Interesting Things (Week of 2/1/10)
Classical Musicians Chart Big on Billboard (with little sales). Who knew it only took a thousands copies to hit the number one spot for classical music. Kind of depressing.
That makes it seems that the Billboard charts for classical music are not relevant, but Proper Discord disagreed. Maybe Billboard charts are relevant in the art music world.
Some cover songs are better than the original.
The LA Times published Five Social Media Tips for Indie Musicians with wisdom from various internet rock stars.
Life’s a Pitch published two great articles this week. Maybe art music just needs a stronger, action-inspiring message. Or maybe other advertising is a bit too morbid. Completely opposite of that: it seems that art music organizations are always trying to attract younger audiences. They should just aim for new audiences. New does not mean the same thing as young.
The world has changed. Some things that were once amazing are now expected. It’s up to us to figure out how to do the things that would be considered amazing now.
When Dave Tate and Jim Wendler of Elite Fitness Systems talk, I listen.
Finally, an Astronaut is using Twitpic to sent out pictures from space.
