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Hélène Grimaud's new documentary “Between The Notes,” premiering at AMC Empire 25 Times Square on December 5th.
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Congratulations to Gustavo Dudamel, Warner Classics, Seattle Symphony, The Knights & Gil Shaham, J’Nai Bridges, JACK Quartet
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The series of 60+ videos, each under a minute, is designed to teach developing artists the key concepts of branding, publicity, social media, and marketing
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Andrew speaks to Con Fuoco about how he formed Unison based on the principles of honesty, transparency, and holding himself and his staff to a higher standard of results.
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Andrew discusses the best social media best practices - and how performing artists can most effectively and efficiently use them to bolster their careers.
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Andrew contributes to an article about 19 things VAN thinks will be different post-COVID—based on over a dozen conversations with people across the music world.
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Andrew discusses the history of The Crypt Sessions and The Angel's Share in his conversation with George Grella of the Brooklyn Rail
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Wynton Marsalis & Nicola Benedetti, Gustavo Dudamel, Warner Classics & Joyce DiDonato, Blanton Alspaugh & ROCO, and the Attacca Quartet all took home statues.
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Forbes spoke to Andrew about his vision for classical music, and his Crypt and Catacomb concerts.
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The honor names him among the trade magazine's top "Movers and Shakers" of the classical music industry.
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Andrew joins the conversation for an informative talk about the state of social media for singers, what a PR firm actually does in classical music, and where he thinks this corner of the industry is going.
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For its work in PR and on its innovative concert series, Unison was awarded the American Prize for Arts Marketing, 2017-18.
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Andrew and Kai talk about the powerful influence his parents have had on him, choosing a major in college based on learning and not job security, and how volunteering at a cat shelter played a role in him getting a job at EMI Records.
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Andrew discusses his first job in the record industry, the inspiration to start his own business, the importance of storytelling, and more in his conversation with Tracy Friedlander
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With more than a decade of experience in the music industry, Andrew Ousley has worked with artists and organizations such as Lawrence Brownlee, Conrad Tao, Kevin Puts, Warner Music, On Site Opera, and more.
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Creator Magazine speaks with Unison Media's founder and president about how the company is changing the way classical music is portrayed.
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PROTOTYPE's Beth Morrison speaks to Associated Press about the festival's experimental virtual season.
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Opera News features Lawrence Brownlee on the cover of its December 2020 issue, highlighting his virtuosity and outspoken advocacy for racial justice.
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Paola Prestini speaks with the Financial Times about the joy of exploring and combining styles ahead of the premiere of her new work Con Alma.
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NPR reviews composer Sarah Kirkland Snider's 'Mass for the Endangered,' saying the work is "luminous" and "shines with multi-layered singing of uncommon beauty."
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Arts and Culture Texas speaks to ROCO’s artistic director, Alecia Lawyer about the upcoming season.
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CBS Sunday Morning speaks to Gustavo Dudamel about his Venezuelan program that stresses music as a way to enhance lives and targets students when they're young.
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Joshua Bell speaks to Forbes about how he is spending his time during the pandemic.
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The New York Times features J'nai Bridge's panel on race and inequality in opera.
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Lara St. John speaks to Strings Magazine about her new album of the Franck and ‘Kreutzer’ sonatas.
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The New Yorker features Jeremy Denk's livestream performances of Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier.”
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The Houston Chronicle speaks to River Oaks Chamber Orchestra’s artistic director, Alecia Lawyer about their streaming performances.
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Studio360 interviews Wynton Marsalis about his work as a classical composer.
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The Boston Globe reviews Stefan Jackiw, Benjamin Zander, and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra as they perform the Mendelssohn Concerto.
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The New York Times interviews Conrad Tao about becoming a rising star at 25.
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J'nai Bridges speaks to The New York Times about preparing herself for her Met debut.
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AL DÍA interviews Daniela Mack as she takes the stage as Juno, for the production of “Semele.”
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Wynton Marsalis releases his recording of the 2015 Violin Concerto, performed by Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra, representing Mr. Marsalis’s return to a major classical imprint.
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Classic FM reviews Daniela Mack preparing for her performance of Handel’s opera Alcina.
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Cleveland Plain-Dealer reviews Gemma New filling in for Bramwell Tovey with the Cleveland Orchestra.
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San Francisco Classical Voice interviews Gemma New about her recent debuts.
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The Associated Press speaks with Daniela Mack and Andrew Ousley about "Dido and Aeneas," performed in the Green-Wood Cemetery catacombs
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The New York Times reviews JACK Quartet's bold performance of the complete quartets of Elliott Carter.
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John Holiday speaks to The New Yorker about diversifying the opera world and about his influences.
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Lawrence Brownlee speaks to NPR about his song cycle that relates to The Black Lives Matter Movement
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The New York Times speaks to Lawrence Brownlee about his song cycle that relates to The Black Lives Matter Movement.
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NPR films an intimate video of Lawrence Brownlee and Jason Moran performing a spiritual in a Harlem Crypt, in honor of Black Lives Matter