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Just Don't Call it a "Vanity" Label
In the past, musician-run record labels were dismissed as vanity projects. But these days, major composers are taking their cue from indie rockers and forming their own labels, from Philip Glass and Michael Nyman to Michael Torke and John Zorn. Today, Torke explains the financial and creative pay-offs of going the "DIY" route; and writer and composer Daniel Felsenfeld explains what this means for music fans. Later on the show: Dayna Kurtz, a slide guitarist and singer with a dusky voice, shares music from her new album, "Another Black Feather." And Brian J. Davis talks about his "Yesterduh" project, wherein he layered 60 individual recordings of the Lennon-McCartney classic "Yesterday," gathered over a month, into one giant polyphonic Beatles extravaganza.
Composer-Run Record Labels
Composer Michael Torke and composer/writer Danny Felsenfeld talk about the in's and out's of creating a record label.
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Dayna Kurtz
Brooklyn-based singer Dayna Kurtz shares her new album, "Another Black Feather."
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Yesterduh
Brian J. Davis talks about his "Yesterduh" project, wherein he layers 60 individual recordings of the Beatles' classic "Yesterday."
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Sound Off
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Throughout May, Soundcheck presents “Sound Off” a Friday series on the many aspects of noise in music and our lives. The series -- which coincides with “Better Hearing and Speech Month” -- looks at issues like New York’s noisiest neighborhoods, the latest research on iPods and hearing loss, and what happens when noise becomes a musical ingredient.
