Category Archives: Perspectives

Thoughts and Opinions

Streaming services – can we make this work for musicians?

I know, I know (she said in her best whiny voice.) Streaming is a hot button issue right now. Musicians get a pittance when you listen on a streaming player,…

No Pix, No Phones – The Joy of Being Present

I am a lucky girl. I was one of the first to experience the Pat Metheny Unity Band’s 2014 world tour. Jacksonville was the second date, the day after the…

Awards? And the winner is…

Anyone and everyone who has survived and managed to thrive in this constantly shifting business model by working their butts off to create music, promote it, and give their audience…

Beyond Smooth

This breakdown is not all encompassing or perfectly historically correct. It’s a means to an end so bear with me. Before there was smooth there was contemporary, which evolved parallel…