As a huge aficionado of live music entertainment; I try to attend concerts on a regular basis. No doubt Los Angeles being the entertainment capital presents a plethora of musicians and musical venues. You walk into any corner of the town; you are likely to be entertained by very talented musicians. Apart from music festivals, I have to admit, I tend to favor intimate settings over an actual venue. I choose and prefer this route because regular venues lack the intimacy and comfort of a coffee house or a house concert setting. Add to that an up close and personal interaction with the artist, which you miss when you attend an arena concert or festival. Read More...

Tags: Mohit Sherchan|Live Music|Kwanza Jones|Los Angeles|Traffic|Insemble

What is a CD really? Or a tape, LP and 8-track but an expensive marketing tool for an artist to attract consumers to their live shows and merchandise (sources of revenue that dominates an artist’s income). So, considering consumers are no longer “consuming” CDs, how are we now experiencing music?

A recent survey carried out by Park Associates, (a market research and consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are "digital" or provide connectivity within the home), has stated that approximately two-thirds of the American and Canadian broadband households, (isn’t that every household these days, who has dial up anymore? If you do, my heart bleeds for you), regularly use the PC to experience music while at home. A further one-third, it is reported, uses their television to listen to music. Read More...

Tags: Mohan Reddy|Music Publishing|Music Licensing

Hip Hop music in Iran? Wow who would have thought! Until I read a recent article about this trend, I had no idea myself. It is interesting that, in a country where two thirds of the population is under the age of 32, most music including Hip Hop, is illegal. In addition, it is illegal for females to sing further inhibiting the efforts of Salome, a female artist who sings about injustice, Iraq and prostitution. Read More...