The Challenge: Band + $99 + 24 Hours = Great Video
New online channel $99 Music Videos pairs independent bands and experienced filmmakers to produce quality music videos for less than $99 in under 24 hours. The resulting videos which debut. Continue reading
Video: New Music Business Models
From the recent EconMusic Conference – Panelists: Cory Ondrejka, SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI; David Ring, EVP, eLabs, Univesal; Michael Spiegelman, Head of Yahoo Music; Chris Stephenson, GM of Global Marketing,. Continue reading
What Business Are You In?
Are you in the entertainment business or the music business? Some of us are in the entertainment business. (Interscope, Madonna). Some of us are in the music business. (Rick Rubin,. Continue reading
30 Second History Of Internet Marketing
Wired’s John C. Abell moderated a panel at Social Media Week “Making the Brand: Social Media for the Long Haul”. The slides above kicked of the panel. (Sorry for the. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Brief: $99 Music Videos, Pirate Bay, Montage, U2, Gracenote & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: The Challenge: Band + $99 + 24 Hours = Great Video Pirate Bay Fans Hack IFPI Site During Trial Video: New Music Business Models Daily D.I.Y. – What. Continue reading
This Is What A Music Pirate Looks Like
In support of the founders of Pirate Bay currently on trial in Sweden, Norwegian political party Rødt (Red) has launched the "This Is What A Criminal Looks Like" campaign. The. Continue reading
Slicethepie Lands $1.4M In New Funding
Despite an economic meltdown that has added to venture capitalists' already wary view of the music industry, fan-to-artist funding enabler Slicethepie has attracted another $1.4 million. The money will be. Continue reading
Indie Band Responds To $1 Promo Controversy
Yesterday Hypebot profiled indie band Officer Roseland's offer to pay fans $1 to download their new album. The promotion drew strong comments from some readers who thought the scheme devalued. Continue reading
The Digital Natives: Pirates At Bay (Part Two)
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Napster Shawn Fanning, being the digital native he was at eighteen, became motivated by his college roommate having difficulties accessing the MP3 files, and spent months. Continue reading
The GPS Revolution and the Digital Music Fan
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Skimming through the latest edition of Wired Magazine, it took me Inside The GPS Revolution, and things became apparent to me quite quickly about how this. Continue reading
