J Prophet: Building With One’s Community Of Belief
J Prophet is a Christian hip hop artist based in Mount Vernon, NY. His approach to establishing a career interests me even though he hasn't yet achieved the outsized following. Continue reading
Was Google Music Really Necessary?
Guest post by Tyler Hayes, founder of Liisten.com, an independent music discovery site. Let me ask you a serious question, did you know Google has a music store? It falls. Continue reading
SoundCloud Unveils Major Makeover, Here’s How You Can Join The Beta
With the goal of creating a "simpler, faster, more social" SoundCloud, the oinline audio platform unveiled a major makeover. Dubbed "The Next SoundCloud", all upgrades are available in beta immediately.. Continue reading
5 Non-Traditional Ways To Promote Your Music
Musicians are always or should always be looking for new ways to promote their music. On Music Think Tank, Simon Tam posts about 5 non-traditional ways to promote music. Have. Continue reading
Look Sessions Austin: 27 Bands Performing In A Hotel Room During SXSW
Look Sessions is a series of stripped down live performances envisioned and videotaped by musician/media artist Andrea Alseri. Alseri emphasizes an aesthetic and practical approach she terms "One Mic, One. Continue reading
Live Nation Revenue Up 2%, Losses Widen In Q1 2012
Concert, event and ticketing giant Live Nation shared their first quarter 2012 earnings summary late yesterday and losses for the period widened to $69.15 million over $48.46 million in the. Continue reading
Spotify Jumps Into Dating Game With Two New Musical Matchmaking Apps
Spotify is taking social music to the romantic level with two new apps that match users with potential romantic partners based on their taste in music. The apps, Tastebuds and. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Orchard Buys IRIS, Samsung + mSpot, FB Apps, Sony Slides, Spotify Payouts Up & More
(UPDATED) As rumored for weeks, The Orchard has bought indie digital music distributor IRIS. Former competitor IODA already merged with The Orchard earlier this year. Samsung bought online music and. Continue reading
Don’t Believe RIAA File-Sharing Stats? Take Pirate Bay’s Official Survey Today
The Pirate Bay has renamed itself The Research Bay for today to publicize survey it's conducting with the Cybernorms research group at Lund University. The short survey will be used. Continue reading
Creative Music Marketing: The Band Perry, Leftover Salmon, iamamiwhoami, Clown & Sunset, Metric
Many of my creative music marketing posts have focused on projects that weren't necessarily intended for promotional purposes but had marketing elements built into the work whether it was a. Continue reading
Don’t Miss The Hypebot Sessions Today At #MusicBiz2012
Today in LA at NARM and digitalmusic.org's Music Biz 2012 are presenting The Hypebot Sessions. Two thought leaders that Hypebot readers know well, Kyle Bylin and Hisham Dahud will host. Continue reading
