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Chris Smart

MUSIC PRACTICE TIPS

How many hours a day should you practice, and what separates good practicing from bad?

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Chris Smart

Les Paul Estate Auction

Here is your chance to own something by the legendary Les Paul. Not only are his items for sale are items were owned by a great guitarist but many items are important to the history of recorded music!

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IiNet High Court Decision Leaves Australian Songwriters In The Cold:

The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA|AMCOS) has said that it is extremely disappointed with the High Court decision in the iiNet case, which leaves songwriters, composers and music publishers in the unacceptable situation of remaining exposed to illegal online file-sharing.

APRA|AMCOS CEO Brett Cottle said that today's announcement was not the one that content creators were expecting, and that it was vital to find a way to protect the rights of music creators in order to secure a vibrant and sustainable future for the Australian music industry.

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A national study has found that the average person in the UK will listen to more than 13 years worth of music before they die.

Audio-Technica, one of the world's finest manufacturers of music equipment, commissioned the study into music habits to ascertain what effect technology was having on our daily uses of music and media as part of its 'Music Reviewer Of 2012' campaign.

Audio-Technica, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2012, has seen the huge advances in mobile technology significantly change the demographic of customers looking to purchase high quality headphones and microphones.

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Carrie listens to Thelonius Monk, while Treme is also filled with jazz, proving a powerful soundtrack can enhance any TV plot

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More Jazz and Music Biz Articles

JJA 2012 nominees, International Jazz Day, and more on Youtube and copyright.

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MUSIC BIZ AND TIPS FOR MUSICIANS

a collection of useful/interesting articles from around the web

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DYNAMIC RANGE DAY IS ALMOST HERE

Dynamic Range Day, bringing dynamics back to music. March 16, 2012. Read more
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Larry Carlton

For those of you who like Larry Carlton, he was at my local college last week for clinics and a concert. I recorded the concert from my spot in the audience. It's available here http://tinyurl.com/7pcg5zv Or you can get a higher quality FLAC version over on www.dimeadozen.org Read more
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KINKY ZAPPA FANS?

Time to go to the closet and give it a try... :)   I know you're out there... any other Zappa fans also on Fetlife?Read more