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Exec Profile: Kirk Pasich, Co-Founder / President Blue Élan Records
A reader of Music Connection since his college days, Kirk Pasich founded Blue Élan as a different sort of record company. Having managed bands as ... -
DIY Spotlight: talker
Taking her inspiration from musical icons such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Banks, and Vérité, independent artist, talker (Celeste Taucher), fuses grunge rock and pop to create ... -
Out Take: Amy Stroup, Singer-Songwriter
As one of the most licensed women in music, singer-songwriter Amy Stroup’s songs have added color and narrative to more than 450 films, film trailers, ... -
Luciana Souza: The Power of the Poem
In poems, words exist in the context of silence, while lyrics are created to match the melodies. Rarely do these two mediums create a seamless ... -
Signing Story: Jesse Palter
A melancholy yet exuberant reflection on a love left behind, “Paper Trail,” the title track to Jesse Palter’s debut EP, is the perfect metaphor for ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Jacknife Lee (Taylor Swift, The Killers)
Producer and writer Jacknife Lee has created alongside many of the industry giants: Taylor Swift, Weezer and U2, to namecheck a few. Like many in ... -
A&R Roundtable 2019
Once again, Music Connection delivers stacks of exclusive insights into the world of artists and repertoire—A&R—from a cross-section of executives at three eminent record companies. ... -
Executive Profile: Jedd Katrancha, Executive Vice President of Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing handles some of the world’s most famous artists and songwriters. Subsequently, they’re responsible for a list of sync licenses too lengthy to ... -
Song Biz: Richard Leigh - A Country Songwriter’s Folk Legacy
The sonic palette of Richard Leigh’s newest solo release, Wandering One, is rich with wooden instruments: Guitars, dobros, violins and cellos surrounding his warm conversational ... -
Producers Crosstalk: Eric Corne (John Mayall, Walter Trout)
Producer and engineer Eric Corne began his career as a musician in Winnipeg, Canada before he bounced for Toronto. In 2004 he made his way ... -
MC's Favorite Signing Stories of 2018
Despite unprecedented DIY methods of forging a successful music career, there’s still no shortage of artists and bands looking to get signed to a label. ... -
Out Take: Michiel Groeneveld, Composer Manager
Michiel Groeneveld had no management experience prior to managing film composer JunkieXL (Tom Holkenborg), and yet he helped take his sole client from a touring ... -
Gifts Under A Grand 2018
Looking for music gear to give to your special musician but working with a budget? Here are Music Connection's gifts under $1,000 for 2018: Presonus StudioLive ... -
Close Up: Royer Labs
Driven by a Passion for Music: David Royer, founder of Royer Labs, is one of an elite group of microphone designers who know that music ... -
Music Connection's Top Prospects of 2018
Each year, Music Connection staffers listen to scores of demos and unsigned band releases submitted to us. Of all these submissions, here is the cream of ... -
Close Up: Yamaha Synthesizers
World’s Largest Manufacturer: In 1887 Yamaha started making musical instruments in Hamamatsu, Japan. From there Yamaha has grown into the world’s largest manufac- turer of ... -
Executive Profile: Michael Shanley, Vice President of IT and Business Development of Music Reports
Since 1995, Music Reports has helped rights holders of all stripes navigate the tricky business of licensing and royalty accounting. A musician himself, Michael Shanley’s ... -
Producer Crosstalk: Jimmy Duval (Flo Rida, XXXTentacion)
The fuse of rap producer Jimmy Duval’s career was lit when he joined his Oakland elementary school band. Later he snared a music scholarship to ... -
5 Music Publishers Sound Off: 2018
Tyler Bacon Company: Position Music Clientele: Welshly Arms, Fantastic Negrito, Natasha Blume Contact: positionmusic.com Before he launched Position Music nearly 20 years ago, Tyler Bacon ... -
The HeadRush Pedalboard: A Groundbreaking Guitar Effects Processor
HeadRush is a guitar effects processor based around the company’s legacy, Eleven HD Expanded rack processor, and which has been used as a foundation to ...
