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Study Reports Internet Linguistic Diversity is Far Less Than Actual Global Linguistic Diversity

An associate professor of informatics at Indiana University named John C. Paolillo authored a study called Linguistic Diversity in the Digital World. He says Internet linguistic diversity is far less than actual global linguistic diversity, and even less than that experienced in many countries in the world. "The results are significant because they contradict the popular notion that linguistics diversity on the net is on the rise," said Paolillo. If this is a pattern with language diversity on the Web, how might this affect music diversity on the Web?

BBC Radio 3 Announces Nominees for "Awards for World Music"

The nominated artists for the BBC "Awards for World Music" were announced on October, 27 2006 at WOMEX in Sevilla, Spain. The Album of the Year category is decided by a world panel of critics organized by fRoots Magazine and voting for the final category, the Audience Award, opens on January 1, 2007. The winners will be announced on March 31, 2007 on Radio 3's World Routes program and the Winners' Concert will be held on May 27, 2007 at the Barbican in London, when the winner of the Audience Award will also be announced.

The 2007 nominations:

Hypebot Interviews J Records About Digital Marketing Tips

Music Technology blog Hypebot interviewed Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records about how his major record label approaches digital marketing. Part One gave an overview of the company's digital marketing department and current projects; Part Two talked about the relationship between traditional marketing and digital. Here we run Part Three in full, offering specific advice about what is really working in this field (Thank you to Bruce at Hypebot for permission!).

Cultural Ambassadors and Trade Envoys: NY Times Report on Gov't. Funding of Int'l. Rock Bands

The New York Times ran an article on "an unusual class of cultural ambassadors and trade envoys, hand-picked by their government to represent their nation to the rest of the world." The article--titled "The New Ambassadors"--talks about alternative rock bands from Canada, Scandinavia, and the Pacific region, who have tried their hand at government grants to support their music careers and forays into the American market. The increase of this phenomenon will likely erode the rigidity of the category known as "world music." Here are some interesting excerpts from the article:

The Long Tail of Global Music: Why International Music Will Thrive More Than Ever in America, Part II

Here DubMC founder/editor and global music publicist Dmitri Vietze continues to explore how the emerging Long Tail economy will affect the field of global music in America. Using Wired's editor Chris Anderson's recent book The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More as a springboard, Part II in this article explores market advantages specific to the global music field in the switch to a digital distribution model. (Part I went over some "Long Tail Basics.")

The Long Tail of Global Music: Why International Music Will Thrive More Than Ever in America, Part I

Passing references to “the long tail” on DubMC have garnered more reaction to date than anything else in the trade journal. Here DubMC founder/editor and global music publicist Dmitri Vietze applies to America’s global music market the research and theories of The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More, a recent book by Chris Anderson, editor of Wired Magazine.

Festival Administrator Position Opening at Lincoln Center Festival (NYC)

Lincoln Center Festival (NYC) is currently searching for a Festival Administrator. This position works jointly for the Festival's General manager and Festival Director. The job consists of a wide variety of administrative and project-related duties and includes serving as an executive assistant and assisting with producing duties on many of their music and opera presentations.

ICM Artists World Music Booking Agency Sold

International Creative Management (ICM), one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies, announced the sale of ICM Artists, Ltd. (ICMA), the classical music and performing arts subsidiary of ICM. ICMA will be announcing a name change shortly. The majority of the agency's roster are classical music orchestras, ensembles, soloists, and composers, but they retain a small roster of world music artists including: Lura, Wu Man, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, the Assad Brothers’ Brazilian Guitar Festival, and The Silk Road Ensemble.