Rethink Music Hackathon Winners: Dancing to Make Music, Concert Playlists, Having ‘The Talk’
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Boston's Rethink Music conference kicked off with a weekend Hackathon, where participants built and presented 25 music “hacks,” or hastily-created apps, at. Continue reading
Jay-Z, Shakira Jump On Viddy Investor Bandwagon
Video sharing app Viddy is hot, and with the addition of some high profile celebrity investors, their momentum is likely to accelerate. The company has announced a bevy of new. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Impressive Android Music Player
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. On Apple’s iOS smartphones and tablets, most people stick with the default music player — formerly called “iPod,” and now just “Music.”. Continue reading
‘Have You Heard?’ Wins Rethink Music Startup Prize
Have You Heard?, a Cambridge, MA-based startup co-founded by Harvard Law School students Joey Seiler and Adam Gottesfeld, has won the Genesis Project music industry startup competition sponsored by Rethink. Continue reading
Deezer Launches In Canada, Australia & New Zealand
Deezer has launched in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The music streamer claims 20 million users, 1.5M paid subscribers, 15m tracks, 600K Facebook fans and 300K followers on Twitter. Deezer's. Continue reading
Windish Agency Adds Agent Todd Walker, Launches Performing Arts Division
Veteran agent Todd Walker has joined the Windish Agency, where he will be working out of their Boston offices. Joining Walker at Windish are a number of artists on his. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Microsoft Readies New Music Service, Apple Soars, Jay-Z, BandsInTown, ReDigi & More
Microsoft readying cross-platform, Xbox music service – It won't require any browser plug-ins to work, according to the report, and could work on Android, iOS, and Windows 8, among other. Continue reading
Why 95% Of All PR Firms Are About To Be Added To My Email Blocked List
As regular readers know, Hypebot is about the business of music in all it's forms – music and technology, the rise of a new music industry, direct to fan marketing,. Continue reading
15 Step Guide To Starting A Local Music Festival
The organizers of the JP Music Festival in Jamaica Plains, a Boston neighborhood, released a guide to how they pulled off a successful new music festival on a local level. Continue reading
Chirpify Lands $1.3 Million In Funding, Launches Twitter Sales Platform For Music
(UPDATED) Chirpify has scored $1.3 million in funding for it's Twitter commerce platform and launched a new service aimed directly at musicians and labels. Chirpify’s Twitter commerce platform provides a. Continue reading
