Amanda Palmer Passes $1.12 Million With Hours Left, Plans “Party On The Internet” Tonight
Amanda Palmer had raised $1,123,971 on Kickstarter as of 4PM ET on Thursday from 23,541 backers. The campaign runs until 11.59 PM EDT tonight. After several days of major media. Continue reading
EDMbiz Invades Las Vegas Next Week & Why EDM Matters More Now Than Ever
Electronic dance music (EDM) is undeniably booming at an incredible rate in the United States and worldwide (although the U.S. is notoriously late to the game in terms of a mainstream. Continue reading
Music Monsters Creates Custom Mobile Music Games For Indie Artists
Capitalizing on the rising popularity of mobile gaming, Music Monsters is a mobile music game app that allows indie artists to sell music and generate game-based revenues by providing their. Continue reading
ArtistRequest Enhances Booking Efforts, Creates Request Form on Facebook Pages
Here’s a cool tool that could enhance booking efforts for artists: ArtistRequest is an app designed to entice promoters when they’re most interested about the artist they can potentially be booking.. Continue reading
Vinyl Business Booming: Third Man Records, Independent Label Market, Origami Vinyl
One of the bright spots in music sales is the still growing love of vinyl. Events like Record Store Day fuel the boom as does the desire for tangibility in. Continue reading
Why Isn’t NoiseTrade A Bigger Deal?
By now, any musicians or music fans that don't know about NoiseTrade just aren't paying attention. The site has been around since 2006 [2008 official launch] when musician Derek Webb. Continue reading
Watch Sean Parker & Daniel Ek Dance Around What Artists Get Paid On Spotify (VIDEO)
When asked whether Spotify pays artists fairly, my answer has always been and remains that it's too early to tell. Startup music services, particularly those built on new revenue models,. Continue reading
10 Reasons gTar, the iPhone-Powered Guitar, Justifies the Crazy Hype
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. In a nutshell, the gTar is a $450 guitar with an iPhone for a brain. We reported earlier this week on how. Continue reading
Music Tech Startup News: Tracks.by, MusicBunk, RockStar Motel, 88tc88 & BandHappy
Music tech startups have been busy marketing themselves, adding new features and getting that money. Tracks.by marketed by going on vacation and appearing in Business Insider while MusicBunk staged a. Continue reading
Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – ReverbNation Mobile Apps
On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt has another mobile tool for musicians. This post covers ReverbNation’s mobile app and what it offers. What mobile tools do you use and have. Continue reading