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60th Annual Critics Poll
A Train proudly congratulates our winners of Downbeat Magazine’s 60th Annual Critics Poll: Bill Frisell and Zakir Hussain. We are equally proud of our other talented artists whose work was deemed worthy of attention: SF Jazz Collective, Wadada Leo Smith, … Continue reading
Posted in Airto Moreira, Charts, Digital Distribution, Moment Records, News
A Train is Cooking!
Six time Grammy nominee Peter Rowan just finished demoing new material for his second recording for Compass Records. Peter returns to Europe later this year with dates in the UK, Ireland, The Czech Republic, France and Italy. Jake Troth has … Continue reading
Posted in Charts, Jake Troth, News, Peter Rowan, Publishing
Krishna Das Launches Yoga Radio
Called by The New York Times “The Chant Master of American Yoga”, Krishna Das is the best-selling chant artist of all time, with over 300,000 records sold. His collaborations with Sting, producers Rick Rubin and Steely Dan’s Walter Becker and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, Krishna Das, News
Zion High Productions joins A Train Digital
Another new label for A Train is the dynamic reggae force Zion High Productions. Their first release through A Train, Jah Golden Throne, is described by The Bahamas Weekly as “a brand new various artist compilation for 2012 delivering a … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Zion High Productions
Zakir Hussain’s Moment Records joins A Train Digital
Zakir Hussain’s Moment Records is a new addition to A Train’s digital wares. A classical tabla player. Zakir has crossed musical boundaries his entire life, collaborating with John McLaughlin in Shakti, joining Mickey Hart in Planet Drum and the Diga … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, Moment Records, News
Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV)
Victo Records’ Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV), scheduled for May 17-20, has a promising line up including performances by label artists such as Phil Minton, Joe Morris, Wadada Leo Smith and Jean Rene along with John Zorn, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Victo
Biopic on the life of Bill Monroe featuring music from Peter Rowan
The bluegrass world and the film community are talking about an upcoming biopic on the life of Bill Monroe. Production dates keep shifting as has the cast, but it seems that things might finally be back on track. The film … Continue reading
Tommy Guerrero scores Bones Brigade Autobiography
Stacy Peralta, skateboarder, surfer, entrepreneur and film maker, recently finished a new movie celebrating his seminal Bones Brigade, a team composed of outstanding individuals, many of whom revolutionized modern skateboarding. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography has premiered at Sundance and the Santa Barbara … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Publishing, Store, Tommy Guerrero
Roger Smith Records with the Dave Matthews Band
Keyboard giant Roger Smith, recording artist/producer (six solo titles, and producer of Justin Lantrip’s Bleed Then Bloom) celebrating nearly a decade as a core member of Tower of Power, just finished some tracks with the Dave Matthews Band for their … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Distribution, Digital Newsletter, News, Roger Smith
Clippers Music & More: Chart Action for A Train
The Clippers Music catalog is seeing strong chart action according to the April 28 issue of Billboard Magazine: Juan Magan’s “Bailando Por El Mundo ” is #4 in Hot Latin Songs, #3 in Latin Pop Airplay, #1 in Latin Rhythm … Continue reading
Posted in Charts, News, Publishing