Indaba

Indaba: Something Serious

by Todd S. Jenkins
August 6, 2002

Visceral, cutting-edge fusion by an Aussie power trio. Indaba is apparently a Bantu pygmy word for “something serious”, an apt name for this hard-hitting band and their debut disc. Commendable chops and crunch aplenty season a fully enjoyable set of original tunes by a band which is sure to make waves in the future.

Schipke, Wenham and Dean are equal partners in this aural assault; each player is mixed loud for maximum effect as they weave in and out of ...

Indaba: Something Serious . . .

by AAJ Staff
October 1, 2001

What is the formula for hot jazz fusion? Add one seriously played guitar, (Clyde Schipke), to one tight and fluid bassist, (Brad Wenham), and surround the sound with percussive spice of polyrhythmic furor, (Scott Dean). Adjust guitar voicings to a classic ‘70s tube-crunch and overdriven with howling chops galore. Have this riffage assail all solos with abandon yet technical focus and pleasing musicality. Avoid well-worn patterns and use novel bass phrasings and engaging back beats. Let drums freely stretch with ...

Splice Acquires Online Music Community Indaba, Free Rubber Tracks Sample Library

Source: HypeBot
February 27, 2018

Music collaboration tech developer Splice has acquired Indaba Music. Indaba is an online music community of more than a million creators. Indaba’s Founder Dan Zaccagnino and CEO, JJ Rosen, a former Sony exec, will join Splice’s executive team, bringing along eight team members. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded 12 years ago, Indaba has been a pioneer in online music collaboration, including remix competitions with high-profile artists and contests for licensing placements with major brands including Jack Antonoff, ...
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Indaba Launches Social Contest Suite, Amplifies Marketing for Brands and Labels

Source: HypeBot
May 24, 2012

Indaba Music, the well-known musician social network & collaboration platform, announced today that it has launched its Social Contest Suite, an end-to-end music-marketing platform that connects independent musicians with fans via a new socially integrated music discovery product. Geared towards both brands and labels, the Social Contest Suite syndicates musician activities (such as recording) and fan actions (such as voting) through Facebook and other web properties to amplify and instigate authentic user-generated conversations. The three primary product features of Indaba's ...
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Find Paid Artist Opportunities Through Indaba Music

Source: HypeBot
November 24, 2010

Indaba Music has launched its Opportunities Marketplace. With this dedicated platform, they aim to provide musicians with easy, quick access to paying gigs. For musicians, brands, and marketers, among others, this creates a go-to place for posting everything from simple wanted ads to full-blown sponsored competitions that feature custom voting and widgets. At present, Indaba Music specializes in collaboration and content creation, but they aspire to broaden their reach and also generate recognition and income for musicians too. While many ...
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Indaba Music Adds on-Demand CD Production, Offers Hypebot Readers Free Trial of Service

Source: HypeBot
September 15, 2010

Online collaboration community Indaba Music now provides its users with on-demand and personalized CD production services. In partnering with CustomCD, the company will expand its growing collection of third party applications, information resources and lifestyle benefits. The pricing that Indaba Music is offering with this service: they charge $5.50 per disc and the user keeps 100% of the sales. These CDs will be sold through the users direct-to-fan store. This provides musicians with an important alternative to having to speculate ...
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Manufacture & Sell Physical CDs on Indaba!

Source: Michael Ricci
September 14, 2010

Watch a video about selling music on Indaba or read below to get the details about how to manufacture and sell physical CDs on-demand. Our newest feature allows you to sell fully customized physical CDs directly to fans, on-demand. Instead of printing thousands of CDs and paying huge up-front production costs, you can sell CDs on-demand, one-at-time to your fans. For each release, you will be able to set your own ...
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Also Happening: OK Go, Indaba, the Scene, Royksopp, Hype Machine, Soundcloud, Youtube, Wall Street...

Source: Digital Music News
September 8, 2010

OK Go has linked with Indaba Music and the Rock Band Network to launch a remix contest for their upcoming song, “White Knuckles." As part of the involved contest, the winning song will be included in Rock Band 3. More details at okgo.net.

European authorities have been raiding a number of suspected piracy hubs throughout the continent, according to numerous reports. The coordinated effort involves 15 countries, is largely focused on film and targets The Scene, a loosely-affiliated group responsible ...
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With Relaunch, Indaba Goes Major

Source: We All Make Music
August 31, 2010

Back in early 2009, Indaba co-founder Dan Zaccagnino appeared as a guest on the Colbert Report. At the time, the collaboration-centric Indaba was very much an up-and-coming player in the new music space. They had over 125,000 registered users in over 100 different countries, and a more than respectable array of tools for collaboration and education. Today, though, Indaba is on a whole other level: In the 18 months since Zaccagnino's Colbert visit, Indaba's registered user base has mushroomed to ...
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Indaba Music: New Site, Expanded Services

Source: HypeBot
August 17, 2010

Music collaboration site Indaba Music is expanding the services that it offers to artists, as well, today they are launching a newly redesigned site. They hope to guide musicians through all stages of development with their musical ecosystem. New services to include: sales and distribution tools; a sheet music storefront; video lessons; loops and samples; and various on-site discounts and benefits for premium members. To achieve these initiatives, the company has teamed up with Alfred Music Publishing, Electronic Musician Magazine, ...
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Jason Moran: NPR "Exclusive First Listen," WNYC "Soundcheck Live," WBGO "The Checkout," Indaba Remix Contest, and More!

Source: Michael Ricci
June 15, 2010

JASON MORAN SET TO LAUNCH NEW ALBUM “TEN" WITH NPR “EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN," WNYC “SOUNDCHECK LIVE," WBGO “THE CHECKOUT," INDABA REMIX CONTEST & MORE

ACCLAIMED PIANIST'S FIRST ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS TO BE RELEASED JUNE 22 ON BLUE NOTE CELEBRATING A DECADE OF TRAILBLZING WITH THE BANDWAGON

On June 22, EMI's Blue Note Records will release Ten, the remarkable new album from jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran that celebrates the 10 year anniversary of The Bandwagon, Moran's trio featuring ...
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Indaba Enables Online Collaboration from Recording to Remix

Source: HypeBot
July 16, 2009

Indaba enables online collaborative music creation and with the release of its new online console that means from the recording basic tracks to the the final mix. For prices ranging from free to $25 per month, musicians can meet and record privately or open their mixes to the wider Inadaba community creating unique and spontaneous overdubs and remixes . Johnny Legend, Yo-Yo Ma, The Roots and Derek Trucks are among the better known artists that have ...
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