Rdio Acquires TastemakerX, Adds Key Execs
Music streamer Rdio has aquired hipster music discovery and curation app, TastemakerX. Rdio will absorb the entire TastemakerX team, including CEO and co-founder, Marc Ruxin, and co-founder Sandro Pugilese. Ruxin will become COO. Continue reading
Smule’s New Smuush Turns Vine Clips Into Crowdsourced Music Videos
Smule has focused on apps that typically allow everyone to participate in making music. With the launch of Smuush, they are now experimenting with tech that turns community participation into. Continue reading
Music Monetization: BitTorrent Bundle Pay Gates, YouTube Wants You To Play For Tips
We seem to be moving into a phase where even big companies that work with musicians are recognizing that monetization is important and that musicians want to get paid. BitTorrent. Continue reading
SXSW 2015 Panel Picker Opens Tomorrow
Panelists, start your engines. The SXSW PanelPicker goes live tomorrow July 1 thru 25. Start brainstorming topics and contacting colleagues that might be interested in joining. Last year, 60% of music session. Continue reading
Apple Removes Music Download Apps From iTunes
Over the last month Apple has been removing most of the most popular music downloading apps from its App Store. Included are apps that linked to third-party file sharing sites. A. Continue reading
How To Write A Hit Pop Song: Comedian Offers Funny, Sadly Accurate Formula [VIDEO]
Comedian and YouTube star Brett Domino offers a satirical but sadly accurate lesson how to write a hit pop song. His tips include always keeping it sexy, and when writing lyrics. Continue reading
Feel The Beat: Trending DJ Apps For iPhone
This is a guest post by Jason Phillips and Airplane Games 365! Remember the good ol’ days when a party DJ had to carry a few large boxes of equipment. Continue reading
Tips From Jack Conte: 6 Keys to Success
To be a successful part of today's music industry you're going to have to break the mold. That's exactly what Jack Conte did when he launched Pomplamoose and Patreon. He. Continue reading
Getty Images Adds 45,000 Tracks To Sound Express Pre-licensed Collection
Getty Images has expanded its music licensing platform to provide single fee access to 45,000 pre-licensed tracks through its SoundExpress collection. Creators licensing tracks from this special collection do not. Continue reading
Filter Magazine To Close As Both Founders Launch New Music, Culture Outlets
Filter magazine will shout down later this summer after an apparently amicable split by the two founders. Alan Miller will take the Culture Collide festival and staff, expanding the fest and. Continue reading
