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Mastersounds

The Beginning of Fall.

By Margaret Schimming

September 28, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Beginning of Fall.

Hello all, We are starting a new term and, with that in mind, I have plans to accomplish many things over the next ten weeks. The Indiegogo project will begin to take more shape as we work on developing the pitch video for the site. The development of the web application will be underway now […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Indiegogo, jazz, Know Your City, Marketing, Mastersounds, publishing

Summer Update

By Margaret Schimming

September 15, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Summer Update

Hello all, Just a quick update today on the development of the manuscript. We now have a finalized chapter outline that gives a clear overview of the evolution of jazz in the Pacific Northwest. From here the author will be working on the actual narrative of the book and the Ooligan team will be researching […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, jazz, Know Your City, Mastersounds, Ooligan

Inside Ooligan: A First Look at Mastersounds, Ooligan’s Upcoming History of Jazz in the Pacific Northwest

By Kathryn Osterndorff

September 3, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Inside Ooligan: A First Look at Mastersounds, Ooligan’s Upcoming History of Jazz in the Pacific Northwest

Two perks of working in the publishing industry are the frequent opportunities to learn about new subjects and to see familiar topics from a whole new perspective. This summer, while working as a research assistant for Ooligan’s newest title, I’ve had the good fortune to be able to do both. Mastersounds is the working title […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Dave Friesen, Fred Greenwell, Jackson Street After Hours, jazz, Jazzscene, John Stowell, Lynn Darroch, Mastersounds, Mel Brown, NW jazz, Paul de Barros, the Jazz Society of Oregon

This Week!

By Margaret Schimming

August 27, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

This Week!

Hello all, In this break between summer and fall terms, the Mastersounds project is keeping things simple. The team is continuing to help with transcribing interviews for the author’s research. This not only provides more opportunities for the author to conduct research, but also provides the team members with more knowledge about the jazz community. […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, community, jazz, Lynn Darroch, Mastersounds, Ooligan, research

Results of Networking

By Margaret Schimming

August 13, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Results of Networking

Hello all, We have some results from our networking! I am meeting this week with Marc Moscato, Executive Director of Know Your City, to go over how we might create a tour of the Portland area that follows the same themes of the book. I’m hoping that the tour could follow a timeline that shows […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: community, crowdfunding, jazz, Lynn Darroch, manuscript, Mastersounds, research

Starting the Editing Process

By Margaret Schimming

July 23, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Starting the Editing Process

Hello all, The last two weeks have been focused on some of the nitty gritty parts of publishing. We have been gathering information on grants and awards for the book. These come a little later on in the process, but it never hurts to plan ahead. What we have been working towards is the first […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Editing, jazz, Lynn Darroch, manuscript, Mastersounds, Ooligan

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