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The Get Together Indie Label Fair Will Make Its L.A. Debut At The MOCA

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Future Classic, Fat Possum, Brainfeeder, Cosmica, Domino, Matador, Mexican Summer, Ninja Tune, Rough Trade, Stones Throw, Big Crown, Sub Pop and Young Turks are among the amazing indie labels representing at the November event
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 7, 2019 - 5:11 pm

On Nov. 15 and 16, the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Downtown Los Angeles will turn into an indie music lover's mecca with its first edition of The Get Together: Record Label Market & Music Fair. After throwing three successful seasons of the Come Together in their home in New York City, Other Music has paired up with L.A. concert/event power team Spaceland and the MOCA to bring their indie artist vinyl/merch fair and music showcase extravaganza to Southern California.

Following a kick-off party the first night, on Sat. Nov. 16, the marketplace will officially launch at 11 a.m., until 5 p.m., with a chance to shop merch and vinyl from a large selection of indie labels from around the world, including Future Classic, Fat Possum, Brainfeeder, Cosmica, Domino, Matador, Mexican Summer, Ninja Tune, Rough Trade, Stones Throw, Big Crown, Sub Pop and Young Turks. The event website reveals that more labels and programming additions will be added and also notes that "you can meet and mingle with the teams behind the records you love," which is pretty awesome.

Music will, of course, be keeping the vibes alive throughout the event, with DJ sets and performances during the market, followed by a Big Crown artist showcase from 6–10 p.m. featuring the deeply soulful Lee Fields with El Michels Affair, Bobby Oroza and others. Highland Park's mouthwatering Sicilian pizza joint Triple Beam Pizza will be among the food vendors to help keep you fueled while digging for vinyl and dancing during the event.

Tickets are free for MOCA museum members or can be purchased on Eventbrite; the most up-to-date info can be found on the event's site.

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Q-Tip, Mahalia, Maya Jane Coles & More To Play Coachella Valley's New 4xFAR Festival

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The brand-new event will throw its inaugural two-day event on Jan. 18–19, 2020, with an eclectic musical lineup and outdoor adventure-centric programming
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 30, 2019 - 12:52 pm

Today, 4xFAR became the newest music festival set in the pastel desert landscape of Coachella Valley, Calif. The brand-new event will throw its inaugural two-day event on Jan. 18–19, 2020, with an eclectic musical lineup headlined by GRAMMY winners Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Mark Ronson and Q-Tip, who are billed together, plus indie-rockers Young The Giant.

4xFAR will also help concertgoers take advantage of the beautiful natural surroundings, with outdoor activities like nature photography workshops, mountain biking, slacklining and yoga.

Other performers announced for the fest include psych-rockers Kurt Vile & The Violators, GRAMMY-nominated electro-pop duo SOFI TUKKER, Femme House founder LP Giobbi, who has been opening for the later act's R.I.P. Shame Tour, and house and techno queen Maya Jane Coles.

Long Beach-based surf rock outfit Tijuana Panthers, British alt-R&B powerhouse Mahalia and U.K. alt-rock duo Chappaqua Wrestling will also bring flavor to the rich musical offering. The fest states that more acts will be added.

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"4xFAR is set to be the first experience of its kind in lifestyle focused entertainment—an intimate, celebratory adventure where guests can taste the cross pollinated nectar of music, art, adventure and culture in a gorgeous oasis under the desert sky. I'm elated to be in the mix as music curator!" 4xFAR music curator and KCRW host Garth Trinidad said.

Other special guests include big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton and Olympic volleyball player Gabby Reece—quite the power couple—who will be participating in the "series of daily panel conversations and experiential classes centered around wellness and pushing physical boundaries," as the press release states.

Los Angeles-based muralist James Goldcrown, whose colorful hearts you may have seen scrawled across buildings in L.A., Miami and New York, will be bringing his vibrant art to the festival grounds. The event is being produced by Corso Agency, who has curated experiences at big fests including Coachella, EDC, Outside Lands. 

Tickets are on sale now on the event's website.

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Behind The Record: Your Favorite Artists #GiveCredit Where It's Due

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Artists took to social media to #GiveCredit on Oct. 25 with detailed Credit Covers for fans to explore
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 28, 2019 - 4:50 pm

Last Friday, on Oct. 25, Behind the Record launched, and in doing so, acknowledged countless creatives behind your favorite records. 

Tons of artists showed up for the conversation, sharing Credit Covers highlighting the names of professionals who worked on all kinds of songs and albums.

For starters, L.A.-based producer/DJ TOKiMONSTA shared the Credit Cover for her track "I Wish I Could," featuring Belgian singer/songwriter Selah Sue on vocals, from her GRAMMY-nominated 2017 album Lune Rogue. She wrote: "Everyone on a track deserves to be recognized. A big thank you to everyone who works #BehindTheRecord."

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2019 GRAMMY host Alicia Keys also posted for her latest single, "Show Me Love" featuring Miguel, along with a powerful message: "One of my favorite things about making music is the collaboration process and everyone bringing their beautiful spirits and expertise to the process! It's an honor to have created magic with you on 'Show Me Love'!! Big Love to all the people #behindtherecord you're amazing and I'm grateful to you for rockin' with me. I'm here to #givecredit."

With Credit Covers, you can you can discover the instrumentalists, producers, mixers, engineers and whoever else made helped song that much more memorable and powerful. Did you know that the guitars on "Show Me Love" were performed by GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Raphael Saadiq and producer/songwriter Morgan Matthews (who also co-produced and co-wrote the track with Keys)?

"Proper crediting, at its core, is about a reverence for creativity and the incongruous ways in which it moves through creators. As technology continues to change at a rapid rate, we must be prepared to redefine the ways in which we recognize and define creative roles in order to create a more diverse and inclusive industry. We must be prepared to leave behind precedent in favor of a true recognition of modern authorship." - Maggie Rogers

Below, explore the collaborators on two GRAMMY winners' albums: H.E.R.'s 2019 EP, I Used To Know H.E.R., and Brandi Carlile's By The Way, I Forgive You. GRAMMY-nominated electro-pop duo SOFI TUKKER shared the cover for their fun new single, "Purple Hat," and the GRAMMY-nominated Jonas Brothers celebrated their co-creators behind Happiness Begins.

 
 
 

"We make music in the spirit of fun and collaboration and it's important to us that that spirit stays alive from the making of the track into its whole lifespan. Plus, it’s just fair. If someone helps make a song, they deserve to be credited. We usually make songs with our friends and it's so fun to be able to share the joy of releasing a song with people we love." - SOFI TUKKER

Nigerian Afropop queen Yemi Alade shared the credit cover for her 2019 album, Woman of Steel, and GRAMMY-winning alt-rockers The Black Keys shared one for their 2019 LP, Let's Rock. GRAMMY-winning country group Little Big Town celebrated all the hands behind the scenes on "Over Drinking," while EDM DJ/producer Marshmello did the same for his track "Happier" featuring Bastille.

 
 
 

GRAMMY-winning disco queen Gloria Gaynor thanked the collaborators on her 2019 gospel album, Testimony. GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning Puerto Rican singer/activist iLe shared the Credit Cover for her 2019 album, Almadura, while GRAMMY-winning experimental jazz artist Esperanza Spaulding gave thanks for everyone who helped her with her 2018 LP, Twelve Little Spells.

 
 

Make sure to visit behindtherecord.grammy.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to stay in the loop on Behind the Record updates and other great behind-the-music content. You can also search the hashtags #GiveCredit, #BehindTheRecord and #WeAreMusic to join in on the global conversation.  

We are beyond grateful to all the artists and partners who have helped make this dream project a reality, to help give credit where it's due; thank you to everyone who has participated so far.

If you are an artist and want to make your own Credit Cover and have not yet; please check out the instructions here and visit behindtherecord.grammy.com/creditcovers.

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Pandora Supports Behind The Record, Launches Full Song Credits

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The streaming service announces a brand-new full credits feature for millions of songs in their massive library and supports the Recording Academy initiative to #GiveCredit
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 24, 2019 - 2:53 pm

Today, Oct. 24, the Recording Academy announced the new Behind the Record social media initiative to highlight all creators behind the music. Concurrently, Pandora, a supporter of the program, has launched a new full credits feature for millions of songs on their streaming platform.

When listening to a song on Pandora, users can now dig deeper into it by clicking on the title, followed by the "See All Song Credits" link. This exciting new service is up and running on their web player and new desktop app.

"You always have to give credit where it's due! Songwriters and producers put their heart into what they create! And to know who it comes from makes it even more special and personal," GRAMMY winner H.E.R. told Pandora.

Back in July, TIDAL, another supporter of Behind the Record, launched TIDAL Credits. Users of their music streaming platform, can now dig into artists' pages and explore all their credits, as a performer, songwriter, producer and more.

You can now dig into this credit treasure troves on both Pandora and TIDAL. Visit behindtherecord.grammy.com to learn more about Behind the Record, and use the Credit Cover generator if you're an artist.

And don't forget to join the conversation by sharing and searching social media using #GiveCredit, #WeAreMusic and #BehindTheRecord, starting tomorrow, Oct. 25.

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Be Like Björk: Iceland Unveils New 'Record In Iceland' Initiative

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"[Iceland is] a very small place with a huge pool of ridiculously talented people," Australian-born, Reykjavík-based composer/producer Ben Frost said
Ana Yglesias
GRAMMYs
Oct 8, 2019 - 1:49 pm

With the avant-garde future-pop of Björk, the dreamy post-rock of Sigur Rós, the moody piano loops of Ólafur Arnalds and the emotive indie rock of Of Monsters And Men, Iceland is birthplace of and home to small-yet-vibrant community of eclectic and experimental musicians.

Now, thanks to a new government-funded program called Record in Iceland, you too could find musical inspiration in the Northern Lights or expansive open spaces, to the tune of a 25 percent rebate towards recording costs, including travel and accommodations.

"[Iceland is] a very small place with a huge pool of ridiculously talented people," Australian-born, Reykjavík-based trippy soundscape composer/producer Ben Frost aptly said in the program's promotional video.

Notable Iceland music studios that could be your future creative home include Greenhouse Studios, where Frost works and Kanye West booked time in 2016 and Sundlaugin, where Sigur Rós recorded for years before they opened the space to other artists, which have included Irish crooner Damien Rice and Of Monsters And Men.

The application must be submitted by the producer of the project, which must be primarily recorded (at least 80 percent) in Iceland and released within 18 months. The majority of expenses, including studio costs, travel and accommodation for the primary performers and instruments, and the wages of additional performers, engineers, mixers and, of course, the producer.

More info can be found in the Q&A doc here and on their website (linked above). The document also notes that music made for film and TV can also be submitted for the refund.

Billboard notes the new program will be officially unveiled at Iceland Airwaves next month, the annual music showcase/industry fest in Reykjavík. They also point out the Nordic country has recently seen success with similar programs that have attracted filmmakers and TV producers, including from "Game of Thrones" and recent iterations of the Star Wars and Thor franchises.

"Because of our glorious isolation, Iceland has nurtured quite a unique music culture," Sigtryggur Baldursson, Managing Director of Iceland Music (Iceland's music export office) said in a statement. "Until now, these studios have been something of a hidden secret, but our aim with Record in Iceland is to open these facilities to a far wider range of international artists and businesses, and to make them a compelling commercial proposition."

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