Ancient Future News Magazine
Ancient Future Times Newsletters:
Ancient Future Times January 2010 Issue. Ancient Future Times: Borders Download of the Week, Gigs & Classes, & Moonbath from A.F.A.R.
Ancient Future Times New Years 2009/2010 Issue. Ancient Future Times: Melodies from AFAR, Beats from AFAR, Help from AFAR, even from your iPhone.
Ancient Future Times Holiday 2009 Issue . Announcing A.F.A.R: Archive of Future Ancient Recordings + Esalen World Music Workshop Retreat New Year's Day.
Ancient Future Times November 2009. Northern California Concerts, Workshop, New Videos, GuitarPlayer.Com Article.
Ancient Future Times October 2009. Sierra Nevada Guitar Society Presents: Matthew Montfort in Concert: Reno October 17.
Ancient Future Times August 2009. Sierra Serenades, Yoshi's & Youtube, Archive of Future Ancient Recordings. Includes: Sierra Serenades at Cozmic Cafe in Placerville August 15, Indo Latin Jazz at Yoshi's in Oakland August 25, First Videos from the 30th Anniversary Concert, Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (A.F.A.R.), Realtime Radio
Ancient Future Times July 2009. 30th Anniversary Concert. Includes: 30th Anniversary Concert at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley 7/26/2009, Romantic Serenades in Guerneville 7/25/2009, Contest: Win Concert Tix, More Summer Soirees, Realtime Radio
Ancient Future Times June 2009. Summer Soirees & Premo Press. Includes: Premo Press for 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar', Contest: Win Concert Tix for Open Secret, San Rafael, 6/19/09, & Don Quixote's, Felton, 6/25/09, Summer Soirees, Realtime Radio, Future Ancient History: 30th Year Recording Series Update
Ancient Future Times April 2009. Serenades & Spring Soirees. Includes: CD Spotlight: Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar; Contest: Everyone Wins a Free Liner Note Download with Sheet Music; Future Ancient History: 30th Year Recording Series Update; Spring Soirees.
Ancient Future Times March 2009. AEquinox Events & Spring Specials Celebrating 30 Years of Ancient Future History! Includes: On Sale 3: New Releases Celebrating 30 Years of World Music for $30; Rite of Spring: Play World Beats on theVernal Equinox at Esalen; Future Ancient History: 30th Year Recording Series Update; Recess Shuns Recesssion: Let's Play Tag; Return to the Sleeping Lady Returns (includes youtube video)!
Ancient Future Times February 2009. 30th Anniversary: 3 New Releases Celebrating 30 Years of World Music, Return to the Sleeping Lady, World Beat Workshop at Esalen, Future Ancient History: 30th Year Recording Series, Recess Shuns Recesssion: Playing Tag.
Ancient Future Times September 2008. Channeling Change, Concerts, Reviews, and Contest.
Ancient Future Times July 2008. Unveiling the Listener Sponsored Music Program.
Ancient Future Times December 2007. Annual catalog issue.
World Rhythms Newsletters:
World Rhythms Newsletter Issue 12: Purple Raga: Explaining Indian Concepts Through the Music of Jimi Hendrix . This issue highlights a GuitarPlayer.Com lesson from Matthew Montfort teaching Indian raga through the music of Jimi Hendrix and offers details about the World Music Workshop scheduled for New Year's Day Weekend 2010 at Esalen.
World Rhythms Newsletter Issue 11: West African Bell Pattern. This issue covers a West African bell pattern and includes exercises and examples with audio.
World Rhythms Newsletter Issue 10: North Indian Raga. This issue covers North Indian raga and includes exercises, examples, and a video demonstration. "What a great newsletter! One of the best out of the myriad I receive. Keep them coming!" -- Robert Kaye, bass player, BASSICS Magazine editor, and writer for GLOBAL RHYTHM and www.abstractlogix.com.
World Rhythms Newsletter Issue 9: Bush Beats Gamelan. This issue focusing on Indonesian gamelan contemplates the benefits that the world might reap if George Bush studied gamelan music. Includes photos of George Bush playing gamelan for the first time and exercises and examples that George Bush or anyone else interested in gamelan music can use to study the music.
World Rhythms Newsletter Issue 8: North Indian Tala. This issue covers North Indian tala and includes exercises and examples of various North Indian rhythmic cycles.
Press Releases:
Press Release: Two songs from Mariah Parker’s CD, Sangria, make The Smooth Jazz Now Top 100 Songs of 2009. Two tracks from Mariah Parker's 2009 debut release, Sangria, "Pente" and "Waterwheel," made the SmoothJazzNow.com Top 100 Songs of 2009 list. Mariah Parker joins an elite group of musicians, including George Benson, Tom Braxton, and Diana Krall, who had more than one song in the top 100.
Press Release: Ocean of Love by Ancient Future is Free Download of the Week and Borders.Com 1/18/2010-1/24/2010. From Monday 1/18/2010 to Sunday 1/24/2010, The Free Download of the Week at Borders.Com is "Ocean of Love" from Planet Passion by Ancient Future.
Press Release: Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (A.F.A.R.). During Ancient Future's 30th anniversary year, work began on the next project of the band: the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (A.F.A.R.). To finance the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings, a subscription system model is being employed to fund the recording through fans of world fusion music. Supporters are invited to participate in the process.
Press Release: Two Ancient-Future.Com Titles Selected for Two Baker & Taylor Gift Guides . Two Ancient-Future.Com titles were selected for two different Baker & Taylor retail programs. The gift guides offer seasonally appropriate titles to book and music accounts. Planet Passion by Ancient Future and Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort were selected for the Baker & Taylor Valentine's Gift Guide (titles sale priced 1/25/10 through 2/21/10), and Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort was selected for the Baker & Taylor Health & Wellness Guide (12/21/09 through 1/31/10).
Press Release: Official Ancient Future iPhone App. The official Ancient Future app for the iPhone or iPod Touch is now available. This app helps Ancient Future fans keep up with the world fusion music ensemble's activities while on the go. The rich features and unique content in this app include the ability to sample the latest Ancient Future music, check out the latest Ancient Future videos and photos, including iPhone exclusives, read blog posts, and get regular bulletin updates.
Press Release: Matthew Montfort Featured in Guitar Player Magazine. The December 2009 collectible commemorative Les Paul issue of Guitar Player Magazine includes a full page feature with a photo of Matthew Montfort superimposed over psychedelic artwork portraying Jimi Hendrix and an interview with Montfort about the scalloped fretboard guitar, Indian raga, and his thoughts about the relationship of Indian raga to the music of Jimi Hendrix.
Articles:
Venezuelan Radio Quotas: A Great Idea for Localities Everywhere. The Venezuelan National Assembly recently passed a law requiring that no less than 50 percent of all music played on the nation's radio stations be Venezuelan. Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort argues in favor of the passage of similar, although more modest, versions of this law elsewhere.
Independent Musician Reaction to Napster Decision. The Feb 12th, 2001, decision was a double edged sword for independent musicians.
San Francisco Chronicle Napster Article featuring Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort. Published March 2, 2001.
An Open Letter to Congress Proposing a Compulsory License for File Sharing. On March 14, 2001, this letter was sent to congress and Hank Barry, CEO of Napster. On April 3, 2001, Hank Barry proposed just such a license in a speech to congress.
Open Market Digital Distribution: An Open Letter to Congress. On April 29, 2001, this letter was sent to congress and Hank Barry, CEO of Napster.
Ancient Future Oracle: This story was written in 1999. Much of it has already come true.
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