Growing up whenever I got a new record, I would sit in front of my stereo listening to the record while combing through the liner notes: looking at the lyrics, the artwork and the names of all the folks who made that record come together. In the digital age, album credits have largely been lost. […]
Otis Taylor
Use Pandora to Build Your Audience
At the recent IBMA conference, streaming services were a popular subject; Anna Frick hosted a panel on leveraging streaming for audience development. Rachel Whitney of Pandora Media showed Leadership Bluegrass alumni how to interact with the service and get the greatest benefit of its features. Here’s Anna’s tutorial. Pandora was founded in 2000, making it […]
I found cool ways to use archival audio in new recordings at Folk Alliance
It’s almost impossible to sum up all that makes up Folk Alliance International. If you’ve been there before, you understand. It was my first year attending, and after years of hearing stories, I thought I was prepared. Folk Alliance is part family reunion, part party, part education, and an exploration of every nook and cranny […]