The New Music Seminar 2010: “Advertising, Marketing and Media Need to Co-Exist”

In a world already teeming with new (often free) music options, where artists are struggling to make a living and where so many names get lost in the throngs of new artists each year, how does a new artist break through? Earlier this week, the New Music Seminar convened to answer this multifaceted question through [...]

Composer Joel Beckerman Wins Television’s “Most Performed Themes” For 5th Consecutive Year

NYC-based music-for-media composer Joel Beckerman won television’s “Most Performed Themes” award at ASCAP‘s 25th Annual Film & Television Music Awards last month. The ceremony took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, celebrating the work of composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of various genres. Beckerman’s award commemorates the highest number of performance credits [...]

New York Summer Music Junkie Contest: Are You SuperGlued?

Concert season is here! In mid-July SuperGlued, a community that brings people together around live music, will be kicking off the New York Summer Music Junkie Contest. The contest will bring an additional dynamic to the concert experience as music fans will be able to earn points throughout their concert experience, from buying tickets and [...]

Sear Sound Continues Strong: Sessions With Bono & The Edge, Broken Social Scene, Lizz Wright

Walter Sear’s spirit lives on at Sear Sound, where artists including Bono, Broken Social Scene, Lizz Wright, and more have recently recorded new music. U2‘s Bono and The Edge were in Studio ‘C’ recording music for Spiderman, the Musical, with producer Teese Gohl and engineer Carl Glanville. The project also occupied Studio A, where Bono’s [...]