Funeral for DRM in Cambridge, Mass this Saturday
Yesterday, in preparation of the public funeral that will take place this Saturday, members of Harvard College Free Culture entombed the recently-deceased Digital Rights Management in Quincy Courtyard at around 5 PM. As part of the healing process, all the attendees took part in saying goodbye to DRM by constructing its coffin.
Funeral for DRM in Cambridge, Mass this Saturday
Memorial Day
Friday May 23, 2008
Memorial Day is celebrated in the United States on the last Monday of the month of May. This year it falls on May 26; it is a day to honor and remember all the brave men and women soldiers who selflessly served their country.
Funeral for DRM in Cambridge, Mass this Saturday
Music Education in the News: Hana Beloglavec, a trombonist and student at Western Michigan University, is one of the recipients of the Yamaha Young Performing Artists award.
Wishing you had some radio playlist pull? Then life as a radio plugger may be for you. Radio pluggers (also known as radio promoters, radio PR, etc) are the link between musicians/labels and radio. Typically, a plugger is hired a on campaign basis - either to work a full album or to work a single. They then liaise with radio station managers, music research departments, show producers and DJs to try to drum up some support for the music they’re representing. Getting a song place on the playlist is the ultimate goal, as that ensures the most spins, but getting spot plays, organizing promotions and contests involving the artist, setting up interviews and live sessions, or simply getting the release mentioned on air all figure into the picture.
Yesterday, in preparation of the public funeral that will take place this Saturday, members of Harvard College Free Culture entombed the recently-deceased Digital Rights Management in Quincy Courtyard at around 5 PM. As part of the healing process, all the attendees took part in saying goodbye to DRM by constructing its coffin.
Radio plugging can be a lot of fun, or it can be a huge headache, as campaigns tend either go really, really right or really, really wrong (in other words, often either everyone wants to play the single you’re working or no one wants to play it. Middle ground is hard to find). Learn more in this radio plugging career profile, including how to get started, how pluggers make money and how to find a plugger if you’re a musician or label.
This Day in Music History: 1912 - French composer and pianist Jean Francaix was born.
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Funeral for DRM in Cambridge, Mass this Saturday
Musical Box
Thursday May 22, 2008
The musical box is believed to have originated in Switzerland during the late 1700’s. In 1796, a watchmaker by the name of Antoine Favre invented a comb-like device that incorporated musical notes on pocket watches and lockets. Nowadays, musical boxes come in a variety of styles that play a selection of beautiful tunes. There are also those that are considered collector’s items and are worth a lot of money.
Funeral for DRM in Cambridge, Mass this Saturday
