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“Royalty Free” And Other Terms Entrepreneurs Are Too Embarrassed To Ask About

“Royalty Free” And Other Terms Entrepreneurs Are Too Embarrassed To Ask About

“Royalty Free” And Other Terms Entrepreneurs Are Too Embarrassed To Ask About By Christopher Rucks/ Music Dealers Licensing music like a badass means you have to learn the languages of sync licensing and music publishing. For those new to the rodeo, learning the language can be a bit daunting. Recognizing this, our goal is to reduce the amount your forehead crinkles in confusion as you’re...

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Lunch & Learn: Numbers for Creatives

Lunch & Learn: Numbers for Creatives

Join Rebecca Berneck and Jen Martensen of Officeheads in 2112 for the next Lunch & Learn! Officeheads is an Evanston-based financial management and strategy company, providing remote staffing for bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting and coaching to fragmented entrepreneurs.  The topics discussed in this meeting will include…          implement best practice processes          set and measure goals that align with your strategy          operate healthy businesses, increase revenues and optimize profits Officeheads...

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The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra

Hailing from the home of The Hobbit movies and sharing DNA with Flight of the Conchords, New Zealand entertainment powerhouse The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are in hot demand worldwide for their winning combination of charming humour, disarmingly small ukuleles, and sublime musicality. The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra are skilled performers who live to entertain, making sure audiences forget their troubles and sing their hearts...

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Howie Day

Howie Day

Howie Day’s emotionally resonant lyrics and inventive melodies have earned him both critical praise and a legion of devoted fans. He is known for his energetic, heartfelt shows, where he connects with audiences through the strength of his songwriting and his quirky sense of humor. Day’s warm tenor voice “soars into fluttering, high registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit,” as one critic put...

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The Duhks

The Duhks

One of the most musically adventurous bands to come from the roots scene in the past decade, The Duhks return to the stage is definitely a cause for celebration. Hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, The Duhks (pronounced Ducks) have won admirers as diverse as David Crosby, Dolly Parton and Doc Watson. The...

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Yael Naim

Yael Naim

Music is anything but a job to Yael Naim and David Donatien. It’s entwined in every aspect of life for these musical and romantic partners, who recorded their third album together in their family home on the outskirts of Paris. “We never agree when we work, we always fight. It’s intense,” says Naim, 37. “Sharing a creation is one of the more difficult things you...

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Eryn Allen Kane

Eryn Allen Kane

Chicago’s powerhouse soulstress Eryn Allen Kane, proudly presents Aviary: Act I, the first half of her much-discussed, eagerly anticipated debut EP. Poised for international success and a stellar 2016, the Detroit-raised songstress initially rose to prominence for her work with Chicago’s hip hop A-listers, collaborating with Saba on “Burnout”, Towkio on “Heaven Only Knows” featuring Lido and Chance the Rapper, and five tracks from Chance & the Social Experiment’s SURF album. Upon the April 2015 premiere for her...

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Who’s Who in Chicago Music Tech?

Who’s Who in Chicago Music Tech?

Kicking of 2112’s quarterly music tech meetups, here’s your chance to make yourself known, connect with colleagues, and welcome newcomers to the field or to Chicago. We’ll spotlight three startups and up to three investors, open the conversation for a pulse check on the scene, and leave plenty of time to schmooze one on one. If you would like to be considered for one of...

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Buckwheat Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco

If you’ve gotten into Zydeco music, or felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30 years it’s likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco. The band can claim the three largest selling Zydeco albums of all time. No other Zydeco artist has come close to selling as many records or exposing the music to more people...

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Eric Burdon & the Animals

Eric Burdon & the Animals

A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 1994, and hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Voices of All Time, Eric Burdon’s music has forged new territory while also topping the charts for more than five decades. Highly prolific, Burdon has released nearly 50 records in those 50 years, as front man of The Animals and WAR and...

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