The American Music Fairness Act aims to reform sound recording performance royalties for terrestrial radio, potentially requiring payment to artists. While this addresses a long-standing issue, concerns remain about how it might burden smaller stations that support indie artists. The outcome is pivotal for balancing artist compensation and preserving community radio’s vital role in music discovery.
Making a Scene has teamed up with Reverbnation to create a “Opportunity” for the purpose of conducting an international search to find artists that best define what “INDIE BLUES” is or could be. The search is not restricted to those who categorize themselves as “Blues” artist but is expanded into all genres of music. Those chosen will be […]
The Roots 66 Alternate Roots was originally formed in 2007 as The Artist Development Group, The Alternate Root, LLC is a multi-media company dedicated to the development and advancement of American Roots music and the artists, composers and producers that that comprise the format. By offering a comprehensive collection of services and expertise including radio promotion, marketing, […]
Jam bands are musical groups whose live albums and concerts relate to a unique fan culture that began in the 1960s with The Grateful Dead, and continued in the 1990s with bands like Phish. The performances of these bands typically feature extended musical improvisation (“jams”) over rhythmic grooves and chord patterns, and long sets of music that can often cross genre boundaries. While the seminal […]