More Than Just Talent

A common joke tells of a lost tourist in New York
City asking a police officer: "How do you get to
Carnegie Hall?" The reply, ("Practice, practice,
practice!") says much about the mythology that
surrounds the famous hall and the careers of those
who play there, but does little to help the lost
traveler get to their destination. Similarly, the
advice is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg for
musicians who have aspirations of becoming successful
in both performance and recording fields. An album
serves different purposes for performing artists and
recording artists and through careful examination of
Nielson Soundscan charts, Billboard charts,
marketing plans and interviews of various music
industry experts, a new light is shed on the common
threads between the artists and albums at the top of
the charts. What key elements do successful jazz and
classical albums have in common?

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Author Grace Talusan graduated from Toronto's Humber College witha BMus in Jazz Performance on bass trombone and completed herM.Mus in music management at NJ's William Paterson University. Currently residing in Mahomet, IL with her husband Jim and threeAiredales, Grace heads her own music contracting business,Gracenotes.

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A common joke tells of a lost tourist in New YorkCity asking a police officer: "How do you get toCarnegie Hall?" The reply, ("Practice, practice,practice!") says much about the mythology thatsurrounds the famous hall and the careers of thosewho play there, but does little to help the losttraveler get to their destination. Similarly, theadvice is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg formusicians who have aspirations of becoming successfulin both performance and recording fields. An albumserves different purposes for performing artists andrecording artists and through careful examination of Nielson Soundscan charts, Billboard charts,marketing plans and interviews of various musicindustry experts, a new light is shed on the commonthreads between the artists and albums at the top ofthe charts. What key elements do successful jazz andclassical albums have in common?