Recently I was asked by John Snyder, coordinator of Music Industry Studies at Loyola University New Orleans, to collaborate on the development of a presentation and speech on the evolution of the music industry and copyright to be delivered to students at Loyola’s College of Law. Throughout the course of our discussions and development of [...]

In response to the current oil spill controversy, the Gulf Aid concert was created as a fundraiser for oil relief and served as a platform for some of the local musicians’ opinions. Notable  recent residents Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, and Tim Robbins along with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Trombone Shorty performed their new take [...]