The 28th annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by BMI took over the island for five days (5/01-5/05) as music enthusiasts traveled to see over 250 BMI multi-genre creators perform their favorite hits. The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and Rams Head Presents provided an array of shows across 50 venues including open-air performances at waterfront resorts to intimate acoustic settings. BMI songwriters arrived at BNA on Wednesday morning (5/01) where they were greeted at the “Lift Off to the Kickoff” event in Delta’s sky club, as Delta Air Lines is the ..read more

The Music Analysis team is an exceptionally talented group of people with diverse expertise in various music genres. Each one has a background in the performance, recording, composition and/or production of music. Music Analysts are chiefly tasked with performing Pandora’s proprietary musicological analysis on song recordings, as well as a more general artist-level analysis. • What You'll Do - To evaluate a large spectrum of detailed musical characteristics at the song level, and; - To succinctly express the most prominent aspects of an artist’s career and body of work. Apply via MusicCareers ..read more

The Urban Outfitters team is looking for an enthusiastic and creative Music Coordinator to join their dynamic and innovative team. This individual will be responsible for managing the music program across their retail locations and creating an engaging and exciting atmosphere for their customers. The ideal candidate for this role will have a deep knowledge of music and the music industry, a strong understanding of current trends in music and retail, and exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills. They should be able to prioritize tasks, multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment ..read more

Join the Folk Alliance International team! Apply for two new positions – Development Manager and Marketing and Communications Manager! Development Manager The Development Manager will be responsible for FAI’s budget growth through sponsorship, fundraising, and grants. This position requires a strong project manager with a business development orientation who understands the nuances of fundraising, sponsorship, grants, and membership and is passionate about communicating the work of FAI to a growing audience. Learn more Marketing and Communications Manager The Marketing & Programming Manage ..read more

Julien’s Auctions, the industry-leading music memorabilia auction house, returns to Music City with an arsenal of some of the most historically important and greatest guitars ever played on stage, screen, and in studio in their exclusive MUSIC ICONS exhibition at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum running May 15th through May 18th.  Fans, guitar aficionados and music collectors will have a chance to feast before their eyes a pantheon of legendary guitars played by rock gods, John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson, Randy Bachman, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, and Mark ..read more

The First of May marked the twentieth anniversary of the closing of the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm after 26 years of operation. The studio, opened on May 18, 1978, by members of ABBA and the band’s manager, famously featured a Harrison 32 Series analog mixing console — the world’s first 32-bus, inline desk. ABBA recorded their final three albums — Voulez-Vous, Super Trouper and The Visitors — and two non-LP singles, "The Day Before You Came" and "Under Attack," at Polar. The very first song recorded at the studio was the global hit “Chiquitita,” the lead single from Voulez-Vous, whic ..read more

Tel Aviv-based electronic artist Adam Ten comes from a family with a musical background, and he says that music has always been in his life. "I started playing around the age of 18, exploring different music and a variety of genres, mainly psytrance as that’s what was being played in the underground scene in Israel," Ten says. "Later it evolved into groovier and more elegant dance music. So it was always there but it was later in my life that I decided to quit my day to day job and focus only on music to see how far I can go." Ten says that it's tough to nail down his sound. "This is always a ..read more

(L-R) Congressional Honoree Senator Amy Klobuchar, Congressional Honoree Senator John Cornyn, Creators Leadership Award honoree and nine-time GRAMMY winner Sheryl Crow, and Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. attend the GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards on April 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo Courtesy of the Recording Academy® / Getty Images ©) On Wed, May 1, GRAMMY® winners and nominees, along with industry leaders from across the country, visited the White House for conversations with top Biden administration officials on the issues facing music creators today. The visit marked the ..read more

For almost his entire career, multiple Grammy, CMA, ACM and TEC Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer Chuck Ainlay has sat behind a large mixing console — more often than not a Solid State Logic desk — while tracking and mixing. In 2020, Ainlay started working from home and since then, having integrated SSL’s UC1 plug-in controller, multiple UF8 8-channel advanced DAW controllers and the new SSL 360° Link software into his setup. “I don't really miss the console anymore," he says. SSL 360° link allows me to set up a knob per function workflow on any plug-in and control them with ..read more

Leading distributor of virtual instruments and audio processing software ILIO and Grammy-nominated keyboardist and sound designer Nicholas Semrad (Cory Henry, Miss Lauryn Hill, Mark Guiliana) are hosting an opportunity to win Spectrasonics Omnisphere and one of three exceptional portable synths: the Yamaha Reface CS, the Korg Minilogue XD, or the Novation Bass Station II.* Three winners will be randomly selected, each receiving Omnisphere and one of these great synths. Entry form and instructions for the contest here: www.ILIO.com/contest Omnisphere is the world’s most sought-after v ..read more