In this episode of This Week In Music, Singer-songwriter Kina Grannis and her manager Jonathan Kalter join Ian in the studio to offer insight into how Kina uses the Web to build a loyal fan base. She's one of the most subscribed-to artists on YouTube with more than 400 thousand subscribers and 70M total video views. She's used her popularity online to sell out shows around the world, from Largo here in LA to two shows at Highline Ballroom in NYC to around the world. 00:26 - "Valentine" by Kina Grannis 03:00 - How Kina got her start in music 05:45 - Kina describes writing and submitting "Message from your heart" and submitting it to Doritos "Crash The Super Bowl" contest. 08:00 - "Did you have another on-line presence prior to the Super Bowl ad?" 16:50 - Feeling an urgency to get an album out for your fans and deciding not to sign with Interscope. 23:08 - How does YouTube and other social media outlets come in to play in building your fan base? 29:40 - What tools are useful for artists online? 30:32 - Jonathan Kalter on walking away from a major label deal, and the excitement and struggles of doing so. 35:26 - Discussing adding the help of a team. 38:49 - How do we reach people that aren't online? 40:18 - Is there a trailblazer in front of you or are you blazing a trail? 41:25 - Are there any techniques that you would share that other artists could adopt? Теги:Ian RogersKina GrannisJonathan KalterDoritos SuperbowlValentineDIYDirect To FanTopspin
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one of the best reggae concerts ever the legendary bunny wailer Tracklist 1. Intro / Same old dragon 2. Blackheart man 3. Dreamland 4. Love fire 5. Struggle 6. Rise and Shine 7. Dance rock 8. Rock and groove 9. Rootsman skanking 10. Cool runnings 11. Rule dancehall 12. Ballroom floor 13. Keep on moving 14. Rule this land 15. I stand predominate 16. I'm the toughest 17. Hypocrite 18. Together again The buildup to this historic concert film is nearly as exciting as the actual spectacle of the sole surviving Wailer working out on the stage of NYC's famous Madison Square Garden arena. By 1986, the year of this concert, both Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were gone, and Wailer had not been seen abroad in at least 10 years, reportedly because of a fear of flying. Very few artists can make their comeback in a venue of this size, but Wailer played to a packed house, and what a show it must have been. This video does get off to a laughably lame start, with Wailer appearing in a burst of smoke amidst other cheesy special effects, but there's nothing comical about the canon of songs from which he draws in the show proper. The viewer can't help but wonder at the serendipitous stroke of fate that brought Wailer, Marley, and Tosh together, because as this performance video proves (along with the many of Bob Marley and the few of Peter Tosh), each was a songwriter and performer of genius. Clad in flowing robes, a woven Rasta belt doing double duty here to hold a lion's head against his ... Теги:reggaenew yorkrastafarimarcus garvey
Singer/Songwriter Jacob Moon performs 'Subdivisions' by Rush, live on the rooftop of the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, ON. Rush recently saw this video and asked Moon to perform his version of Subdivisions for their induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on March 28, 2010. Hear the entire broadcast, also featuring AlexisonFire ('Tom Sawyer') and Les Claypool ('Spirit of Radio') on Mar 29th on CBC Radio 2 Concerts on Demand (cbc.ca). Gear list: Larivee Acoustic, Godin Montreal acoustic/electric, Gracie Guitar Stand, Porchboard Bass (kick drum sound), RCA Dictaphone, Lexicon JamMan looper, Fender Vibrolux Amp, Danelectro Daddy-O Distortion Pedal, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Delay, Shure Beta 58 Mic, Pendulum PreAmp, G7 Capo, ZOOM H4 handeld digital recorder, Lexicon LXP-1 Reverb (modified). Available on "The Loop" by Jacob Moon. iTunes, CDBaby.com, or www.jacobmoon.com Sept 11, 2008 Directed and shot by Stephen Strangways and Ron Kebic Get 'Subdivisions' by Jacob Moon here: cdbaby.com Теги:RushSubdivisionsJacob MoonGeddy LeeRooftopstaircasehamiltonAlex LifesonjammanCome Talk to MePeter GabrielCanadianSongwritersHallofFame
Singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 3 June 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, died 26 December 1999 in Roswell, Georgia, USA. Co-founder of R&B vocal group The Impressions in the late 1950's. He left The Impressions in 1970 to embark on a solo career and founded his record label Curtom. Mayfield is truly one of the greats, a pioneer in funk and socially aware R&B. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (Performer). Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000. Теги:CurtisMayfieldhardTIMESSUPERFLYFUNKCLASSICSOUL
