Being a Tull fan is going to take some work.
Doesn't everyone have their own Rock Island? Their own little patch of sand?Primary Goal for App
To engage with core fans & promote
Thick As A Brick 1 & 2developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/jethro_tull.htmlIan Anderson + Jethro Tull Artist Sandbox
Ian Anderson, known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, celebrates his 44th year as an international recording and performing musician in 2012. After a lengthy career, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have released 30 studio and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies since the band first performed at London's famous Marquee Club in February 1968. Anderson has earned a Grammy Award, a PRS for Music Heritage Award, a Classic Rock Magazine Spirit of Prog Award, an Ivor Novello award, and two honorary doctorates – firmly establishing him as one of rock music’s greatest.
On offer are Jethro Tull’s entire audio catalogue, including audio stems from the brand new release Thick As A Brick 2, which revisits (now 50 year-old) schoolboy Gerald Bostock who was made famous as the subject of instant global success of 1972’s Thick As A Brick. Also available are press photos, artwork, biographies, press releases and live images from Anderson’s archives.
Thick As A Brick 2 has cleverly updated the iconic TAAB newspaper album artwork as a local community website (www.stcleve.com), which should serve as brilliant inspiration for any likeminded app release. Bring the legacy of one of prog rock’s most iconic albums (plus its sequel) into the 21st century with an innovative and interactive portrayal of the life of Gerald Bostock!
Read the developer pack. OpenEMI Developer Pack –Jethro Tull
developer.echonest.com/sandbox/emi/OpenEMI_Developer_Brief_-_Jethro_Tull.pdfRegister For This Sandbox
Available Assets
35 studio and live audio albums and EPs, including digital remasters, representing Jethro Tull’s entire career.
24 audio stem files, including guitar, bass, drums, flute, horns, keys, percussion, & vox for the new tracks Banker Bets, Might Have Beens, and Wootton Basset.
162 artwork files - layered, editable or high resolution artwork for the full audio back-catalog.
74 high res press photos and video stills.
10 biographies and press releases detailing Jethro Tull’s Collector’s Edition and Remastered album re-releases.
Rights & Responsibilities
Working with the Ian Anderson + Jethro Tull Artist Sandbox provides a developer access to unique content, but this access comes with some rights and responsibilities.
As a developer you are free to use this content to hone and test your ideas, but the content may not be used in any commercial or real world application without permission from EMI and its partners. There is an approval process that must be adhered to for any application or service. Please do not invest your time building an application or service without first understanding this approval process. For more information, see the FAQ.
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You will need to agree that you will not redistribute any assets you are granted access to. You will not be allowed to use these assets, in either commercial or non-commercial fashion, other than to develop prototypes, mockups and betas to be reviewed and approved by The Echo Nest and EMI.
Once access has been granted, you will receive a special key that can be used to retrieve the Sandbox assets described above.
This key grants access for prototyping use only.
Once you have access to the sandbox, you can review the API documentation, make calls to view the contents of the sandbox, and begin building your application concepts. We have an EMI Sandbox Developer Guide that will help you understand the API.
Approval Process for Application Development
Before you begin developing in earnest, you must provide a Product Brief describing the particular product you'd like to build. It is incumbent on you to provide this before spending too much time; application concepts will need to be reviewed by The Echo Nest, EMI, and in some cases by the artist themselves. This review and approval must happen before a product can be brought to market.
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Sandbox/artist
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Applications or services that are created using EMI content should be commercial in that they should provide revenues for the partners involved; this includes you as a developer, along with The Echo Nest, EMI and other rights holders. This is the way you will be paid for your work. The business model is up to you, but make sure it is viable.
Next Steps
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Jethro Tull Sandbox Developer Pack
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
in the tidal destruction the moral melee.
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
as the last wave uncovers the newfangled way.