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Interview with Bob Donnelly, The Recording-Artists’ Champion
Bob Donnelly is a New York entertainment lawyer. One of his proudest accomplishments is a settlement he and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer came to with record companies. The settlement had to do with ‘Suspense Account’ Funds, where the record companies did not have updated addresses for certain musicians and were holding their royalty funds in … Read more
Musician’s Review: ELF, a Multimedia Performance
This July I attended ELF — A Multimedia Concert, which examined the remaining artifacts and impact of “Project ELF,” a Cold War-era deep-water submarine communications project by the US Navy. The concert featured the composition ELFsong by Ashlee Busch synchronized with a video installation by artist Nayda Collazo-Llorens and writer Ander Monson. The concert took … Read more
Musician’s Review: Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
I take a yearly trip out to the Berkshires in Eastern Massachusetts, and it has become a summer tradition. As a child, I would hike the hilly woods — taking in the vistas from Cascade Waterfall or Mount Greylock, the point of highest elevation in Massachusetts — with my aunt and uncle. Now my trips … Read more
Artist Interview: Maryjo Mattea
Many classical musicians say that they would like to learn what works well for other genres and apply those lessons to getting their own music seen and heard. This continues our series of interviews with bands outside of the classical music industry, written by Hannah Sternberg. Maryjo Mattea is a prolific musician in Washington, DC, … Read more
A Musician’s Experience as a Fan: Levitate Music & Arts Festival
“Beyond your own career, and given your current resources, in what ways do you hope to lend support to your new music community?” This was the question posed a few months ago by New Music Gathering, during a #musochat discussion on Twitter. And the responses sounded strikingly similar: “Show up. Write reviews for outlets.” “Go … Read more
Artist Interview: Fellowcraft
Many classical musicians say that they would like to learn what works well for other genres and apply those lessons to getting their own music seen and heard. This continues our series of interviews with bands outside of the classical music industry, written by Hannah Sternberg. Last month, I interviewed The Kickback, a Chicago band … Read more
Artist Interview: The Kickback
This is the first in a series of interviews with bands outside of the classical music industry. Many classical musicians say that they would like to learn what works well for other genres and apply those lessons to getting their own music seen and heard. We hope this serves as a great starting point! And … Read more