“Manhattan Nights”

The NEW CD from saxophonist

JAARED

Manhattan Nights is a sophisticated follow-up to Jaared’s previous CD, Addiction. The new single “Always Together” was noted as the highest debut on the SmoothJazz.Com chart coming in at #36 with a bullet!

LISTEN & BUY THE CD NOW

www.jaared.com

Don’t miss Jaared’s CD Release Party for

“MANHATTAN NIGHTS”

This Friday, April 2, 2010 / 8pm
Nick’s Corner Grill / Ashburn, VA 20147
$10 Cover
Attention Musicians – Agents – Managers

If you would like to have your artist featured as one of our
“CHARM CITY JAZZ HOT PICKS”
Contact – rharris@charmcityjazz.com

Bohemian Caverns presents



Robert Glasper
Friday & Saturday, March 12-13
8:30 and 10:30 Shows
Bohemian Caverns
2001 Eleventh Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Get Tickets

One artist, two distinct but interwoven concepts: this is the captivating logic behind Double-Booked, pianist Robert Glasper’s third album for Blue Note, following up Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007). An artist who “unfailingly gets the feeling right” (New York Magazine), Glasper has made waves throughout the music world as leader of both the acoustic Robert Glasper Trio and the electric, hip-hop-oriented Robert Glasper Experiment. Hailed by listeners and critics, the 32- year- old Houston native has also garnered the respect of the toughest audience of all: musicians from across the jazz spectrum. Hear what the buzz is about.

Source: Black and Married with Kids / by Tara Pringle Jefferson

by Tara Pringle Jefferson

By now, if you’ve spent any time listening to a Radio One station over the past several months, you’ve heard Radio One founder Cathy Hughes screeching about how H.R. 848 The Performance Rights Act, sponsored by congressman John Conyers, will put black radio stations out of business. The bill aims to make it right with artists by making radio stations pay extra fees to play their songs.

In one camp, there’s well…Cathy Hughes, who insists that this bill REPRESENTS THE END. She’s oh so serious about this, y’all.

On the other hand, there are people who wish black radio WOULD take a leap off the deep end. I used to think they were a little extreme. Surely the songs played by black radio can’t be that bad. But then my XM radio subscription ended and before I went to re-up, I decided to listen to it and see if I could skip the $9.99 a month payments and just listen to music for free in the car.

Now? Eh, I think I’ll go back to XM.

I do not mind when artists come out with sexually explicit songs. I really don’t. They have a right to express themselves however continue reading

Hosted by Mina Holladay

Indulj Restaurant & Lounge

Each and Every Tuesday

8P – 10P EST

1208 U Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

(across from Ben’s Chili Bowl)

Poetry open mic

Live band

I received the following in an email from Rebecca Dupas this morning

A Dose of Dupas Open Mic Poetry

Every Second Monday of the month from 8P – 11P EST

TONIGHT’S FEATURE IS TAALAM ACEY

A brother who averages perfomances in a different city every three days, a slam champion, an amazing artist, an author, and a poet (to say the least) will feature Monday night at Open-Mic Poetry @ Busboys and Poets in Shirlington. Join us as we welcome Taalam Acey to the stage. It’s going to be a great night!

www.busboysandpoets.com

Busboys and Poets @ Shirlington Village, Robeson Room, 4251 South Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206

(703) 379-9757

Source: http://optimist.posterous.com

This is just my opinion — follow at your own risk.

1. Create Your Company Assets
Before you can even begin going after a big record deal, you need to get your shit together!

Make a short business plan – this is a business, and being creative is just a bonus. Keep it simple and under 10 pages. Include all the basics. Band name, band members, short bios, hometowns, genres of music, who you sound like, who you want to sound like, who your fans are, who you want your fans to be, where you see yourself in 1/5/10 years, where you’ll perform (what size/type of venue), how many records you want to sell and by when, what your digital presence will be, who you need to hire, where you need to sell, how you can reach your fans, etc. If you get stuck here, just copy the items I wrote down and do those. However, I can tell you that if you can’t get past this step as a band – you’ll never make it. Brainstorm important pieces and make decisions about them – it might take more than one session. Just doing this simple exercise brings out the true business leaders and shows where everyone’s heart is centered (money, sex, camaraderie, or art typically).

Get a band agreement – who is responsible for what, who provides what, what if someone leaves, how to make decisions, who gets what, how changes to the agreement can happen, etc…there are plenty of templates available out there (but I always recommend an entertainment lawyer – not a regular lawyer). This should flow as easily as the business plan above (it won’t go easy). Sometimes a band waits on this step, until they have a band manager – simply because a manager is an unbiased person who can help mediate the agreement (more about band managers later). Sometimes a band waits on this agreement until way too late, and when they reach success someone fucks someone else – AND – everything you worked for is over instantly – AND – there’s no turning back. So get an agreement as soon continue reading

Continue reading

BMI presents Music 101 – Publishing, being held at the Georgia State Alumni Hall (30 Courtland St., Atlanta) from 4:00-6:00 PM.

Free and open to the public, RSVP ASAP by clicking here

Come and hear from some of the industry’s leading music publishers. This panel will also include an in-depth Q&A session, moderated by BMI’s VP of Writer/ Publisher Relations, Catherine Brewton.



Dear Media, Family, and Friends,

Please find attached an electronic copy of my new novel From Ghetto to Greatness.  It is set in Long Beach, California during the 1970′s.  This story must be read by as many inner-city youths as possible.  I’m asking your assistance in getting the buzz going.

Here is an interview I did regarding the book.  www.texttovoices.com/aikevinbrown Press release http://www.pr.com/press-release/184906.

How you can help:

• Write a review on Amazon.com
• Forward and endorse Press Release to local and national media outlets
• Help arrange media interviews with local and national media outlets
• Recommend me to speak at gatherings of young people
• Recommend other ways to get the word out about From Ghetto to Greatness
• About the Author of From Ghetto to Greatness

Kevin Brown is an Author, Publisher, Success Coach, Motivational Speaker, and IT Consultant.  He is a man who lived the experiences of the protagonist Jerome Green while growing up in Long Beach, California.  Coach Kevin, as he is known, spent two years synthesizing the stories he has recounted at family reunions for years.

Coach Kevin spent twelve years in the military maintaining sophisticated communications and computers systems.  As a Air Force Technical Instructor he taught U.S. and international students operations of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). While serving his country, he earned degrees in Electronics and Education.

After a decorated military career, Coach Kevin held engineering and consulting positions at Hewlett Packard, MCI, Verizon, AT&T and now at Level 3 Communications.  He consults executives at fortune 300 companies regarding their data communications needs.

Inspiring others to greatness is Coach Kevin’s true calling.  Through one-on-one client-coach relationships, empowering seminars, rousing keynote speeches and now in his first novel, Coach Kevin has become known for consistently delivers exactly what his audience needs and wants. From Ghetto to Greatness has been called a masterpiece of storytelling that entertains the readers, taking them on an emotional rollercoaster ride, while at the same time inspiring them to achieve their God given greatness.

Contact Coach Kevin for book signings, media interviews, keynote speeches and empowering workshops through his company’s website www.KevinTheLifeCoach.com

Kevin “Coach” Brown
Brown Publishing & Seminars
678-636-9755 Office Phone
10776 Ellicot Way
Johns Creek, Georgia 30022