Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, Artist Zoe Keating, Manager Emily White & More On Direct To Fan [VIDEO]
Midem has crowdsourced a video asking prominent artists, managers and industry experts, "Why Direct To Fan?". Their answers present a collective argument for the almost unassailable truth that communicating with. Continue reading
Occupy Music Movement Grows With Occupy Musicians Petition
Musicians have gotten involved with the Occupy Movement in many locations both on and offline. A new initiative seeks to focus that energy starting with an Occupy Musicians petition in. Continue reading
How To Mix In 3D: Steve Hillier On Mastering Reverb
If you’re in audio engineering, mastering the use of reverb is pretty important. On Music Think Tank, James Hogg writes what he thinks people are doing wrong with their music. Continue reading
The Finalists For Mashable Awards For Music App, Must Follow Musicians Are…
(UPDATED) Mashable announced the finalists for its 2011 Mashable Awards rewarding the best of digital and social media 28 categories, two of which focus on music: "Best Music Service or. Continue reading
FanFueled Brings “Clean Energy” & Fan Rewards To Concert Ticketing
Last week yet another ticketing company intending to disrupt established players like Ticketmaster announced its launch. At first, though FanFueled offers an interesting mix of fan rewards and low fees,. Continue reading
Barry Fey’s “Backstage Pass” – An Unvarnished View Of Rock Concert Promotion’s Early Days
Veteran independent concert promoter Barry Fey has released a memoir of his years as a promoter, revealing stories culled from his extensive background in the live entertainment industry. Featuring forwards. Continue reading
Facebook and HTC Partner to Create Facebook-Specific Phone
Since the time of Alexander Graham Bell and the early days of the modern telephone, we as a society have had a lasting desire for more and better ways to. Continue reading
Highlights From Billboard’s FutureSound Conference
The theme of last week’s Billboard FutureSound Conference in San Francisco was centered on defining problems and finding actionable solutions in the areas of entrepreneurship, music licensing, as well as leveraging the. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Spotify’s Plans, Vice + Warner Bros, 4.74 Degrees Of Separation, Digital Stones & More
What do think Spotify is launching during its "big announcement" next Wednesday? I share my best guesses here. What are yours? Four years after leaving Atlantic Records, Vice Music, the. Continue reading
Turntable.fm’s Seth Goldstein On Monetizing Music Discovery & User Engagement
Turntable.fm has gotten off to a strong start since launching in May with $7 million in funding and 600,000 users just three months in. Since then Turntable has continued to. Continue reading
FanBridge Adds Key Musician, Direct To Fan Services To Facebook Fan Pages
Last week FanBridge announced the Partner Ecosystem for their Facebook Fan Page app, an integration of service modules from 12 different companies offering everything from ticket and merch sales via. Continue reading
