Narcissism on the Rise in American Pop Music?
On my facebook feed, Eric Edberg had posted a link about the internet “narcissism epidemic.” It linked to a piece talking about a NYT piece about the rise of “a […]
Category Archives: Local Culture
The Mothership Has Landed!!
For the longest time I’ve wanted to start a Contemporary Music Ensemble and that dream has come to fruition. While working on a number of occasions with a local composer, […]
Replacement musicians
So Karen Blurch Blundell’s “An Open Letter to Young Orchestral Musicians” now has a whopping 160 replies on both sides of the divide regarding the main issue, namely whether to […]
The Economics of Local Music (part 4): Making a Living in Your Local Music Market
I just bought a copy of the third edition of Dick Weissman’s “Making a Living in Your Local Music Market” published by Hal Leonard Books. The description says: This newly […]
The Economics of Local Music (part 3): Folk vs Pop vs Art Music
A few days ago I read a fascinating analysis of music from a functional standpoint by Gregory Booth and Terry Kuhn. The piece, titled “Economic and Transmission Factors as Essential […]
