Online Conversations Offer Opportunity For Conversion
This guest post is by Brian Thompson, the man behind Thorny Bleeder Records. He's a Vancouver based rock n' roll brand architect, marketing consultant, blogger, podcaster, industry speaker and artist. Continue reading
Facebook Offers ‘Best Practices’ For Music On Site
As part of an announcement that revealed impressive increases in activity for the music services that launched two months ago on Facebook, the social network also released a new set. Continue reading
Creative Music Merch From Talain Rayne & Pink Floyd
As revenue from sales of music continues its ups and downs, music merch only increases in importance. But music merch isn't just about having more stuff to sell. Band-related items. Continue reading
How To Reach Out To Music Industry Executives
Reaching out to music industry executives and building your network can help your career. The question is – how do I do that without alienating them? On Music Think Tank,. Continue reading
88tc88 Helps Indie Artists Get ‘Big in China’
88tc88 is a Berlin-based music startup that helps outsiders distribute and sell music in China online, via mobile and in physical forms though they appear to have most fully developed. Continue reading
Forget Nashville, NYC & LA Buy More Country Music [INFOGRAPHIC]
New York City is the #1 market for country album sales, according to Nielsen. NYC beat even Nashville when looking at the number of albums sold. Nashville came in at. Continue reading
SoundTracking Scores $4.75M For Social Music App
(UPDATED) SoundTracking, an addictive social mobile iPhone app that creates “musical postcards”, has received $4.75 million in financing. SoundTracking is currently the most shared music service on Twitter. The company. Continue reading
Music Is A Big Hit On Facebook [NEW STATS]
In the two months since f8 and Facebook's expansion of music in its Open Graph, fans have shared listening activity more than 1.5 billion times. As a result, some of. Continue reading
Live Nation Canada Launches Electronic Music Division
Live Nation has tapped hired veteran Canadian electronic music producer Ryan Kruger to helm their long-rumored but newly launched electronic music division, Electronic Nation Canada. Prior to joining Live Nation,. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Impala Fights EMI Sale, Sony Takes On Pandora, Shuffler.fm to iPad, RIAA, Scorebig & More
European Indie trade group Impala says it will fight purchase of EMI by either of the two current front runners WMG and Universal. But Billboard asks: Is Renewed Interest In. Continue reading
Sony CEO Doug Morris’ New Old Plan For Music World Domination
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. “My plan here is very simple,” Sony Music's new CEO recently told the New York Times. “To help create the pre-eminent. Continue reading
