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Juilliard Evening Division Has A New Name. Music Press Asia
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Juilliard Evening Division Is Now Juilliard Extension

Juilliard’s flagship program for non-matriculated students is coming full circle as it forges into the future—what was formerly the Evening Division has become Juilliard Extension, a return to the program’s original name. According to the performing arts school, the renaming occurs in tandem with an expansion of program offerings that has broadened during the pandemic and that will be offered both in person and online. The classes will continue to offer students non-matriculated education and experiences, including the opportunity to advance technical and professional skills, earn college credit, and/or expand…

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The Happy Fits releases new single. Music Press Asia

The Happy Fits Released Tour Dates, New Album

Orchestral tinged indie-pop trio, The Happy Fits — Calvin Langman, Ross Monteith, and Luke Davis — have partnered with SiriusXM’s Advanced Placement for the first look of their new single “Another Try.” Taken from their two-track bundle, which also includes the track “Cold Turkey,” “Another Try” represents the first new music since the release of their 2020 third album “What…

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Zendyll project Hometown Heroes Partners with Universal Music. Music Press Asia

Zendyll, The Kennel AB To Partner With Universal Music Singapore

Universal Music Singapore has just announced a new joint partnership that aims to open Singaporean music to the region. This venture will see Universal Music Group teaming up with local independent music and culture company Zendyll and Swedish production and music publisher The Kennel AB. Aiming to increase opportunities for local artists – both established and emerging voices. Simon Nasser,…

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Yamaha Promotes Emerging Artists. Music Press Asia

Yamaha Promotes Emerging Artists

In this three-part documentary series, six emerging artists get together for an exclusive song writing experience in Barcelona. Titled House of Talents the documentary is part of Yamaha’s project – WAY UP – that provides a platform for new talents. For three days, these six songwriters live in a villa filled with instruments and a home studio in almost a…

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Tokyo International Music Market 2021 Is fully online. Music Press Asia.

Tokyo International Music Market 18th Edition [2021]

Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is back this November (2021) with its very first online version. Albeit being their 18th edition, the conference is not letting the industry down and held on firmly to its purpose to increase connections and collaborations for those in the music business. With an aim to provide a marketplace where music companies in Japan may…

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鍾興民 is nominated under the Best Arranger category for Rock Records song sung by Olivia Tsao. Music Press Asia

32nd Golden Melody Awards 2021 Nominees

Here are the group nominees for Golden Melody Awards’ 32nd award show taking place on 21 August, 2021. 《 年度歌曲獎 》阿峰今天沒有來《給你們 Dear All》／何樂音樂有限公司﹙演唱者：萬芳﹚伯父《Outta Body靈魂出竅》／滾石國際音樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：瘦子E.SO﹚若是明仔載 feat. ?te 壞特《自本》／滾石國際音樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：曹雅雯;?te 壞特﹚在這座城市遺失了你《運氣來得若有似無【Easy Come, Easy Go】》／相信音樂國際股份有限公司﹙演唱者：告五人﹚maava / 擁抱 / Embrace《得力量 pulu’em》／卡達德邦文化工作室﹙演唱者：桑布伊﹚因為你 所以我《因為你 所以我(Because Of You)》／相信音樂國際股份有限公司﹙演唱者：五月天﹚刻在我心底的名字《刻在我心底的名字》／添翼創越工作室﹙演唱者：盧廣仲﹚ 《 最佳華語專輯獎 》給你們 Dear All／何樂音樂有限公司﹙演唱者：萬芳﹚出沒地帶 (Where Is SHI?)／滾石國際音樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：孫盛希 Shi Shi﹚無人知曉／何樂音樂有限公司﹙演唱者：田馥甄﹚家常音樂／任性的人工作室﹙演唱者：杜振熙﹚Sounds of My Life／台灣索尼音樂娛樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：韋禮安﹚十日彈／台灣索尼音樂娛樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：李泉﹚ 《 最佳台語專輯獎 》拾歌／何樂音樂有限公司﹙演唱者：許富凱﹚自本／滾石國際音樂股份有限公司﹙演唱者：曹雅雯﹚有你的故事／洗耳恭聽股份有限公司﹙演唱者：青虫 aoi﹚共你惜惜／時代創藝企業有限公司﹙演唱者：浩子﹚赤跤紳士／三十而立有限公司﹙演唱者：嬉班子樂團﹚上半場／好痛音樂事業有限公司﹙演唱者：張涵雅﹚ 《 最佳客語專輯獎 》Khah-lah…

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Sangpuy is a nominee at GMAs 2021cr. Music Press Asia

Golden Melody Awards & Festival 2021

The three-day festival before a live broadcast award show is taking place this week. With nominations already announced months before, we are ready to sit in on this one. Festival and conference [18 – 20 August 2021] The panel lead by Director of LUCfest, Weining Hung with James Minor from SXSW may seem something a little distant. With festivals and…

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Artbook World Musical Instruments by Pepin Press. Music Press Asia
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Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Perhaps the most striking feature of all is its overarching methodised principle. With musical instruments arranged along a timeline, the book provides from beginning to finish, from earliest to most recent; a perspective on the evolution of musical instruments that would otherwise not be noticeable. These musical instruments, although hard to date such things confidently, were among the earliest of…

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August 21 Artist Feature. Music Press Asia [Image courtesy of Rock Records YouTube]
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Taiwan Classic/August Feature: Wakin Chau

With the Golden Melody Awards underway, we dive into some of the award show’s most prominent winners and finds one whose amazing connection with his fans since early 1980s was just the tip of the iceberg. Forward to the present day, Emil or more notably known as Wakin Chau is a household name in the region. Having carved a name…

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Music Press Asia Reading of the Month Kazuo Ishiguro
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Reading Kazuo Ishiguro: “Nocturnes”

Nobel prize winner and one of the most celebrated Japanese writers of our time, Kazuo Ishiguro gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly depicted, interconnected dramas in which music is a vivid character that drives the essential expressions via the first person. Why nightfall? While most of the stories take place mainly at night, Kazuo Ishiguro’s intention…

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