AFM Sues Warner Bros, MGM, Paramount Over Film Scores (Billboard)
Good for the AFM. In looking at the full complaint, it seems that these films were either scored in Great Britain, Papau New Guinea or Australia. It also seems that that breaches the AFM collective bargaining agreement. There are, of course, great musicians in countries outside of the United States and Canada, but my guess is that’s not why Warner, MGM and Paramount decided to move the recording location. It rhymes with frost.
Will Toronto ever truly be a “Music City”? (by Aubrey Jax/blogTO)
Maybe. Right now Toronto is a condo city, not a music city. As seen in other cities around the world, condo development pushes music and the arts out. Still, even though it seems unclear to me exactly what the city is doing to support music industry growth, at least they’re doing something.
I don’t agree with many things the Conservatives do, but the extending of the copyright term in Canada makes total sense to me. Equalizing the term length with the US and other countries is going to make things more transparent and ultimately better for content creators.
Complex topic, but there should be some kind of leveling of rates. Does the delivery system matter (Internet, FM, satellite, etc.)? To me it doesn’t, so why should there be different rates?
Op-Ed: SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe Says the Time Has Come for ‘Fair Trade’ Music
There are lots of songs I don’t try learning because I don’t want to “ruin” the mystery. Don’t want to start listening to a piece of music in an analytical way. Couldn’t help myself with Gary Jules “Whiskey For Everybody” — started learning the tune today. Love Gary Jules music in general and “Whiskey For Everybody” in particular. Now I just have to find something creative to do with the song.
Wow… Interesting that Apple studies Gould at their internal Apple University. I’ve been a long time fan of Gould and have used Apple products for a very long time now. Hadn’t thought there was any correlation until now. Makes sense when I think about it though…
Here’s “Don’t Be Late”, a song from the first episode of the animated children’s series Shelly and Kelly. I had huge fun working on this track and can’t wait to write more music!
Fantastic news — thanks to all who voted for me and to KJAZZ Radio UK!
So sorry to hear about the death of Jack Bruce. Some of the first music I remember hearing was Cream’s Disraeli Gears. My Dad was working for Philips in the late 60’s and brought home the record on this newish format called a cassette. I must have been four or so (I think it was 1968) and the album made a real impression on me. I still think Disraeli Gears and Jack Bruce are amazing! RIP.
Jamie Bonk 