Day: June 23, 2014

Grammys Change Pop Instrumental Category.

The Grammy Awards have announced what could be a significant change in the Pop Instrumental Album Category.  They’ve reconstituted it as the  Contemporary Instrumental Album.  The ramifications could be interesting since “contemporary instrumental” is a much more generic designation that could bring in all kinds of music that isn’t rock, pop, jazz or folk, potentially…

Monday June 23rd-Echoes Program 1426A

Interview: Brian Reitzell Brian Reitzell is the music supervisor for films by director Sofia Coppola like Lost in Translation and The Bling Ring, and he composes original music for TV shows like Boss and Hannibal. Now he has a new solo album that pays homage to 1970s Krautrock called Auto Music. He talks about bringing…