Cantor Com Alzheimer's Lança O Primeiro Single Aos 80 Anos

Singer with Alzheimer's releases first single at 80

Many thanks to Music New.com

'Songaminute Man' Teddy Mac, who has Alzheimer's, hit the headlines last week with the announcement of his first ever single, 'You Make Me Feel So Young' recorded at the age of 80, and released on the prestigious Decca Records label today. 

The singer also releases today the video to his debut single, filmed at the recent recording session in London, along with B-side 'Quando Quando Quando – the track that catapulted Teddy to fame when his son posted it online this summer – as an accompanying behind-the-scenes video.

Teddy, who has sung all his life, as a Butlin's Redcoat and in clubs around the country, is seen relaxed and happy in the video, doing what he loves. Living with dementia has become increasingly hard both for Teddy, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2013, and his family. His son, Simon McDermott, found that when Teddy was singing, he was himself again – full of life and personality, and his unique sense of humour returned. So whenever things became fraught, Simon took his father out for a drive, and a sing-song; their very own 'Carpool Karaoke', around Blackburn. Simon started posting videos of his father singing online, to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer's Society. They received an incredible reaction, very quickly going viral with over 40m views. Simon’s fundraising target for their Just Giving page was £1,000. He has now raised over £125,120 (eclipsing his fund-raising target by 12512%!).

For his selfless work in raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Society, Simon has also been nominated for Just Giving’s Creative Fundraiser of the Year award.

Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive at the Alzheimer’s Society, said: “We know music can have a positive impact on people affected by dementia, and that favourite songs or pieces of music can also be powerful prompts for reminiscence. This is clearly the case when Teddy sings and is transported back to his time as an entertainer. We’re incredibly grateful money raised from this single will be used to fund Alzheimer’s Society services like our National Dementia Helpline, which supported Teddy’s family. Teddy’s story shows life doesn’t end when dementia begins, and you can fulfill your dreams even after a dementia diagnosis.’’

Despite often not recognising his own son, Teddy is able to remember the words to numerous songs, which earned him the nickname 'The Songaminute Man'. In today's newly released video, Teddy is visibly connected to his lifelong passion. During the recording session, he was able to momentarily leave his dementia at the door. A natural-born entertainer, his recording was flawless. As Decca Executive Producer, Alexander Van Ingen, said, “Teddy’s voice is truly remarkable for any singer, let alone one 80 years of age. It’s a captivating sound, and full of character and experience; in it you can hear the worldly understanding of a lifetime.”

With the release of 'You Make Me Feel So Young' (made famous by Frank Sinatra) today, Teddy Mac's fantastic voice can now be heard at its very best. Recorded with the Guy Barker Big Band (who has himself toured with Frank Sinatra three times!), both tracks were mixed and mastered at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios. Royalties from the release of this single will go to the Alzheimer’s Society and the McDermott family.

This single also highlights the positive effect music can have on people with Alzheimer’s, and is a compelling demonstration of the extraordinary power of music therapy.

Available here: http://po.st/SAMMONiT

Anyone worried about dementia can call Alzheimer’s Society’s National Dementia Helpline for information, advice and support on 0300 2221 122

JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/songaminute‎

In addition to a royalty paid directly to Teddy Mac, Decca will pay a minimum of:
(i) 5p from the sale of each permanent download; and
(ii) 10% of all proceeds Decca receives from the streaming of this single to Alzheimer’s Trading Limited which pays all its taxable profits to Alzheimer’s Society (registered charity number 296645) under the Gift Aid Scheme.”

5 Coisas Que Você Deve Saber Para Ter Uma Gravação "Matadora"

5 Things You Must Know to Cut a Killer Track

First of all thanks to Johnny Dwinell of Daredevil Production  for this article.

Artists today need their tracks to compete with what they are hearing on the radio; there is just no excuse for a crappy sounding track.  In fact, if you’re track sounds like shit, then it’s our first red flag as to just how lazy, un-resourceful,  clueless, and out of touch you are with the music business these days; kinda like showing up to a gun fight with a butter knife.  Today’s music is consumed so fast and there is so much of it available that YOU HAVE TO BE FREAKING AMAZING in every way to stick out.  Why on earth would you cut any corners on your artistry??  I mean, aren’t you the one always complaining about how crappy music is on the radio and how YOUR band could do so much better?  If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.  Here are 5 really good concepts to internalize before you spend any money recording anywhere that will hopefully help you rise above the fray!

1. Good Demos Are For Songwriters - Demoing your songs as an artist used to be an essential piece of the puzzle to getting a record deal; nowadays, your demos are more a private process of crafting your songs and arrangements to prepare for a master recording session.  Unless you are a songwriter trying to get an artist to cut your song, you are WASTING YOUR MONEY with demos no matter how much cheaper the process is compared to cutting master tracks!  Forget publicly pushing/presenting demos!  Record Labels stopped developing talent a decade ago; so they don’t care about your demo no matter how good your songs are!  They care about your momentum, how many tickets, CD’s, Merch, and downloads u sell.  If you only have $2,500 and you find someone to demo your 8 songs for that price, you wasted $2,500 because that budget will not have been spent on any activity that will create momentum for you.  Relax and save more money or cut fewer songs.

2. Don’t Be Naïve In Your Strategy – It’s FAR better to spend your limited budget on 3 or 4 GREAT tracks than 10 mediocre cuts.  For the love of GOD if you seriously are trying to make a living in the music industry, do your music right or don’t do it at all!  It’s so easy to freak out on what it costs to really make a great record these days, I get it!  The cold hard reality is that you are going to have to spend some money to get this dream of yours going.  The more you cut corners, the more you make it an expensive hobby; so don’t be frustrated because you are the one getting in your own way.  I think of one of our artists named Tanya Marie Harris from Canada.  I remember our first phone conversation, and she said “Johnny, for what you and Kelly are charging me for 2 songs, I can cut a whole record up here…” and my mind went to the pre-programmed response of thinking that we weren’t going to be able to help her, but before I could open my mouth she finished her sentence, “…of mediocrity.”  She approached her project with us as if it was the end of the world and it HAD to be done right.  We ROCKED those 2 songs of hers and she is now blowing up major radio in Canada because she has 2 KILLER tracks.  I wouldn’t be surprised if she ends up with an investor very soon, because she has created real momentum!  Bottom line, her approach has opened WAY more doors for her as an artist.

3. It All Starts With the SONG – This is probably 80% of your problem, your songs suck; or some of them are good and the rest are weak.  If you spend $25,000 recording a lame, crappy song with Mutt Freakin Lange, it’s going to be the most expensive, slickest sounding crappy song on the planet (he would never cut it, but you get my point).  Get some co-writes with some seriously talented writers!  If you are now saying, “but I don’t have any of those where I live” then MOVE!  Like Sam Kinison said, “GO WERE THE FOOD IS!”  It’s quite possible that your songs are very good but maybe just need a little tweaking here is where a good outside ear can make the difference!  Which brings us to our next point; Producers.

4. Get a Producer – Make sure that your Producer has a killer engineer or IS a killer engineer; LISTEN to what they have done.  ASK who they have worked with.  Your best friend who just went to school for a recording degree is NOT going to deliver for you this time; he/she needs their 10,000 hours before they are going to be able to get anybody to the next level artistically.  Since you are responsible for your own development now, you have to think like a record label would think.  After you sign with a label, if you are ready to record the next step is PRODUCER SHOPPING so why the hell would you skip this step on your own project?  Do you really think a Major Label would allow your buddy right out of school to produce your first effort??  HELL NO!!!  I recommend using your buddies with the cool home studios for your creative demo process; use them to craft arrangements and songs, but don’t rely on them to deliver expertise because they have none, or they would be working with professionals already.  Kelly went to school and got a recording degree; then he wiped his ass with his diploma and moved to Nashville to learn how to make records.  I was an artist right out of high school and learned to make records in a trial by fire kind of method.  A good Producer is going to help you pick the songs.  A good producer is going to tell you, “NO” to the songs that aren’t ready to be recorded or shouldn’t be recorded at this level.  A good Producer is going to have heart to heart discussions about your lane and then service those collaborative decisions musically.  A good Producer is going to have relationships with the studio musicians and ensure you don’t get “run over” by them.  A good Producer is going to have the psychological skill-set to push you and your band to artistic performance heights you never thought possible.  A good Producer is going to be just as excited about your project as you are!

5. Be Realistic About Your Band’s Musicianship – You would be surprised how many members of your favorite rock bands didn’t actually cut all or any of their tracks in the studio; the ones that did were AMAZING musicians.  In Country music, most professional live musicians, as Godlike as they are live, do not cut in the studio; it’s just a different animal because live is here & gone already and the studio recording is forever.  All too often I see bands come in determined that everyone in the band is going to play on the record.  If your drummer sucks, then we are going to have to manufacture the performance in Pro Tools to get the track in time and find a groove.  If your drummer sucks then your bass player is NEVER going to consistently lock up with the kick drum and this spells S-H-I-T; which means we are going to manufacture the bass performance as well since the drum track has been altered.  You see where this goes?  It becomes a hot mess and your record sounds, well, MANUFACTURED.  You would be better served to make the best recordings possible and let any weaker musicians grow into the role; sorry to say it, but if their feelings are worth the whole record budget you have a problem.

Como Esta Orquestra Virtual Em Londres Mudou A Educação Musical - Video

How This Virtual Reality Orchestra in London Changed Concert-going and Music Education

London’s Southbank Centre and its resident Philharmonic Orchestra recently offered the public better than front row seats. For a few minutes, VR technology put concert-goers in the heart of the orchestra– for free. 

Launched on September 23 in London, the ten-day virtual reality experiment allowed music lovers to delve into an orchestra with a comprehensive sensory experience, and illustrates a wider trend toward a new, immersive era in both live entertainment and music education.

The internet has given us almost instantaneous access to a wealth of information that we might never have had otherwise. Now, VR will give us access to a wealth of experiences we might never have had otherwise.

Gillian Moore, Director of Programming at the Southbank Centre, expressed her hope that this project would help to make classical music to more accessible  in people’s minds.

“This is all part of Southbank Centre’s belief that everybody should have access to art and culture,” said Moore. “We’re constantly trying to find new ways to do that, including the use of the latest technology.”

Next-Gen Backstage Pass

Instead of watching from the audience or just getting a closer look, this Virtual Reality experience placed visitors directly in the action as one of the musicians  amid the conductor and instruments.

“VIRTUAL REALITY OFFERS A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AN INSTRUMENT WITHOUT EVER PICKING ONE UP.”

The Virtual Orchestra’s VR equipment allowed visitors to the Southbank Centre to attend real-time recordings like the one of the Sibelius Symphony No. 5, 3rd Movement as it was directed by Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Cognitive Concordance

Visitors were able to step into roles and become performers, musicians or even emulate the Maestro Salonen as she was conducting the symphony. Equipped with VR headsets, concert-goers were taken behind the scenes of the Royal Festival Hall in London and the orchestral interpretation of the Finnish maestro. 

The experience was also complete with “3D audio”, meaning that the instruments directly around the user were louder, and the sounds changed as users moved their heads.

“You are sitting in the front row of the orchestra with the principal conductor Salonen conducting you,” said Luke Ritchie, head the Philharmonia Orchestra digital. “We wanted you to hear what it’s like to sit in the viola section in front of an orchestra, for people to get an insight of the dynamics.”

Potential for School Music Programs

VR experiences like the recent project hosted by the Southbank Centre could be adapted to resident music programs and classes for schools.

Despite research having shown that music encourages cognitive development in children, music programs are often the first to be cut for when schools experience budget and funding issues and instruments along with private lessons are monetarily out of the question for some children. Virtual Reality offers a more cost-effective opportunity to learn an instrument without ever picking one up.

The Future of Concert-going

In the coming years, opportunities to see a concert at home or anywhere in VR as if you were there are going to expand widely. Live Nation, the pioneer in this new kind of service, created in partnership with Citi and the startup NextVR via a 5-year contract, this new offer for music fans, starting with 10-concerts VR series.

NBC Determina Uma Nova Competição Musical "The Stream"

NBC Orders New Musical Competition 'The Stream'

Not content with having TV's last standing musical competition in The Voice, NBC is adding another -- albeit a slightly unconventional one. The network has ordered The Stream, a social media-driven contest which will rely heavily on technology.

Based on a Norwegian format, it skirts traditional auditions in favor of hopefuls submitting their own performance videos to a dedicated platform. The 100 most-streamed musicians, which are not bound to any genre, will be invited to an industry showcase until they're narrowed down to just a handful who will compete on a live weekly program. The ensuing streams will dictate who gets eliminated and who wins.

“The Stream brilliantly uses technology and social media to draw music lovers in and make them a part of the process,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC Entertainment's alternative and reality group president. “We’re excited to discover talent in this modern way and connect the best artists with the industry’s top starmakers.”

It's the fifth announcement that the network's new reality house, NBC Universal Television Alternative Studio, has made since its inception in June.

The Stream's methodology is not without precedent. Justin Bieber is among the many musical artists to be discovered by uploaded clips on YouTube and other platforms. It also isn't the first musical competition to try and lean on social media for voting. ABC's short-lived Rising Star had a tie-in app that allowed fans to vote for performances in real-time.

Universal Television Alternative Studio in association with Monster, TV2, Nordic World and Little Hill. The deal was packaged by Steve Wohl at Paradigm.

Drake E Adele Lideram As Vendas De 2016 No Reino Unido

Drake, Adele Lead 2016's Music Biggest Sellers in U.K.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 09: Adele performs at Wells Fargo Center on September 9, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

• Drake and Adele are set to have the top-selling single and album in the U.K. in 2016 – a feat likely to be repeated in other countries.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 09: Adele performs at Wells Fargo Center on September 9, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Drake and Adele are set to have the top-selling single and album in the U.K. in 2016 – a feat likely to be repeated in other countries.The Canadian rapper and British singer lead the pack, according to the Official Charts Company, with three-quarters of 2016 gone already.

The rundown, based on combined digital downloads, physical purchases and streaming equivalent sales, leaves both artists in a strong position to be crowned king and queen, even with the busy final few months of the year to come. In 2015 things changed radically in the same period, with Adele’s 25 shooting to the top, though no similarly huge releases are forecast by analysts this time: the Adele blockbuster was seen coming months in advance, even if its scale was underestimated.

Adele is the No. 9 on FORBES Highest-Paid Celebrities 2016 List with a net worth of $80.5 million. Drake is at No. 69, with a earnings of $38.5 million.

While the 2016 UK Official Chart placings are hardly a surprise, the figures are revealing, especially at a time of headlines about reduced physical sales.

Drake’s “One Dance,” featuring Wizkid and Kyla, is well known for staying at No. 1 for 15 weeks in the U.K., equaling Wet Wet Wet’s stint with “Love Is All Around” in 1994. Now we can put numbers on its success: the song has had combined chart sales of 1.695 million in Britain this year, which includes 504,600 downloads and 119 million streams, the most streamed song of the year.

Porque 2016 Vai ser O Melhor Ano Da Indústria Da Música Desde 2009

Here's Why 2016 Is Set to Be Music Industry's Best Year Since 2009

Streaming continues to power a boost in album units and revenue.

For those willing to equate “total album consumption units” with good old-fashioned sales, at 411 million units in the first three quarters of 2016, the U.S. music industry appears set to enjoy its most robust year since 2009. By that metric, which combines sales with track- and streaming-equivalent units (with 10 track sales or 1,500 streams equaling one album, respectively), the industry is almost at 2013’s total of 415.4 million albums and is on track to pass 2009’s 489.8 million albums (both include TEA). 

The third quarter’s total is 5.3 percent higher than the 390.1 million units counted at the same time in 2015 -- and the RIAA’s midyear report found that on a dollar basis, the industry was up 8.1 percent over 2015 to $3.43 billion. Dividing the album-plus-TEA pie by distribution ownership, Universal Music Group remains on top but drops four percentage points to 34.7 percent from the same period in 2015, while Sony Music jumps to 28.4 percent from 27.2, and Warner rises to 21.7 percent from 19.3.

The top albums so far this year are Drake’s Views, with 3.57 million in total consumption (which includes sales, stream equivalent albums and track equivalent albums) this year, followed by Adele's 25 with 2.1 million and Beyonce’s Lemonade in third, with 2.01 million in total consumption. 

In digital song sales, Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” stands at No. 1, with 2.16 million downloads, edging out Flo Rida’s “My House" and its 2.14 million downloads.

Desiigner’s “Panda” was the most on-demand streamed song so far this year with 674.4 million streams, overtaking the half-year leader, Rihanna’s “Work,” featuring Drake, which now has 641.2 million streams. 

135.000 Ingressos Do Glastonbury (Esgotado) Foram Vendidos Em 50 Minutos

135,000 Glastonbury tickets sold out in just 50 minutes

Revellers dance as George Ezra performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

In news that will surprise no-one, Glastonbury 2017 has now sold out.

Registered fans of the three-day festival prepared to battle it out this morning at 9am to secure some of the 135,000 tickets available to get caked in mud next summer.

And by 9.50am, all of the tickets were gone, after the unsurprisingly huge demand caused some issues, which meant the tickets sold in a slower time than recent years. Last year's batch sold out in 30 minutes and the previous year's went in 27 minutes.

Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the festival and youngest daughter of Glasto founder Michael Eavis, also tweeted to say the tickets had all been snapped up.

Emily Eavis 

✔@emilyeavis

Tickets have now sold out. Thank you for your huge support and loyalty and we are sorry to those who missed out.

5:59 AM - 9 Oct 2016

On Thursday night (October 6), coach and ticket packages for 2017 sold out in only 23 minutes, leaving people just a bit miffed at missing out.

And if you also missed out on this morning's ticket scramble, it's not over yet. Next Spring, there will be the usual resale of unwanted tickets.

Daft Punk, Radiohead, The Stone Roses and Lady Gaga are among the rumoured headliners for next year's festival.

Glastonbury 2017 runs from June 21-25 and will be the last edition before the festival takes its traditional break in 2018. Whether it'll be coming back to Worthy Farm remains to be seen though.

One potential issue with a Glastonbury festival in 2019 is that a planned move from the legendary Worthy Farm to a new site has fallen through.

Michael Eavis was eyeing up Longleat Safari Park as a potential new permanent home for the festival, due to a pesky gas pipe causing issues at the current site, but the owner of the Longleat estate, Lord Bath, has been overruled by his son.