Jeremy Sirota is CEO of Merlin, the digital music licensing partner for independent record labels and distributors from around the world. Jeremy got his start as technology lawyer and has held senior positions at Warner Music Group and Facebook Music.
No pumpkin spice here, just four sure-to-be-great releases to look forward to over the next few months.
Out today on ECM Records, Seeing marks Gustavsen's 10th album with the label and a new chapter in his celebrated trio recordings.
Giant Step Arts expands its Modern Masters and New Horizons series with two albums by saxophonist Ben Solomon, out September 20.
Some bands burn bright and fast, leaving behind only tantalizing fragments of legacy. Afterimage, a post-punk group that briefly lit up the Los Angeles scene in the early '80s, is a case in point.
Inspired by the conversation between Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman Andy McCluskey and Spotlight On producer and guest host Michael Donaldson.
Ed Neumeister is a trombonist, composer, arranger and educator operating at the forefront of creative music for more than forty years, including work with Jerry Garcia (in the band, Reconstruction), backing up the likes of Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra.
Başak Günak, the Istanbul-born, Berlin-based sound artist also known as AH! KOSMOS, has a new album, Rewilding, set to drop on September 20th via Subtext Recordings.
The Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark frontman chats with Spotlight On producer and guest host Michael Donaldson about art movements, political treachery, Kraftwerk's impact, and the brilliant album Bauhaus Staircase.
The Toronto-based pianist launches his trio into the stratosphere with Gravity, a high-octane follow-up to their 2018 debut Got a Light? Out now, via CaneFire Records
Ray LaMontagne's intimate winery performance highlights the artist's growth from indie darling to Grammy-winning troubadour.
Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel is set to release a new solo album that's both a celebration of craftsmanship and a deeply personal musical statement.