What Label Owners Want You To Know About Releasing An Album
Label owners answer questions about working with labels, recording, self releasing and starting a label.
InquiryChris Cerrone and Timo Andres on Musical Economy
A conversation with Chris Cerrone and Timo Andres about economy in music, the challenges of aleatoric music, the drama inherent to Chris’s compositions and loungewear.
InquiryOn Not Killing The Music with Judith Berkson
Judith Berkson and Anna Heflin meet at Central Park to discuss Judith's upcoming release "Liederkreis II", Schoenberg Harmony and the relationships between the old and the new.
New MusicOwl Mirror: The Berlioz We Deserve
Spring is in the air and with it wafts in a sense of Romanticism. There’s nothing like the perfect musical accompaniment to a daytime stroll, and my recent research requires me to share the swoon-worthy Romanticism of Berlioz with you, my dear reader.
PerspectiveFor Lucie Vítková, Aging Brought the Melting of Melody
Things happen to people, and people make music. Therefore, there will always be a connection, conscious or unconscious, between the two. It was reaffirming to hear these views echoed by Brooklyn-based composer, improviser and performer Lucie Vítková when we discussed their upcoming album, "Aging".
New MusicSea Change in “Ocean Body”
The physical action of showing up to experience "Ocean Body" promotes intentional hearing but with a caveat: knowing that you will never hear or see the whole picture.
Vocal MusicThrottling Transcendence and Intentional Unintelligibility in Liturgy’s "Origin of the Alimonies"
It was no coincidence that I spoke with Hunter Hunt-Hendrix about her latest Liturgy album, "Origin of the Alimonies", on the day of the Great Conjunction and the solstice. She felt that December 21 would set the tone perfectly for discussing her opera, and I am bound to agree.
New MusicNicholas Cords and The Importance Of Being Oneself
Here’s the thing about playing the viola — you have to find your own way. But a remarkable result can emerge from the restricted repertoire and unregulated nature of the instrument itself. Nicholas Cords utilized these conditions to create his latest album, "Touch Harmonious".
Anthony Tommasini and Virgil Thomson: The Threads That Connect Us All
Speaking with Anthony Tommasini about his relationship with his mentor composer/critic Virgil Thomson, I found myself three steps away from Stein, Stravinsky, Picasso, Copland, Sibelius and many others who felt more alive to me than they ever have.
Deep Dives“Something To Hunt” Is A Microcosm of Ash Fure’s Musical Macrocosm
Something To Hunt gives a glimpse into what Ash Fure is striving for as a composer; she can hear her muscles flexing.
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