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Fricknadorable
– April 15, 2012Posted in: Blog, Fricknadorable, Project
Audra & Jeremy dePrisco performing at Cafe Mooset in Bloomsburg on April 12, 2012 - Fricknadorable!
A relatively new addition to my many performing personas is “Fricknadorable” a duo with my wife who – back in 2010 – picked up the ukulele in a music store and learned a few chords. Since then, she has amassed an impressive selection of songs using her already well-trained voice (her main artistic passion is theatre). Long-time friend Mickey Maguire – who just also happens to be the publisher of Ukelele Player Magazine – helped us select a uke to get her started, and it has been amazing to me to see just how quickly Audra has picked things up.
Our cumulative musical tastes cover a lot of ground, with my folk/blues background merging with Audra’s love of quirky songs and ballads, as well as songs from the 80s and 90s. Having someone else to sing with opens up possibilities for performance, supporting another artist as a guitarist helps with my own growth as a performer. I’ve even been able to work in some of my electro stuff here and there. Through the process of Local Music Collective jams and open mic appearances, we’ve worked out a very entertaining set of standards, pop and novelty setlist that is now beginning to turn into its own (adorable) animal. Look for us at a venue near you later in 2012.
Our name comes from the general response that the uke receives, and that we get as a couple. Though, if you know our sense of humor and witness our stage banter, you soon realize this is no Yoko Ono situation. And who knows how “adorable” things will remain once we work out some new tunes on the electric uke!
"Fricknadorable" performing at King Street Coffee House, Northumberland, PA - April 6, 2012
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Dog Assassin: The Musical (Recap)
– March 26, 2012Posted in: Blog
Reaper saves the day. (Photo by Jeremy dePrisco)
During the week of March 20, 2012 I traveled to Greensburg, PA for the world premiere of Dog Assassin: The Musical, my latest collaboration with playwright Dr. Stephen Schrum. The parabolic allegory was part of the “Origin and Invention” series of the Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Co.
The production was two years in the making and featured a full band, chorus, dancers (choreographed by Meghan Edge), video projections (by Nathan LaSor) and puppets (Kathyrn Culver). The 8-piece band included Elliot Sheedy (musical director/electric guitar), Jesse Walls (drums), Ryan Jakubek (clarinet/acoustic guitar), Fred Mejia (bass), Paul Sarver (trumpet/congas), Brian Schrader (electric guitar), Nicole Wong (keyboards), Stephanie Zeiler (flute). Most of the cast doubled as singers, with leads played by Claire Secen (Isis), Matt Grice (Osiris), Tony Puzzini (Set, Spirit Guide, Don Palancia), Jesse Palatucci (The Dog Assassin), Cody Kraski (Ted), Emily Ann Stark (Tammy), Jess Uhler (Amber), Jaclyn Ramey (Heather), and the two hitmen, Dmitri Lazzari (Tom), Meg Hughes (Gem).
Dog Assassin: The Musical takes place in 1990s Northeast PA as well as ancient Egypt, thus the references to Egyptian mythos above. In this post-progressive rock musical, a young grocery bagger makes extra cash on the side – but when he meets a young woman, his world turns upside down. A tale of spiritual redemption and love. Songs included:
Dog Assassin Overture
Prologue: Osiris Ruled
Muzak
Paper or Plastic?
Reality Vs. Illusion
Put the Hammer Down
Call It Fate
Flashback Music
Punk Spunk
The Song Of Emptiness (Shine The Lamp)
Human Contact
Do What We Please
The Hitmen Duet
The Obedience School Song
Fight or Flight
Seize Life
Osiris Free (Osiris Ruled reprise)
Hush Little Doggy Hush (Lullaby)
Finale (“Seize Life” Reprise)
In conjunction with Dog Assassin: The Musical, Jeremy conducted a series of workshops at the Univ of Pitt @ Greensburg. Topics included songwriting, sound design, album production, collaboration and social media. Read more here. The project was funded in part through New Music USA’s MetLife Creative Connections program.
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Greensburg Campus
“I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Meet the Composer – Workshop Supplimental
– March 21, 2012Posted in: Project
Jeremy
dePrisco’s
Meet the Composer
Workshops
March 2012
University of Pittsburgh
Greensburg Campus
Greensburg, PA
Working as a Singer-songwriter
- READ THESE NOW: Quality Is Overrated: The Mechanics of Excellence In Music (2 parts)
- Everything popular is wrong: Making it in electronic music, despite democratization
- Folk Alliance
- ASCAP
- BMI
- SESAC
- Harry Fox Agency
- Sound Exchange – non-profit performance rights organization that collects statutory royalties from satellite radio (such as SIRIUS XM), internet radio, cable TV music channels and similar platforms for streaming sound recordings. The Copyright Royalty Board, which is appointed by The U.S. Library of Congress, has entrusted SoundExchange as the sole entity in the US to collect and distribute these digital performance royalties on behalf of featured recording artists, master rights owners (like record labels), and independent artists who record and own their masters.
- The Download: SoundExchange rises as music streaming increases
- Music Reports – Songdex®, the world’s largest independent relational database of music copyright and related business information. Strategic consulting, copyright research, licensing, and royalty reporting. The company’s clients include the world’s most successful broadcasters, record labels, digital music services, wireless carriers, and consumer products companies.
- Rumblefish – helps consumers & professionals create amazing soundtracks for their projects. Then, artists and labels get paid royalties when their music is used.
- Limelight - Clear mechanical rights for cover songs.
- Diversifying Your Music Career
- SXSW 2012: Artists, you have 42 different ways to make money
- 42 Revenue Streams (direct link to Future of Music study 2012)
- Utah Phillips - “Yes, the long memory is the most radical idea in this country. It is the loss of that long memory which deprives our people of that connective flow of thoughts and events that clarifies our vision, not of where we’re going, but where we want to go.” – U. Utah Phillips
Audio Production for CD Release
- CDBABY Guides
- DiscMakers Guides
- Oasis CD Guides
- ISRC Codes
- Bandcamp
- Propellerhead Reason
- Mandala – Making of the Debut Album (1999)
- CD Baby’s 2011 Annual Stats [Infographic]
- SoundScan’s full report, in 2011, CDs continued their downward slide…
- Is The Music Business Finally Rebounding? New Numbers Say Yes. Some select stats:
- CD Sales fell by 6%
- Digital album downloads soared 20% to 103.1 million, up from 86.3 million in 2010 (including 1.8 million for Adele’s 21).
- Total digital song sales ticked up 8.5% to a record 1.27 billion, up from 1.17 billion last year.
- 13% dip in total album sales from 2009-2010.
- For the first time since 2004, overall music sales are up.
- Album sales edged up 1.4% to 330.57 million units from 326.15 million in 2010
A Performer’s Integration of Social Media
- When do YOU play guitar?
- Social Marketing Essentials for Musicians: Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, and YouTube
- 20 Stunning Social Media Statistics Plus Infographic
- 16 Social Media Statistics that Might Surprise You
- Selling More Music with Facebook (CDBaby)
- DiscMakers Guides
- SonicBids
- ReverbNation
- SoundCloud
- Bandcamp
- CD Baby’s 2011 Annual Stats [Infographic]
- Social Media Pyramid
- 20 Things You Must Know About Music Online
- WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org: What’s the Difference?
- Is Music Piracy Really ‘The New Radio’? Yes and No
- Facebook changes band pages to Timeline format March 30
- Using the New Facebook Timeline Features to Market Your Music
- ReverbNation Launches Facebook Apps, Helps Musicians Rock the Timeline
Sound Design vs. Composition
- Electro Resources by Shivasongster - a survey of resources that have inspired me over the years, or have helped in my ongoing exploration of sound as texture.
- Electro-music.com - Great place to explore electronic music. Annual conference and online radio programs.
- Generative Music – WolframTones
- Rhythmicon
- Sutemos (net label)
- suRRism-Phonoethics a n0tlabel (Net Label)
Collaboration
“I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Billy Joel”
Read more quotes: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/billy_joel.html#ixzz1noW7BkCK
Disclaimer: These links are presented for informational purposes only. I do not make anything for recommending the services above. For example, I’m a CDBaby customer, not a representative. The industry is always changing, and there are many services out there and there will bound to be more. I’ve tried to list those that I’ve had good experiences with, or those I’ve heard good things about. Always read the fine print and do your own research before signing up with any company for any service.
