Winter Course Offerings: Songwriting by Andrea Stolpe

January 05, 2009

With the holidays just behind us, the beginning of a new term at Berkleemusic is only a week away. Silent night has transitioned into unfinished choruses and verses in Dorian mode, so I’d like to provide a little information on what types of songwriting courses will be available to tie up those lonely sections. Please refer to the course catalog descriptions when making your decisions, but feel free to use my descriptions below as supplemental material. Lyric Writing: Tools and... Read More...

The web in 2008 by Dave Kusek

January 05, 2009

Noy much to do about music, but oh-so-interesting visualization of the past year. I love when you can see it in pictures. Read More...

The coming recombination of the music business by Dave Kusek

January 04, 2009

The flat rate for music is a certainty and we will see it become a reality in the next 2 years, so… get ready. New business models that are based on attention-revenues not copy-revenues must be developed asap - and this is not an easy mission during these times of transition. The artists and their managers, the traditional master recording rights holders and composers and publishers, as well as the many organizations that represent them must collaborate much more in-depth than ever... Read More...