Sandy Shore

08/10/2024

FRESHLY STOCKED for your listening pleasure! 🎷🎹🎸😎

Please FOLLOW my Smooth Jazz Hit and catch new music from Richard Elliot, Jeff Lorber, Greg Manning, Herb Alpert, Michael Cates Music, Cory Wong, Boney James, Roman Street, Terence Young, Mark Fingermix Smith, Jonathan Fritzén, Marcus Anderson, Skii M. Harvey, Daniela Soledade, Jarrod Lawson and many more! Neary 5 hours of play... Let's go!🔥

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=3e69e0a2a8ba4a27

08/10/2024

My thanks to Tony Saunders and Baja/TSR for the opportunity to present the entire new collection on THE ROMANCE CONTINUES on SmoothJazz.com Global in advance of release (AUG 16)!

Always great fun spending time with Tony!

In case you missed it, the interview and song samples are available on demand - Click to Listen!

Enjoy this Exclusive World Premier Presentation of Tony Saunders' THE ROMANCE CONTINUES with SmoothJazz.com Global Founder Sandy Shore featuring interview segments and song samples with artist song in

08/10/2024

We're underway! I hope you're listening to the very cool and down to earth Tony Saunders Bassist/Producer on SmoothJazz.com Global as we present his latest album THE ROMANCE CONTINUES on Baja/TSR.

Hear it a week before it's out on August 16 right now!

Tune in @ www.smoothjazz.com or download the free SMOOTH GLOBAL music app! 🎧

08/09/2024

Your friend and mine, Tony Saunders Bassist/Producer joins me this weekend for the Exclusive World Premier of his upcoming album THE ROMANCE CONTINUES on the Baja/TSR label!

Tune in @ SmoothJazz.com Global Saturday, August 10 at 10AM Pacific | 1PM Eastern on www.smoothjazz.com or download the SMOOTH GLOBAL mobile app!

07/30/2024

CHART YOUR COURSE TO WHERE THE AUDIENCE IS

When you come up #1 in the Search for 'Smooth Jazz' even the weekly Industry Charts get mega attention on SmoothJazz.com Global!

Over 210k Visitors checked out SmoothJazz.com's Streaming, Airplay and Listener Charts in June 2024, while less than 16k visited another airplay charting resource and barely 5k checked out a radio format network.

We can't show the Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart since it's behind a paywall and isn't accessible to traffic monitoring, leading one to believe that it's the least viewed chart in the genre since it's only available to those willing to pay.

07/25/2024

FROM OPPOSITE CORNERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY : Two noteworthy reports this week... Radio's pulse weakens and Streaming picks up momentum.

📻As Broadcast Radio Struggles to Compete, Morning Show Hosts Are Losing Their Jobs - Amid heavy debt loads, advertising declines and competition from streaming, stations are eliminating often highly paid A.M. drive talent.

🛜Spotify’s 7 Million New Subscribers Bumps Revenue Up 20% - The streaming giant said it added 1 million more subscribers than forecast for the second quarter, boosting revenue and profit margins.

Spotify CEO confirms a ‘deluxe’ version with hi-fi audio is coming soon / Daniel Ek says the add-on will bring Spotify’s monthly subscription to around $17 or $18. Aside from better audio, customers can expect ‘a lot more control.’

07/18/2024

My HIT LIST is locked & loaded with new Smooth Jazz from Jarez, Mike Di Lorenzo, Blake Aaron, Jessie Laine Powell, Shawn Raiford, Smooth Jazz Guitarist Bruce McKenzie, Michael Ross, Dan Alan Levine, Vincent Ingala, Dennis van Aarssen, Peet Project, plus you'll hear my latest SmoothJazz.com Global Songle™ "Soul Tattoo"!

Follow my HIT LIST on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=36b44e961a1542e2

07/16/2024

This is what you force us gals to do when you don’t welcome us! When left to our own devices and with nothing left to lose, we do amazing things. And then you get mad at us for that!

American guitarist thought to be the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange and promote music on her own rock and roll music label.

Jackson founded the Moon Records label in Memphis in 1956. Unable to break into the Sun label's stable of male artists, she received the advice and assistance of RCA Records' Chet Atkins in forming this new label to release her music. She began releasing and promoting on the label singles she recorded in her home studio, serving as engineer, producer and arranger. The artists recorded included her and a small family of early rock and roll, rockabilly, and country music performers whom she recruited from several Southern states.

Her Moon Records label was the oldest continuously operating label in Memphis at the time of her death in 2004. The 50s Rock on the Moon of Memphis, Tennessee + an Oddity, a compilation album of the label's 1950s singles, was released on vinyl in the early 1980s and was later sold on compact disc until her death in 2004.

07/15/2024

Here's my response to the Gorov Music Marketing post on Friday, July 12, 2024 titled:

"RADIO AIRPLAY AND CHARTING ARE THE MOST POWERFUL PROMOTIONAL TOOLS FOR A JAZZ ARTIST A JAZZ RECORDING ARTIST BY FAR."

This comment was removed by GMM.🤔 Gate Keepers gotta gate keep?

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This statement is 100% true... If it were 1994!
Up here in 2024, most Smooth Jazz radio stations are in smaller U.S. markets, at colleges and high schools, and/or on HD frequencies. Only a handful can monitor their audience.

Receiving airplay on terrestrial radio used to be one of the only ways for a recording artist to be discovered.

There is no question that Gorov Music Marketing is the cream of the crop when it comes to the art of radio promotion, with Cliff Gorov setting the bar of success for countless of world-renowned artists. He has created a legacy with commitment and kindness, with his family following suit. I have been blessed to know Cliff for more than half of my life!

Dropping a statement like this on social media however, indicates that there's concern or perhaps an uneasiness about the relevancy of this work in our industry today. Shouting out that something is still relevant isn't going to stop the trajectory of time.

Believe me, I get it. I started out as a DJ in 1979 and then MTV disrupted my career choice a few short years later. Remember the song, "Video Killed the Radio Star"?

It's not so much about a medium (radio, TV, Internet, social media), this is really about influence. Where do the people go for their music in 2024?

Let’s have a show of hands from those who are listening to music on terrestrial radio.

If you are, then you know that in today's radio landscape the only way to identify an artist, is if there is an announced intro or backsell. Most AM/FM stations don't offer an interface for their listeners to see cover art or link to digital distribution and websites that help with artist brand development and revenue streams.

If your song falls in the middle of a set, you're more than likely not going to be introduced or back announced and if you're an instrumental artist, you will literally just blend into the next song, which is actually the opposite of exposure.

And if charting is indeed the "most powerful promotional tool,” then let's poll the last 2 years of Billboard Smooth Jazz #1 artists and find out how many of them are headlining Jazz Festivals around the world on a regular basis.

You will find that there is little to no correlation between charting success and booking clout. That's because talent buyers typically don’t go through the paywall to subscribe to the Billboard Charts, when they can access the pulse of the music industry on Spotify, which offers event promoters complete access to artist brand health, translating to ticket sales.

Artist streaming numbers and monthly listeners are transparent on Spotify and available for all to see. The more monthly listeners you have, the more bookable you are.

I work with over 100 event producers a year, and I have produced my own concert & festival events for 30 years, event producers, like myself, mostly care about how many tickets an artist will sell and radio airplay doesn't always mean an artist can sell out a venue.

If performing is your goal, radio airplay & charting is not the most important path to get you there.

The world just isn't listening to terrestrial radio the way we did back in the day. For many reasons, listeners like to control their music and of course the audio quality on FM is challenged compared to digital streaming platforms.

Back when radio was the influencing medium for music sales, radio promoters were often hired by recording labels who influenced radio programmers and DJs to play the music they were pitching. This led listeners to the record stores.

Unless you were on a recording label, most radio promoters were out of reach for the independent artist and this is probably one of the areas where the term "gatekeeper" could come into play.

Since traditional music sales have gone away for the most part, and the revenue streams for recording artists are now more abundant on digital streaming platforms, it's the playlist curators, social media content providers and Movie/TV music directors that are replacing radio program directors & DJs as influencers and the gate is swinging wide open for independents.

60,000 tracks are released per day on Spotify - That's one new track uploaded to the platform every 1.4 seconds. Just let that sink in.

Spotify paid out $9 Billion to recording artists in 2023, and half of that ($4.5 Billion) was paid out to independent artists with less than 100k monthly listeners!

In 2024 terrestrial Smooth Jazz radio stations may reach hundreds of listeners in their communities with low technology, while digital streaming platforms like Spotify reach hundreds of thousands, if not millions of listeners with curated Smooth Jazz playlists offering high technology allowing streamers countless opportunities to discover new music and new artists.

We're also seeing a tremendous connection between social media and streaming performance. In fact, TikTok has changed music, and the industry is hustling to catch up!
The script has been flipped and for those who don't think that social media is driving the train, then you may not be paying close enough attention.

Take Tai Verdes, a young man who worked for a Verizon store in Southern California. After rehearsing in his car for 6 months, released a single on TikTok and after going viral, he received support to release a full album and was booked on a 22 city tour across the U.S!

TikTok fans would go from his music posts to his Spotify profile and YouTube channel, building his brand to over 5M monthly listeners with singles averaging over 300M streams or $1 million paid out per single on Spotify!!

Consumer behavior has changed! According to music industry analyst Tatiana Cirisano, social media users are more likely to do more "lean-forward activities" like creating playlists, listening to full albums on streaming or buying artist merchandise and 40% of TikTok users pay a monthly subscription for music compared to 25% of the general population.

Social Media has changed music listening from being a one-way relationship where you listen to a song on the radio, to something that you can participate in, like adding it to a public playlist or creating your own video with it.
We need to embrace UGC (user-generated content). Isn't this the entire purpose for recording music? To make music that moves people. Meaningful enough to motivate listeners to participate in your songs. This brings exposure and career sustainability with increased revenue opportunities.

This IS the world we live in.

Today's promotional tools for recording artists must include a focus on artist brand health. Primarily consistency with social media and streaming releases as well as your on-line presence. THESE are the most powerful promotional tools at present time.

Waiting for radio promoters to accommodate new music releases can be detrimental to artist brand health and will interrupt revenue returns.

The entire streaming culture is based on consistent, timely music releasing which is the opposite of how radio and especially radio promoter’s function.

I have always encouraged my radio promoter friends to think of the future. We don't live in a world that stays in the past. We must take our skills and repurpose our tools to do what we're compelled to do.

I have not only been disrupted as a life-long, music industry professional, but I have also been disruptive.

Innovating global music streaming was met with disdain. Launching our own global jazz streaming platform in 2000 (before iTunes, Facebook, Spotify, SiriusXM and TikTok) was even dismissed by the industry.

The "gatekeepers" at the time were none too pleased with an independent platform created by artists for artists, that didn't conform to the single-driven, synchronized release schedule and overly consulted process of the time.

People are oddly resistant to change... But isn't that the one consistent thing we can count on?

07/14/2024

Building new studios and while the move is tedious, it’s fun to stumble upon the good stuff!

Here’s a review of my on-air performance at 94.7 The WAVE…

If you knew Chris Brodie, you know she wasn’t easily impressed, this was a great day! ⭐️

07/13/2024

My deepest thanks to my dear friend Sylvia Bennett for the wonderful opportunity to feature her latest album, AMAZING LOVE a week in advance of her release date, July 19, 2024!

In Case You Missed It ( ), the entire interview with song samples is available On-Demand here on and my ShoreCuts podcast!

Enjoy this Exclusive World Premier Presentation of Sylvia Bennett's AMAZING LOVE with SmoothJazz.com Global Founder Sandy Shore featuring interview segments and song samples with artist song introduct

07/13/2024

Here we go! Coming up at 10AM Pacific Time, the Exclusive World Premier of AMAZING LOVE, the latest from Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Sylvia Bennett on SmoothJazz.com Global!

🎧 Don't miss Sylvia live with me on SmoothJazz.com. Tune-in on the website media player or download the awesome Smooth Global mobile app for free!

07/08/2024

SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ! 🌞😎🎷

Check out the latest summer inspired tunes added to my Smooth Jazz Hit List on Spotify including "Last Day Of Summer" from Brian Bromberg, "Cool Summer" from Chieli Minucci & Special EFX, "Runnin' Hot" from Elan Trotman, "Amazing Love" from Sylvia Bennett, "Beverly Hills Party" from Peet Project, "The Way You Sway" from Blake Aaron, "Sky Skppin'" from Dan Alan Levine and "Movin' And Shakin'" from Vincent Ingala!

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=461202349bfc41d3

07/06/2024

My personal thanks to Vincent Ingala and Shanachie Entertainment for the opportunity to feature ESCAPE WITH ME on SmoothJazz.com Global a week in advance of the release date (July 12). We had a blast!

In Case You Missed It ( ) the interview with music samples and song intros are available ON DEMAND here!🎷

https://soundcloud.com/smoothjazzglobal/vincent-ingala-escape-with-me-world-premier-interview

Enjoy this Exclusive World Premier Presentation of Vincent Ingala's ESCAPE WITH ME with SmoothJazz.com Global Founder Sandy Shore featuring interview segments and song samples with artist song introdu

07/06/2024

Join me in just a few for the Exclusive World Premier of Vincent Ingala’s ESCAPE WITH ME on SmoothJazz.com Global! 10AM Pacific Time!

🎧 www.smoothjazz.com + Smooth Global app

07/03/2024

Baby you're a firework!💥

Don't miss this Holiday weekend's World Premier of Vincent Ingala's ESCAPE WITH ME on SmoothJazz.com Global! Me and Vin will be chatting and presenting the new project on Shanachie Entertainment track by track, Saturday at 10AM Pacific Time!

🎧Tune-in : SmoothJazz.com or on the Smooth Global mobile app!

https://soundcloud.com/smoothjazzglobal/vincent-ingala-smoothjazzcom-world-premier-invite

Tune in for the Exclusive World Premier of Vincent Ingala's ESCAPE WITH ME on Shanachie Entertainment with SmoothJazz.com Founder, Sandy Shore on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 10AM Pacific Time @ www.smoo

07/01/2024

New targets in this week's SMOOTH JAZZ HIT LIST Playlist on Spotify! Don't miss the latest from Vincent Ingala, Sylvia Bennett, Amandus, James Staton, Rei Narita, Lowell Hopper, Cord Martin and Evelyn Rubio!

FOLLOW MY HIT LIST : 🎷🎹🎸🎺
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=87afacc685b64001

06/28/2024

It's come to my attention that gate keepers are trying to creep back into Smooth Jazz!

Certain industry radio airplay charts have decreed that independent artists with "vanity labels" are no longer allowed to represent their own administration within the structure of these charts without a record promoter.

BTW, "vanity labels" are recording labels that have been founded by recording artists... Like The Beatles (Apple), Madonna (Maverick Records), Prince (Paisley Park), Eminem (Shady Records), Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) and I'm sure you can contribute to this list.

Meanwhile Spotify revealed that it made a record payout of $4.5 Billion to independent artists and labels in 2023.

Significantly, it marks the first year ever that indies (including vanity labeled artists) accounted for about half of what the entire industry generated on Spotify, which totaled $9 Billion!

We've always believed that independence is the life force of this genre and SmoothJazz.com Global has been creating paths 'round gate keepers since 2000!

We've been leveling the playing field for independent artists for 25 years and will continue to do so despite the absurd initiatives to exclude independents.

06/21/2024

Updated for your Weekend Listening!

My SMOOTH JAZZ HIT LIST features the freshest new tracks in contemporary jazz, soul and vibey chill from Lalah Hathaway & Michael McDonald, D.S. Wilson, RON KING, Shawn Kingsberry, Peet Project, Nicolas Cole, Citrus Sun, Marc Antoine, Rahn Brothers, Lowell Hopper and many more! 🎧

Follow The Hitlist on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=5489674cf7a24312

06/08/2024

I'm trying to tell ya what the people want... Check out my latest Songle (shorter than a song, longer than a single) on Spotify featuring Althea Rene Music Page and Bran Movay! 🎤

Check out sandyshore’s video.

06/04/2024

Check out my SMOOTH JAZZ HIT LIST this week for new music from Paolo Rustichelli, Nathan & Noah East, George Benson, Bryan Morris, Brenda Russell, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Al DeGregoris Music, Greg Chambers, Lalah Hathaway, The Eric Evans Project and lots more!

Please Follow my HIT LIST on Spotify and press play!🎯🎷🎸🎹

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=57e048ee110447be

05/26/2024

My personal thanks to Nathan & Noah for the fun Memorial Day debut on SmoothJazz.com Global of their soon to be released single "Yesterday"!

In case you missed the experience, listen On-Demand here on SoundCloud as well as on my ShoreCuts Podcast on all of the Streaming platforms!

Enjoy this Exclusive World Premier Presentation of Nathan & Noah East's single "Yesterday" with SmoothJazz.com Global Founder Sandy Shore featuring interview segment and song sample! Presentation ori

05/25/2024

Coming up at 10AM Pacific Time on SmoothJazz.com Global the Exclusive World Premier of Nathan & Noah East's new single, "Yesterday"! 🎸🎹 We'll repeat the Premier today at 12PM and 2PM Pacific Time!

The guys join me for a chat on the SmoothJazz.com Global airwaves and then all 5 minutes and 24 seconds of the their brand-new single will play publicly for the first time ever!

Hear the new tune one week before it drops on your favorite streaming platforms! 💙

Tune in @ www.smoothjazz.com or download our free mobile app, SMOOTH GLOBAL! 🎧

05/23/2024

NEW TO THE HIT LIST! Some exciting new music this week on my Spotify Playlist... check out the latest from Lowell Hopper, Marius Billgobenson, Abe LaMarca, B-Side Music, PJ Spraggins, Ronny Smith, Daryl G. Beebe, Al DeGregoris, Ultrablue Jazz, Nick Stefanacci Music and more!

FOLLOW Sandy Shore's Smooth Jazz Hit List! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=d4280f2e09054dc6

05/23/2024

Make way for the EASTS! Join me and Nathan & Noah this Saturday on SmoothJazz.com Global for the Exclusive Single World Premier of "Yesterday," a week before it drops on the digital streaming platforms and radio!

🎧 Tune into SmoothJazz.com Global @ 10AM, 12PM & 2PM Pacific Time or on the Smooth Global mobile app!

DAD:
https://soundcloud.com/smoothjazzglobal/nathan-noah-east-smoothjazzcom-world-premier-invite-nathan-east

SON:
https://soundcloud.com/smoothjazzglobal/nathan-noah-east-smoothjazzcom-world-premier-invite-noah-east

Don't miss the Single World Premier of “Yesterday,” the latest from father son duo Nathan & Noah East, on Saturday May 25th at 10A, 12P and 2P Pacific Time on SmoothJazz.com Global Radio! www.smoothja

05/18/2024

On deck next, Nathan & Noah East!

Don't miss the Single World Premier of "Yesterday" on Saturday, May 25 @ 10A, 12P and again at 2P Pacific Time on SmoothJazz.com Global!

🎧 www.smoothjazz.com and Smooth Global mobile app!

05/16/2024

This week's updated Smooth Jazz Hit List features an opening set of my all time favorite David Sanborn songs, plus a sax-centric playlist featuring new music from Andrew Neu, Evan Carydakis, Karen Devroop, Shawn Raiford, Mo Louis, Nick Stefanacci and many more!

Follow me on Spotify by searching Sandy Shore's Smooth Jazz Hit List on SmoothJazz.com Global or click on the link below! 🎷🎯

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23wSbheb29SHy9FK0HflWh?si=f6bf5a696914479a