musician

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Paul Carr

Firstly, let us say that if you are planning to sell a cover song, CD Baby has partnered with Limelight to provide the quickest and most convenient way to secure mechanical licenses. Limelight makes cover song clearance easy without expensive … Continue reading →

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Jay Z – A Great Example of Loops

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Paul Carr

In order to begin the process of developing a typology of loops for the conference me and Ben Challis are doing in March, I thought a good start would be analysing some of the tracks of Jay Z’s The Black … Continue reading →

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Who owns your digital music downloads?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Paul Carr

Here is an additional argument to what I posted the other day regarding the ownership of online books. It looks like something is in the air – as this blog focuses on music. Steve Jobs once said, “People want to … Continue reading →

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Frippertronics and Loops

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Paul Carr

It seems to me that King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp has to be considered one of the pioneers of using loops as a creative compositional tool. Aside from his work with King Crimson, I am interesting in his use of … Continue reading →

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Would you sell your Kindle to sell a used book?

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Paul Carr

I posted something related to this on Facebook a few days ago, and I think anyone who purchases digital media should read the post below. It outlines an important distinction between ‘ownership’ and ‘licencing’ of digital product. To give you … Continue reading →

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2010 in review

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Paul Carr

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold … Continue reading →

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