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VIDEO: jessica Care moore – You Want Poems
Sweet video by Jessica Care Moore for her first single “You Want Poems” featuring Jose James and Roy Ayers. Produced by Jessica Care Moore and Jon Dixon. Recorded and mixed by Nadir.
Fewer and Fewer Children Are Playing Piano
More bad news for all you musicians out there looking for a new keyboard player. Fewer children are playing piano these days. It’s a shame because piano is a great instrument for all of us to learn, not just musicians. Playing a musical instrument benefits your brain tremendously, and piano is one of the best.
We will force our twins to learn piano as all good parents should, but alas, our plan is to move in my mom’s old upright.
So we will contribute to the shortage of keyboard players, and improve our children’s academic outcomes, but we’ll do nothing to help the shortage of piano stores. Sorry.
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Do Artists Avoid Message Music For Fear Of Being Blackballed?
Do Artists Avoid Message Music For Fear Of Being Blackballed?
The short answer is “Yes”. Of course, I’m an artist who has never avoided writing what they used to (and what others, including Patrick Flane7ry at Billboard.com, apparently still do) call “protest music”. But indie and major label artists alike tend to shy away from controversial material.
Have I lost opportunities because I’m labeled too political? Probably. Is that going to make me stop saying what needs to be said? Not a chance.
If I don’t say it who else will? If no one speaks up, how will we change the world?
Questlove: Fear of Being Blackballed Prevents Artists From Releasing Protest Music
