23-10-2008, 15:26
I'm going to give another explanation. I'm not there this year because I'm not involved in college radio, not in nyc, and can't afford it. But I went in 2000 and 2001 when I worked for my college's radio station.
CMJ, or College Music Journal, is basically the Billboard magazine of college radio. It tracks what music is getting played on college radio and publishes charts. There is both a monthly magazine found on newstands everywhere and a weekly sent exclusively to college radio stations that submit their plays.
Once a year they hold CMJfest, a music festival, in New York City. Mostly the staff from hundreds (thousands?) of college radio stations attend along with music promoters. But I believe that public at large can purchase passes as well. There are panel discussions and booths in a hotel downtown for about four days. Every night there are dozens of concerts at venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. It has a very diverse lineup of many of the popular (and some unknown) artists in college radio from indie rock, rap, electronic, etc.
I really enjoyed it both years I attended.
CMJ, or College Music Journal, is basically the Billboard magazine of college radio. It tracks what music is getting played on college radio and publishes charts. There is both a monthly magazine found on newstands everywhere and a weekly sent exclusively to college radio stations that submit their plays.
Once a year they hold CMJfest, a music festival, in New York City. Mostly the staff from hundreds (thousands?) of college radio stations attend along with music promoters. But I believe that public at large can purchase passes as well. There are panel discussions and booths in a hotel downtown for about four days. Every night there are dozens of concerts at venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. It has a very diverse lineup of many of the popular (and some unknown) artists in college radio from indie rock, rap, electronic, etc.
I really enjoyed it both years I attended.