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There is nothing flattering about someone
asking, "What did you do there?".

I'm glad most players don't appear to take that kind of attitude. I
think most people do take it as a compliment, and they don't mind
reflecting on what they played. If everyone felt the way you and Sco
do, then all we'd be left is something like, "Well, I played whatever
I played, man. I don't know how I did it. I don't care to analyze it.
Good luck."

And that's just a bunch of elitist crap designed to mystify the
creative process--"Don't ask me to talk about what I do, man...I'm
just...you know...in tune with the cosmos when I'm playing."
Bullshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. lol


Jeff

With the economy the way it is and sidemen just trying to grab a gig now and then to put food on the table,... and now Pat's paying with robots.

Hi Jeff,

Agreed, but there's nothing wrong with those articles is there?

No, there isn't. But there's nothing wrong with refusing to answer these types of questions, either. There is nothing flattering about someone asking, "What did you do there?". When I teach, I teach. When I play, I play. I'm sure that Sco, who does teach, feels the same way. Being asked to reduce one's own playing to a math equation is not a compliment.

best,
Bobby

On Dec 6, 2010, at 12:48 PM, joe_jazz_2000 wrote:

An interesting thread that evolved from a discussion of Sco's GP
interview to one praising or condemimg two accomplished players,
each with a lot to say. My guess regarding's Sco's interview is that
he feared an article titled "Seven Things to Do To Play Like John
Scofield."

Agreed, but there's nothing wrong with those articles is there? The
title isn't "Ten Easy Steps to Becoming John Scofield," after all.
Everyone cops licks. I'd think he might be flattered if someone
thought he played some particularly cool lines that were worthy of
transcription, analysis and study. It seemed to me that that was where
the interviewer's question was coming from.

Jeff

On 12/6/2010 12:53 PM, Palmer wrote:

Like a punch in the stomach. Truly depressing stuff.

Sure is. So much for the "cultural center of the world" shtick. The theater district will probably finally get their wish for canned music on Broadway as well, which they've been pushing for for years. Why anyone would pay Broadway prices to hear canned music is beyond me, but, like P.T. Barnum said, you can sell anything to the Amerikan publik.

Anyway, Alisdair put the same info up in one of his earlier posts.

best,
Bobby

An interesting thread that evolved from a discussion of Sco's GP interview to one praising or condemimg two accomplished players, each with a lot to say. My guess regarding's Sco's interview is that he feared an article titled "Seven Things to Do To Play Like John Scofield."

I am sorry to hear of Arnie's passing. My copy of Patterns, Scales And Modes For Jazz Guitar is well-worn and sometimes still a reference, though today, mainly to find a musical exercise to run through. The book was invaluable to me and a primary source of scale and line studies. Not a comprehensive jazz guitar method (but what is?)he gave us five major scale shapes, the nearest ii-V-I chords overlaying the scales, neighbor tone studies, digital patterns in each scale some minor scale material, and even examples using chords from standards. A great book. Thanks, Arnie, R.I.P.

Geez, and here I am trying to crack into the mixing/mastering market.

I don't like reading tons of advertising here, so I'll only post this once.

Blind entrepreneur wiht great ears looking for work!
I'm about finished Berkleemusic Online's mixing course. Here are a couple examples of my work - I'd love some constructive criticism, especially about the hip hop track - a genre I have less experience with, although I was a BIG Public Enemy fan back in the day. :)

Folk Rock:

Hip Hop:


For those of you in bands, I'd love to try mixing something heavy and/or jazzy!! I have more listening experience with metal and jazz genres than any others, but finding material seems tricky. Any ideas where to advertise for perspective clients also gratefully received!

Thanks for listening and any feedback.

Chris

Bob H wrote:

Check out this article, from the N.Y. Times:

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best,
Bobby

Holy crap! Like a punch in the stomach. Truly depressing stuff.



John



Reciprocity

Jack, no your ISP won't care. Just go to www.sendspace.com.
You can send up to 300MB per file before you have to even consider paying anything.
Chris

In discussions about online piracy, it's often brought up that Google contributes to piracy as much as anyone else does. Fans don't need to visit the Pirate Bay to find torrents. They can type the same terms in Google and likely get better results. With the rollout of their Autocomplete function, it's been observed that Google actively educated everyone looking for music and movies what torrents are. It's even been demonstrated that sites hosting infringing content also feature AdSense ads.

This has led critics to argue that Google actively funds and monetizes both sides of the content spectrum. No matter what an artist does, Google makes money of their music. To combat these accusations and distance itself from piracy, Google has announced four initiatives that will help mitigate this activity. From their blog:

* We'll act on reliable copyright takedown requests within 24 hours. We will build tools to improve the submission process to make it easier for rightsholders to submitDMCA takedown requests for Google products (starting with Blogger and web Search). And for copyright owners who use the tools responsibly, we'll reduce our average response time to 24 hours or less. At the same time, we'll improve our "counter-notice"tools for those who believe their content was wrongly removed and enable public searching of takedown requests.

* We will prevent terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in Autocomplete. While it's hard to know for sure when search terms are being used to find infringing content, we'll do our best to prevent Autocomplete from displaying the terms most frequently used for that purpose.

* We will improve our AdSense anti-piracy review. We have always prohibited the use of our AdSense program on web pages that provide infringing materials. Building on our existing DMCA takedown procedures, we will be working with rightsholders to identify, and, when appropriate, expel violators from the AdSense program.

* We will experiment to make authorised preview content more readily accessible in search results. Not surprisingly, we're big fans of making authorised content more accessible on the Internet. Most users want to access legitimate content and are interested in sites that make that content available to them (even if only on a preview basis). We'll be looking at ways to make this content easier to index and find.

We already know the story on a-la-carte song downloads – they're flat and declining in the US (down 0.2 percent during the first half). And, after three quarters this year, digital albums sales are also looking problematic. Billboard analyst Glenn Peoples recently dropped into the data on digital albums, and found some serious warning signs based on previous growth rates.

But what about the resurgent vinyl, the nostalgic wunderkind that everyone loves to 'wax' about? Music aficionados swear by its aural authenticity, and bands are finding cash in the retro technology. But is this real growth, or just a nostalgia kick that's already petering out?

Take a look at the data. After years of breakneck growth, vinyl's comeback is seriously losing steam – and at a very small sales volume. Consider these recent US-based totals, as counted by Nielsen Soundscan:

* 2008: 1.88 million units sold, up 89.9%
* 2009: 2.5 million units sold, up 33.0%
* mid-2010: 1.3 million, up 9.1% from the comparable half in 2009.

So, almost 90% to 9% in two years? Certainly, some statistical aspects come into play. At such low numbers, growth percentages tend to get distorted. Closer to zero, and the gains seem monstrous. Closer to maturity, and everything is falling apart. But it looks like LPs might be close to maturity right now, at quite modest volumes.

How modest? By comparison, broader albums (CDs, LPs, digital albums) finished 2009 with sales of 373.9 million units, and digital albums contributed 76.4 million. Perhaps nostalgia has its limits, especially when it demands disposable income. And no matter how distinctive and collectible, LPs are still competing with free.

"It was a good living. But the New York freelance musician — a bright thread in the fabric of the city — is dying out. In an age of sampling, digitization and outsourcing, New York's soundtrack and advertising-jingle recording industry has essentially collapsed. Broadway jobs are in decline. Dance companies rely increasingly on recorded music. And many freelance orchestras, among the last steady deals, are cutting back on their seasons, sometimes to nothingness."

"The Brooklyn Philharmonic, founded in 1954, has essentially stopped performing as an orchestra. The Long Island Philharmonic has only one concert scheduled this season — a Broadway medley — because of financial problems, although it is continuing its education programs. The Opera Orchestra of New York, which canceled its season last year, has come back with two concerts this year. The American Composers Orchestra is down to three concerts a year in the smaller Zankel Hall instead of five in Carnegie Hall's main auditorium less than a decade ago.

The Queens Symphony, which is supported mainly by the state and the city, has reduced its size to anywhere from 17 to 36 players from around 65, which means presenting smaller-scale programming. The Westchester Philharmonic, despite the star power of its music director, Itzhak Perlman, has $385,000 of debt and has had trouble paying its musicians. The American Symphony Orchestra has run $300,000 to $400,000 deficits a season for the last several years, with the gaps covered at the last minute by donors."

"At the Broadway theaters the total minimum number of musicians — decided by contract — has dropped to 335 from 526 in the early 1990s, according to Local 802."

"On the recording front many producers are taking their business to cheaper orchestras overseas or using digitized music, and major studios have closed their doors."

"Because of the changing conditions, musicians are clinging to the jobs that remain, making it tougher for younger musicians to break in. Meanwhile the pool only grows. New York's main conservatories — the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music and Mannes College the New School — pump out more than 500 degree holders a year. And that is not to mention universities in the New York region and conservatories around the country that send their graduates to New York."

I want to send some large files on the Internet. From previous emails on
this list, Sendspace seems to be the standard to use. One question, when now
I try to send a large file to a friend, I get a error message. I think
this message comes from my ISP. If so, how do I upload a large file to
Sendspace? Wouldn't my ISP prevent this?

Jack H

I don't know where you checked but this is an old urban myth.
Google it and find out.

Elliot

Hi Ron,

Hey Amigo, at the rate I'm progressing.... not much danger of that.
But hey last nite after our set I got a 5 dollar tip from a guitar
player who works all the time.

Maybe he thought you'd use it to take some lessons...
(just kidding, my friend ;-) )

More seriously:

Of course that doesn't mean the same
thing as a guitar player in NYC who plays all the time.

Check out this article, from the N.Y. Times:



best,
Bobby

Thank you Frank & Mike,

Or you can just go on the internet and enter your phone number(s) and have them put on the list.

I just went on the site and registered all of my phones. It said that once a phone is registered, it never expires, which is a very, very good thing indeed!

best,
Bobby

Or you can just go on the internet and enter your phone number(s) and have them put on the list.

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Mike

I did some checking and it seems to be true.

Frank
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