Dot Rust has enjoyed a career in music spanning a few decades. An accomplished classical and jazz musician, Dot has performed and recorded throughout the US on horn as well as bass. It was her gigs in the recording studios, though, that caught her imagination so she set off for LA to supplement her degrees in music with more training in recording engineering. After a few years in a recording studio and production facility engineering, mastering and doing administrative work, she landed a job with a leading independent media distributor where she ultimately wound up as a product manager for a division that specialized in family music. This gave her instant access to artists and labels all over the US, on major labels and indies, and it was this interaction with the artists that opened her eyes to the burgeoning segment that is so often just an afterthought for most people. Family music is currently the only genre enjoying real growth in the music industry, and Dot hopes to bring even more awareness to Oregon and the northwest.
Unlike the opinion of a local snarky writer, we feel kids are indeed entitled to their own music, their own discoveries, and the help of their families to find the resources and means to develop whatever innate abilities may be awakened at a simple weekend concert.
Matt Clark’s sophomore release heralds the arrival of his second child, and the thrills, fun and insight of being the parent of a toddler and an infant. Set in various styles and produced by Sean Flora, this album continues where ‘Funny Little Fella’ left off.
Frogtown rocks the Oregon State Fair on Kids Day, Monday August 30th. Amy Roloff, star of TLC’s TV series “Little People, Big World” will join the cast in a special appearance, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Amy Roloff Charity Foundation.
Mo Phillips Rock ‘N’ Roll Kindy, Johnny and Jason, Dave Orleans and others.
Recess Monkey & The Not-Its! in concert at PEPSapalooza, along with Johnny Bregar, Eric Herman and others for the benefit of PEPS (Program for Early Parenting Support) at the Redhook Brewery in Woodinville, Washington August 14.
Kindie stalwart Justin Roberts comes to Portland’s Mississippi Studios to celebrate his latest family album Jungle Gym, Sunday August 15, 2010 at 11:00 am.
The Seattle band The Not-its! rock the joint at Magnuson Park at the Amphitheater in Seattle, bringing high energy power-pop tunes for the whole family.
The Alberta Rose Theater inaugurates KidQuest – a family music series – with folk songs and activities by Kinderqueen Kathryn Claire and Petty Cash, with Janet Julian and Francis Regan.
Since I won’t be posting until after this event – and in case you’re planning on schlepping your…
Mainstream bands are starting to move into family music as an adjunct to their regular style, considering their fans have families, too. Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe shares his reasoning and experiences in releasing a family album.
The PDX Bridge Festival kicks off it’s first year celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Hawthorne Bridge with music, art, film, and a really big picnic over a fortnight of events across the city.
Family-friendly acts lend a hand at Portland’s first carbon-neutral and its largest street fair on Mississippi Avenue. Benefitting Boise-Elliot Elementary and Albina Youth Opportunity schools, the event expects to draw around 30,000 attendees.
Kids music isn’t just for kids any more. “Kindie” is a movement where artists are making music for the whole family – parents, grandparents, older sibs – and they’re doing it in a collaborative conspiracy of kindness and cooperation.
One of the hallmarks of Kindie music (kids + indie) is the overarching theme of parenthood: of how it…
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