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Banff Festival, North by Northeast, Bonnaroo Music and Arts, LA Film Fest, are highlights in June’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry « Global News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

actorschecklist.com - Jun. 09 (News Report) - Two-time Oscar winning film composer Gustavo Santaolalla leads a June 15 Master Class, "Music Scores That Move Us" where he will discuss the art of composing music for film...

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Sheet Music’s last note: Magazine puts out last issue as number of piano players plunges

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Times - Jun. 01 (News) -

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Letter: ‘Classical Music Is Dying’

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:35:19 -0700

New York Times - May. 27 (Opinion) - A former chief executive of the Orchestra Nova San Diego responds to a Critic’s Notebook article.

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Billy Joel on Not Working and Not Giving Up Drinking

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:07:00 -0700

New York Times - By Interview by ANDREW GOLDMAN - May. 24 - Christian Oth for The New York Times Billy Joel in Sag Harbor, N.Y., with his pug, Sabrina. Billy Joel hasn’t put out an album of new songs in decades, but the last few years have brought about a burnishing of his musical legacy. Most recently, he stole

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NARM Music Biz Expo, Cannes Film Festival, Drama Desk Awards. Cine Gear Expo, are highlights in May’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry « Global News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

actorschecklist.com - May. 07 (Special Report) - With some semblance to Austin's SxSW, Music Matters Festival features emerging and established bands from Asia/Pacific region and the world, and sets up Festival's location, Singapore as Asia Pacific’s regional hub for entertainment, digital media and technology...

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Khayal Groove France CD Tour, NAB 2013, MIPDoc/MIPTV, Film Finance Forums, are highlights in April’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry « Global News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

actorschecklist.com - Apr. 02 (Special Report) - Visitors to NAB Show can learn about techniques, including: capture, digital artistry, filmmaking, production, post-production, sound, web design and more at the annual Las Vegas event...

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Ravi Shankar dies

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Reginald Massey - Dec. 12 (Special Report) - Indian Sitar maestro who took instrument to the world and collaborated with western greats has died aged 92 in San Diego Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92 in San Diego, was the Indian maestro who put the sitar on the musical map. George Harrison called him "the godfather of world music" and it was Shankar's vision that brought the sounds of the raga into western consciousness, thus bridging the gap between eastern and western music for the first time. In a long career he was still winning awards in 2002 when his album Full Circle/Live at the Carnegie Hall (2000) achieved a Grammy for best album in the world music category. Shankar's distinction as a sitar player was his brilliant virtuosity, creativity and vast range of musicianship. In the west, certainly, his name is also synonymous with the music of India. Shankar was born in the holy city of Benares, now better known as Varanasi. The youngest of five sons, his family were Bengali Brahmins from Jessore, now in Bangladesh, and much ...

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NYFA guest article on actor training, also, MIPCOM, Ghent Fest, CMJ Music Marathon, NYTVF, are highlights in October’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry « Global News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

actorschecklist.com - By Glenn Kalison, Chair of Acting for Film Program, New York Film Academy, actorschecklist.com - Oct. 09 (Review) - In West Hollywood the Hollywood Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film and TV Music Conference will address the connection to, and music’s role in, film and television amid an assemblage of composers, directors, key studio, network, record label and publishing professionals...

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Ticket Summit, Cable Convention 2012, Fantasia Film Festival, Casual Connect Seattle, are highlights in July’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry « Global News and Networking Events Covering the Media and Show Business Industry

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

actorschecklist.com - By Actorschecklist - Jul. 08 (News Report) - The Joy Wai Gallery (www.joywaigallery.com) in New York City has opened the exhibition -- Pepe Vives - new paintings. Pepe Vives has worked primarily as a painter and presently has devoted himself to pictorial transformation of printed imagery: photographs, newspapers, and magazines...

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Pakistan: Who Killed Pashto Singer Ghazala Javed?

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Kumail Ahmed - Jun. 29 (Opinion) - Ghazal Jawad, a charismatic Pashto singer was gunned down in the city of Peshwar. Mystery shrouds the identity of the real perpetrators. Was this an honor killing by her ex-husband, who disapproved of her singing? Or was this an act by the Taliban, who she defied throughout her career?

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? Pro-Science Rapper’s Shout Out for Evolution

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Wired - By Ben Paynter - Dec. 28 (Special Report) - Baba Brinkman—dubbed the hip hop Richard Dawkins—is releasing music videos from his Rap Guide to Evolution album in hopes that teachers will punch up their science lectures.

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Occupy Honolulu: Hawaiian Musician Makana Performs Protest Song to World Leaders at APEC Summit

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Nov. 14 (Interview) - within the heavily guarded compound where the summit took place, renowned Hawaiian musician and guitarist Makana carried out his own act of protest. Makana had been invited to play instrumental music at the gala dinner Saturday night. At the dinner, Makana opened his jacket to reveal a t-shirt which read, "Occupy with Aloha." Then, instead of performing the background instrumental he was scheduled to play, he started to sing a protest song he had released earlier that day.

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Legendary Folk Duo Crosby & Nash on Soundtracking Movements From the 1960s to Occupy Wall Street

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Nov. 10 (News Report) - Just days after performing at the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Lower Manhattan, the legendary musicians David Crosby and Graham Nash join us live in our studio. For the duo, Occupy Wall Street is the latest in a number of causes they have supported in their historic careers stretching back nearly five decades. They are best known as founding members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, a supergroup that performed at Woodstock and sold millions of records. Both are two-time inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Throughout their careers, politics has played a central role in their music. About the Occupy Wall Street movement, Crosby says: “There's an awful lot of people who feel that they are not represented in Congress, that Congress has been bought by the large corporations, and that they are powerless and are getting the short end of the stick.” [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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Billy Bragg: Legendary British Rocker on Norway Attacks, Activism & His Latest, “Never Buy The Sun”

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Aug. 01 (Interview) - Billy Bragg: Legendary British Rocker on Norway Attacks, Activism & His Latest, “Never Buy The Sun”

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The Big Man, E Street Band Sax Player Clarence Clemons Dies

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

NPR - Jun. 19 (News Report) - Clarence Clemons, the larger-than-life saxophone player for the E Street Band who was one of the key influences in Bruce Springsteen's life and music through four decades, has died. He was 69. Clemons died Saturday night after being hospitalized about a week ago following a stroke at his home in Singer Island, Fla. Heard On 'Weekend Edition Sunday' Remembering The Big Man Springsteen acknowledged the dire situation earlier this week, but said then he was hopeful. He called the loss "immeasurable." "We are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years," Springsteen said on his website. "He was my great friend, my partner and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band."

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The Legendary Bob Dylan Turns 70: Democracy Now! Airs Rare Interviews and Songs from Pacifica Radio Archives

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Bob Dylan, Amy Goodman - May. 24 (Review) - The Legendary Bob Dylan Turns 70: Democracy Now! Airs Rare Interviews and Songs from Pacifica Radio Archives

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“Sing Your Song”: Harry Belafonte on Art & Politics, Civil Rights & His Critique of President Obama

Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Harry Belafonte - May. 16 (Interview) - Legendary musician, actor, activist and humanitarian Harry Belafonte joins us for the hour to talk about his battle against racism, his mentor Paul Robeson, the power of music to push for political change, his close relationship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the U.S. role in Haiti

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Why the right hates Common

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Salon - By Mary Elizabeth Williams - May. 13 (Opinion) - On Wednesday, the White House honored arts education with a Celebration of American Poetry. There was a poetry workshop for children during the day, and in the evening, performances by the likes of Elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, Kenneth Goldsmith. This being the administration that can turn Jay-Z references into campaign rallying cries -- and campaign rallying cries into hit videos -- there were also musical artists on the bill, including Aimee Mann and Jill Scott. And, this being the administration that never fails to provoke the outrage of that holy trinity of right-wing attention gluttons -- Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin – there was controversy.

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OpEdNews - Article: Music or Guns, Choose Your Weapon

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Op Ed News - May. 13 (Opinion) - Cooperative teamwork is the opposite of violence and is the world's only hope for achieving a sustainable future. Music can lead the way.

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Decades Later, Beatles Hits Continue to Draw Fans

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

NewsHour - By Tim Riley - May. 13 (Interview) -

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Judges hand down the law with help from Bob Dylan

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - By Carol J. Williams - May. 09 (News Report) - The protest era's vagabond poet is cited more often than any other songwriter in legal opinions and briefs. His ballads have become models for legal storytelling.

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YouTube Launches Towson Teens' Music Career

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Towson Patch - Mar. 30 (News) -

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Madonna's Malawi charity 'squandered millions'

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By David Smith - Mar. 25 (News) - Managers ousted after damning audit reveals that £2.4m has been spent, but school project has not even broken groundThe managers of Madonna's charity in Malawi have been ousted after they squandered $3.8m (£2.4m) on a school that will never be built, it has been reported.The damning audit came as Raising Malawi confirmed it has scrapped plans for a $15m elite academy for girls.The charity's executive director Philippe van den Bossche, the boyfriend of Madonna's former trainer, left in October after criticism of his management style and spending at the school, according to the New York Times ."These included what auditors described as outlandish expenditures on salaries, cars, office space and a golf course membership, free housing and a car and driver for the school's director," the paper said.In a shakeup at the charity, the board of directors has been removed and replaced by a caretaker board that includes the 52-year-old singer and her manager, it added.The abandonment of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls – backed by prominent Hollywood figures and Madonna's associates in Kabbalah – was announced in January. This caught the Malawian government by surprise and caused anger among villagers who had surrendered their homes to make way for a 117-acre construction site near the capital, Lilongwe.When the project began to turn sour, Madonna, who has reportedly invested $11m, turned to the Global Philanthropy Group for help. Its report on Raising Malawi's work, seen by the New York Times, was critical of the way Bossche oversaw both the building plans and the curriculum."Philippe's level of mismanagement and lack of oversight was extreme in both aspects of the project and the lack of success of the players on the ground is in large part a result of his inability to effectively manage project plans, people and finances," it was quoted as saying.The audit also gave a withering verdict on Anjimile Oponyo, who was supposed to head the school. "Her charisma masks a lack of substantive knowledge of the practical application of educational development, and her weak management skills are a major contributor to the current financial and programmatic chaos."Trevor Neilson, a founder of the Global Philanthropy Group, said $3.8m had been spent on the unbuilt school, much of it on architects, design, salaries and two cars for employees who had not yet been appointed."Despite $3.8m having been spent by the previous management team, the project has not broken ground, there was no title to the land and there was, overall, a startling lack of accountability on the part of the management team in Malawi and the management team in the United States," he was quoted as saying. "We have yet to determine exactly what happened to all of that $3.8m. We have not accounted for all the funds that were used."Construction of the academy was also delayed over a dispute between Raising Malawi and villagers who claimed they were not adequately compensated for land. The building had been due for completion in December this year.Michael Berg, a co-director of the Kabbalah Centre and co-founder of Raising Malawi, accepted defeat this week. He wrote to the centre's contributors: "A thoughtful decision has been made to discontinue plans for the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, as it was originally conceived."But Madonna, who has adopted a boy and a girl from Malawi, insisted the charity will continue to work in the impoverished African nation. "There's a real education crisis in Malawi," she said. "Sixty-seven percent of girls don't go to secondary school, and this is simply unacceptable. Our team is going to work hard to address this in every way we can."Raising Malawi has made progress despite the setbacks, she added. "While I'm proud of these accomplishments, I'm frustrated that our education work has not moved forward in a faster way."In January, Madonna said she would now focus on building secondary schools across the country so she could reach thousands rather than hundreds of girls.In an interview last month , now leading the charity's efforts, told the Associated Press: "Basically, what we'd be doing is expanding the ability for a group of nonprofits to provide education to more kids."Madonna increasingly began to have concerns about the effectiveness of the existing strategy and management team, and as a result has made sweeping changes in order to better serve more children in Malawi."The Kabbalah Centre, once a part of the project, is no longer involved, Neilson added.MalawiMadonnaUnited StatesNew YorkDavid Smithguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds

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Lyric Opera Baltimore announces inaugural season

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Baltimore Sun - By Tim Smith - Feb. 14 (News) - Memories of Baltimore Opera's demise might fade soon, if all goes well for Lyric Opera Baltimore, which has gradually emerged, partly from the ashes of the former company, and has just announced a three-production season for 2011-2012.

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The Songs Of The Egyptian Protests

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

All Things Considered - By Elizabeth Blair - Feb. 11 (News Report) - Musicians have not been silent in the movement that brought down Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Perhaps the most popular song of the Egyptian revolution is by Mohamed Mounir, a singer so revered, he's known as "The Voice of Egypt." The song is called "Ezzay," which means "How come?" Dalia Ziada, a blogger and human-rights activist in Cairo, says Mounir compares Egypt to a lover in the song. "He's telling it, 'I love you, and I know you love me, too, but you have to appreciate what I'm doing for you. I will keep changing you until you love me as I love you,' " Ziada says, adding that that's exactly how Egyptians feel about their country. Mounir's song was not played on Egyptian state radio, but the video is online, and it's been watched hundreds of thousands of times.

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