Phonograph

Court case means music royalty claims against retailers now in doubt

13 Apr 2013

Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI), which is licensed to collect royalties for labels such as EMI, Sony, Warner and other Irish and international companies, recently lost a district court claim for more than €2,000 in royalties against the owner of two shoe shops where staff played the radio during working hours. Royalty claims ... The organisation subsequently invoiced the company for royalties on behalf of its members ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)

Brady Jefcoat

The News & Observer

13 Apr 2013

Brady Jefcoat, a true favorite son of the State of North Carolina, died peacefully in his sleep the morning of April 11, 2013. He was 96. Mr. Jefcoat, a plumber turned philanthropist, leaves behind four nieces. Larhue King, Betty Harrington, Becky Sanders and Bunnie Lou Prince, in addition to extended family ... Beginning in his early 20s, Mr ... Mr ... In life, Mr ... Mr ... Focusing primarily on old-style, crank phonographs and music boxes, Mr ... Mr ... ....(size: 4.0Kb)

Stanley A. Grajek, 92, engineer at Bell, Wurlitzer

Buffalo News

12 Apr 2013

Nov. 13, 1920 – April 8, 2013. Stanley A. Grajek, of Getzville, an engineer at Bell Aerospace Corp ... He was 92 ... Mr ... In 1960, he went to the Wurlitzer Co., working first in engineering for military projects, then as chief engineer for brass band instrument manufacturing and manager of phonograph engineering and piano engineering. He held several patents for soundboard design ... Mr ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)

Caught in the net: Deerhunter go for a new unhinged sound

The Independent

12 Apr 2013

One of my favourite bands of the last five years or so Deerhunter (pictured) return with their first album since 2010's fine effort Halcyon Digest. The new one from the US art-rocking five piece is called Monomania and is due in early May ... Cat's soulful take on Manhattan ... The excellent UK music website TheQuietus.com recently branched out into making music itself with its record label The Quietus Phonographic Corporation ... ....(size: 2.2Kb)

Arirang comes to life in Mungyeong (Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Korea)

noodls

12 Apr 2013

(Source. Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Korea). The hall at Mungyeong Old Road Museumis filled with the sounds of Arirang, a Korean folk song from a phonograph. On the other side of the hall are various visual materials based on Arirang alongside exhibits on display to stir up visitors' curiosity ... Running under the title Arirang ... The history of Arirang is vividly presented at this exhibition in three parts ... By Sohn Ji-ae....(size: 3.9Kb)

Events

Detroit Free Press

11 Apr 2013

ETC . Art X Detroit. The Kresge Foundation sponsors a series of multimedia presentations, readings, panel discussions, performances and art exhibitions. Various sites include Charles H. Wright Museum of African History, Detroit Institute of Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and the Magic Stick ... ... Orson Starr House Museum April Open House, with activities like listening to recorded music from a 110-year-old Edison Home Phonograph....(size: 21.1Kb)

Good News For Hipsters

IMDb

10 Apr 2013

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the worldwide recording industry, released its annual statistics report Monday, and with it came the news that vinyl sales hit $177 million -- an 18-percent uptick, according to Nielsen SoundScan ... ». - Matthew Jacobs . ....(size: 1.2Kb)

Music while you work (Cumbria Chamber of Commerce)

noodls

10 Apr 2013

(Source. Cumbria Chamber of Commerce) LATEST BUSINESS NEWS. Music while you work. There are two separate organisations which have the responsibility for issuing the appropriate licences and for the collection of music-related royalties from the likes of employers who play music to their staff and/or customers ... • Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), representing the interests of the record company and the actual performer ... (noodl....(size: 2.5Kb)

Vinyl-Record Sales Up 18 Percent In 2012

Huffington Post

10 Apr 2013

Here's some good news for the music industry. Last year's vinyl-record sales were the highest they've been in 15 years. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the worldwide recording industry, released its annual statistics report Monday, and with it came the news that vinyl sales hit $177 million -- an 18-percent uptick, according to Nielsen SoundScan ... CD sales fell 13.5 percent domestically ... Like ... ....(size: 4.3Kb)

In the Next Room (or the vibrator play) (Washington University in Saint Louis)

noodls

10 Apr 2013

(Source. Washington University in Saint Louis). Article Body 2010 The light bulb. The phonograph. The sewing machine. On this noble roster of pioneering electrical inventions belongs a plain wooden box, decorated with a few twisting knobs and attached to a bulbous device that, to modern eyes, vaguely suggests a hair dryer or a hand-held mixer. "It looks like a farming instrument," observes Mrs ... Givings. But this is no farming instrument ... Mrs....(size: 5.6Kb)

IFPI's Recording Industry in Numbers 2013 - the must-read of global music - published today (IFPI - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)

noodls

08 Apr 2013

(Source. IFPI - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry). London, 8th April 2013 ... The report is simultaneously available digitally today in English, Spanish and Mandarin. Introducing this year's RIN, IFPI CEO Frances Moore says ... Music subscription services are seeing rapid growth ... Email ... Email ... Tel ... This noodl was issued by IFPI - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and was initially posted at www.ifpi.org....(size: 4.9Kb)

Boulder Hanging Up On Pearl Street Mall's Unused Pay Phones

Huffington Post

08 Apr 2013

Later this month, the four pay phones on the Pearl Street Mall will be going the way of the phonograph, the floppy disk and, well, the pay phone. With most of its patrons on cell phones, the city is electing to remove the last remaining pay phone kiosks from the downtown Boulder mall, citing their lack of use ... "We had a lot of them taken out a while ago and it's primarily because everyone now has cell phones." ... ___ ... FOLLOW DENVER. Like ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

Trend-spotting: The sound of art

The Times of India

07 Apr 2013

If public art dominated the artscape in 2012, this year will be all about tuning your senses to the drone of sound art, writes Supriya Sharma ... Confused? ... As a medium, it can make the audience relax and completely zone out," says Alexis Bhagat, a writer, phonographer and activist who curated a two-hour exhibition of sound art, specifically composed with Dolby Surround Sound at the DT cinema halls across Delhi ... ....(size: 3.6Kb)

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