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The Newport Live Music Scene: how can it regain vibrancy?
I attended a fascinating event in Newport yesterday organised by The Welsh Music Foundation. Its focus attempted to consider reasons behind why a once ‘legendary’ music scene, was now struggling to find an audience. In short, how can ‘vibrancy’ be … Continue reading
Posted in Live Music, Music Industry
Tagged Glamorgan, live music, live music research, music research, paul carr, research, TJ's, Welsh Music Foundation
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Heart Streamlines its Stations
Global Radio is capitalising on a relaxation of radio regulations initiated by the Digital Economy Act to streamline its Heart FM operations, by turning what are currently 33 separate local stations into just fifteen regional services. For the rest of … Continue reading
BPI DMCA (Copyright) Complaint to Google
There has been much online chatter in the last 24 hours about a ‘takedown request’ sent by record label trade body the BPI to Google, requesting that the search engine block access to eighteen illegally posted MP3s which can be … Continue reading
MediaFuturist: Open letter to Lord Mandelson: here is how to solve the Internet Music Problem – Legalize It!
Open Letter to Lord Mandelson, First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills (UK) The Digital Music License (DML) – why and how a new public license for the legal consumption of music on the Internet … Continue reading
The Barriers of Music Consumption: Past & Present – hypebot
There was a time when songs were songs. When there were the albums that you owned and those that you did not. When there was a distinct difference between the music that you liked and the artists that you didn’t … Continue reading
Roland Music AcademyLaunch in 2008
Two years ago, the ‘Roland Music Academy’s’ launch took place at the ATRiuM in Cardiff. It was a great event, so here are some pictures of the day, most which document Roland Founder Mr Kakahashi’s professorship.
Posted in Music Industry
Tagged ATRiuM, Cardiff, kakahashi, paul carr, roland music academy
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Sharkey calls for musical backing from ministers | Business | The Guardian
Britain has the chance to leapfrog America as the world’s biggest music producer over the next decade, but it needs government help to realise this ambition, according to UK Music, the umbrella group which represents UK labels, artists and managers. … Continue reading
Record industry: ignore that French piracy study!
Here is an interesting but alarming post regarding the impact that the Digital Economy Bill could have on piracy. The French seem to be at a similar stage – but the ‘three strikes and out’ proposal looks like it is … Continue reading
Copyright Infringement
I have recently being doin some work as a forensic musicologist, and thought it would be interesting to post interesting copy right cases that are hitting the press (I can’t inform anyone about what I am working on for obvious … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Music Industry
Tagged copyright, eddy grant, exper witness, forensic musicologis, gorillaz, infringement, stylo, time warp
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DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUNDATION DEGREE IN MUSIC RETAIL MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A UNIVERSITY AND ROLAND UK
Two posts in one day – a record for me. Here is a paper I had published this month regarding my research into music foundation degrees. It is an extensive paper, and can be read by clicking this link.