News - Roger Aldridge

Rich Pulin Jazz Radio 10/3/18

10/1/2018

Rich Pulin will have another one-hour interview with me on his Pulin 4 Jazz internet radio show from Las Vegas. It will be streamed live on Wednesday, October 3, at 3:30 Eastern time.

"Happy Music" is the theme for the show. A selection of originals having an up-beat spirit will be featured. Please tune in and join us.

Here is a link to Pulin 4 Jazz:
http://page.cloudradionetwork.com/pulin/

For those who are not familiar with Rich, see About Rich Pulin.

Archive recordings for some of my past shows are available on the Links page under Interviews.

Charleston Youth Winds

5/7/2018

The Charleston Youth Winds ensemble in Charleston, SC has begun to rehearse two of my pieces -- Appalachian Awakening and Salt Marsh Rag. They have an interesting instrumentation: woodwinds, viola, trombone, tuba, piano, and rhythm/percussion as needed. Kristy Marx, the ensemble's Director, discovered my scores (written for flexible instrumentation) at Sheet Music Plus and purchased these pieces. The unconventional instrumentation of this ensemble is right up my alley.

http://www.charlestonyouthwinds.org

Capital Soundtrack

10/11/2017

WAMU (NPR station in Washington, DC) used twelve of my recordings for Capital Soundtrack. This project enables original music by musicians in the DC-MD-VA region to be featured with the station's programming.

Recordings:

A Ballad For T
Appalachian Awakening
Catoctin Snowfall
Connecticut Avenue SUVs
Eastern Neck Island
New Tango No. 3
Rubber Chicken Rag
Salt Marsh Rag
Samba Da Aguia Pescadora
Sleepy Creek Samba
Sunset On The Chesapeake
Twilight Sail

WAMU banner feature: February 6, 2017

McKendree Magazine Interview

8/3/2017

A link to my interview in the Spring 2017 edition of McKendree Magazine has been added to the Links page on my site. The jazz feature has several stories. Scroll down and you will see mine.

Music Answers Campaign

6/15/2017

"Musicians strive their whole lives to become like alchemists, healing the world with their music, turning the world’s pain to beauty. But we haven’t yet learned how to save ourselves. If we remain passive bystanders, I believe we will watch the music that we most value slowly silenced." -Maria Schneider

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

Music has never been more popular, more accessible, or more valuable. Billions of people around the globe rely on it to enhance their lives. Overall revenue from the use of music has increased exponentially, but only a tiny fraction is finding its way to the people who actually create the music and recordings. The business of music has become unsustainable for those who make it. Therefore:

WE COME TOGETHER as music writers, performers, and producers to assert our right to just compensation for the use of our work in all media.
WE OPPOSE the practices of video streaming services, internet service providers, and other businesses that appropriate the value of our music in order to make huge profits selling advertising and data.
WE BELIEVE that like uses of music should be treated alike; that the work of music writers, performers, and producers deserves equal treatment and equal protection in all media.
WE REQUIRE complete transparency regarding the use of our work, including the terms of and revenue from the business arrangements between digital music services, video streaming sites, and the publishers, record labels, and other entities that administer our work.
WE CALL for an immediate end to the discriminatory and secret practices in which some digital music services, vertically-integrated music corporations, and others engage. These include unallocated advances, breakage, equity stakes, side and non-disclosure agreements, and black box payments.
WE SUPPORT the report of the United States Copyright Office, which calls for a more equitable, efficient, and transparent music marketplace.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST that our elected representatives swiftly adopt legislation in harmony with the spirit and recommendations of the Copyright Office report.

WE INVITE all those interested in music and its future to endorse this campaign.

I support these principles and encourage fellow musicians & music fans to add their endorsement to the Music Answers campaign.

Radio Show Archive

4/8/2017

For those who would like to listen to my past radio shows with Rich Pulin, archive recordings are available on the Links page under Interviews.

Bossa Nova Belly Dance Video

9/12/2016

This new video, filmed by Robert Peak, features Jennifer Carpenter-Peak dancing to one of my bossa novas. It can be seen on the Videos page.

Romney, WV Video

6/30/2015

Robert Peak's videos are nothing short of stunning. In creating this aerial video of Romney, WV he used the second part of my Appalachian Awakening. It starts at 2:36. The first track is from a stock music service that he uses (no composer credit is available).

Here are links to Robert's website and Facebook page:
http://www.robert-peak.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RobertPeakDesign

Saving The Farmhouse Video

9/30/2014

The Saving The Farmhouse video has been updated with new photos. A big thank you to Jack Soronen and Jack Shaffer for their latest work on the house. The video can be seen at the Morgan County page on my website.

Amy Duncan: The Creative Process

6/21/2014

Composer friend Amy Duncan has a wonderful new blog: The Creative Process. Here is her description of it:

"A few weeks ago, I posed these questions on Facebook:

Here are a few questions for my creative friends (writers, musicians, composers, artists, photographers, etc.): What is your creative process? How do you approach your work, day by day? What are your work habits? Your frustrations (if any!)? Feel free to be wordy!

I received so many interesting and varied answers that I decided to share them here on my blog. Feel free to add your own in the comments section!"

Twenty four of Amy's friends (writers, actors, musicians, photographers, directors, artists, poets, singers, composers, etc.) responded with messages about their creative process. It is an honor to be included with them. I highly recommend a slow and careful reading of The Creative Process. These are inspiring messages!