R.I.P.

I just heard news that Jim Dickinson has died. We also lost another great in Les Paul. Two musical giants in the same week. R.I.P.

Radio Podcast Link

Here's the direct link to the podcast as I made a guest appearance on the NPR show The Exchange . I appear on the second half hour to talk and take calls on the currrent state of the music business and it takes a while to download so please bear with it.

Iowa Public Radio tomorrow

I've been invited as a guest on the program The Exchange which is streamed live and is also available on podcast here. We'll be discussing the ever-evolving music industry and the show begins at 12:00PM EST. Tune in and listen up!

Woodstock Remembered

Total Live Music recognizes both the music and social value that the The Woodstock Festival created. We are celebrating it all week on the Today's Featured Video section located on our Home page from performances from the festival. Such artists as Joe Cocker, Richie Havens, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Band, etc. will be showcased. Never before had so many people gathered over 3 days to experience music and the joy and love surrounding it. We need to keep understanding the social impact music (and all arts) has on our society and treat it as the treasure it is!

Total Live Music keeps moving on!

It's been awhile since my last post, been busy trying to get the business moving. Total Live Music started out as a dream that with the intent of being much bigger than a portal to share live music media. I recognized while I was capturing shows for Rancid, Toots and The Maytals, Rilo Kiley, Hootie and the Blowfish among others as well as events like Coachella and The Mile High Music Festival that there was a real need for someone to offer services to artists surrounding their live music offerings. Some people have tried but usually it's the technologists who have no real respect for artist's content (it's their expressions of life for christs sake!) and that time and again things were being handled with an alternative agenda. I've sojourned on regardless of financial setbacks and now realize that I have accumulated the largest database of live concert events online at http://www.totallivemusic.com/ . Although it's an accomplishment to be proud of there is still much work to do. There is still an opportunity for someone to help these artists in capturing their shows and offering them software marketing tools and services so they can reach their fans via computer or cell phone device. No one has found the keys that open the door to this treasure chest and many have tried and quit yet I continue on. We are getting closer to offering the artists, which means you the fans will benefit as well, solutions so we can truly say we are Total Live Music. Stay tuned!!!

Studio vs. Live Recorded Music

A number of people have approached me recently as to why I would move from studio recorded music to capturing live music. A couple of reasons 1) being that the business has changed since when I first began in the 80's and worked my way as an Artist and Repertoire man. How it once was and how it is today is worth it's own discussion but more importantly 2) I liken it to capturing wildlife in their natural habitat. Where it was once my focus, having being involved in the recording of over a hundred studio albums which is capturing in controlled and often influenced environments (zoo) I now find it more fascinating in dealing with the unexpected, edgier and more realistic capturing of the live stage (the wild). Fans would much rather see the "kill" rather than the "feed" and the ability to move faster, deliver more and separate the great from the good happens more now from the live element than the current manufactured studio experience. There are a great many more technical limitations when capturing the live event but when dealing with a cooperative and competent artist being captured by a team of experienced professionals the benefits to the fans is far greater than the studio album.

Green Day

Green Day continue their successful return to center stage with their recent appearance on SNL as well as club dates to promote the release of their new album 21st Century Breakdown. This is a band that has been around for over 20 years, paying their dues and honing their skills and their hard work has culminated to being one of the biggesst rock bands in the world. Following the success of American Idiot we at Total Live Music salute their accomplishments and look forward to supporting and following their travels on the road.