Kickstarter Will Fund More Projects In 2012 Than National Endowment For The Arts
Fan funding platform Kickstarter is on track to distribute more than $150 million to creative projects in 2012. That's more than this year's $146 million budget for The National Endowment. Continue reading
Chamillionaire Goes Direct To Fans With Moontoast Store For Ammunition EP
[Update: See Closing] Chamillionaire is going straight to fans with his upcoming EP release Ammunition. To do so he's using Moontoast, a "social commerce platform" that recently raised $6 million.. Continue reading
The Next Music Format Case-Study: Twisted Music
At MIDEM 2012, music industry analyst, Mark Mulligan, presented a plea for adoption of a new music format. He presented a manifesto for the next generation of music products and. Continue reading
Why Slacker Had Offline Playback, Pandora Does Not
(UPDATED) Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our article about the "unsexy" issue of offline playback — a feature that allows streaming apps to store music and video. Continue reading
Music’s Winners At 2012 Academy Awards Are…
The Oscar for Best Original Song went "Man or Muppet" with music and lyrics by Flight Of The Concord's Bret McKenzie. Best Original Score went to "The Artist" by Ludovic Bource.. Continue reading
ReverbNation Reports Strong Venue Profile Adoption
ReverbNation is reporting growing success with its Venue Profile Facebook app with a a strong uptick as larger venues add it to their social media arsenal. In the last 30. Continue reading
Rethink Music Adds Speakers, Offers Early Discounts
Organizers for Rethink Music have announced the initial lineup of presenters for the second edition, set to take place in Boston on April 23 & 24. It's a solutions-focused event. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Muve Looks Overseas, Sony Slams German PRO, Deezer Seeks $’s, musicXmatch & More
Cricket's Muve Music subscription service is looking to expand beyond the US, according to the Guardian. With 600k paying subscribers, bundling unlimited music with voice, texts and data is working. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
The week's most important and interesting stories: Eminem Universal Music Audit Reveals Mammoth Problem For Labels Bankruptcy Reveals What Dozens Of Mid-Level Touring Acts Get Paid Warner Music & Blavatnik. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap – Back to Basics: Copyright(s) & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Bob Baker: Great! You've Got Their Attention – Now What? Dan Turner: BACK TO BASICS: COPYRIGHT(S) David Greenberg: Marketing OneOH!One: Break On Through. Continue reading
