The Value of Fans Sharing Brand Messaging: Insights Into Social Currency [CASE STUDY]
Guest post by Eric Hahn, Fame House Marketing Mgr. We’ve all seen how direct-to-fan principles have been successful for established artists, but not so much for artists that don't yet. Continue reading
4 Key Traits Of Successful Independent Musicians
Being a musician is harder than it looks. Besides the complexities of writing and creating music, musicians have to connect with fans, market themselves, and network with others. On Music. Continue reading
Yesterday Apple Touted iOS, Mocked Android & Friended Facebook… Finally
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Any doubt that Apple’s goose was cooked when Steve Jobs was replaced by Tim Cook after Jobs’ untimely passing should have dissipated. Continue reading
Jukebox App Roqbot Raises $1.2 Million From Google, Detroit Ventures [CEO INTERVIEW]
Roqbot, a startup creating social jukebox apps for bars, restaurants and retail has closed a seed round of $1.2 million led by Google Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners. There was. Continue reading
4 Promising Music Tech Winners From Hollywood Hack Day
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs. Developers united at Hollywood Hack Day for a weekend to create the next wave of music and video applications. Strangers became. Continue reading
Spotify Releases “Faster, Slicker, Better” Google Android App
Spotify has given it's Android app a complete top-to-bottom redesign and the music streamer is calling it their best mobile app yet. "We’ve rebuilt it from top to bottom, making. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Soundrop Gets $3M, Songkick Adds Android, Amazon iPhone Player, .Music Nears & More
Spotify App Soundrop Grabs Investment Of $3M From Spotify Lead Backer Northzone (TechCrunch) This is the first Spotify app to receive major funding. Songkick has launched a concert app for. Continue reading
Indie Distributor Says Spotify Payments “Growing Nicely”, Shares Stats
Payments from Spotify to independent digital music distributor RouteNote are growing steadily and now approach 20% of overall royalties, according to stats released by the company. "I’m a firm believer. Continue reading
Shaker’s Club53 Socializes Facebook With Music
The concurrent launch of online hangout Shaker and video chat servce Airtime raises the possibility of a more face-to-face experience on the web. While Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning's Airtime. Continue reading
The Like Trap: You “Like” Me, You Really Don’t Like Me
Guest post by Julian Weisser (@iamweisser), CCO of Bottol and writer of Ideas then Lemonade. There has been much discussion and debate over the value of a "like" on Facebook. Continue reading
The Week in Music Apps: Drums, DJs, Drums & ‘Using The Force’ To Control Music
Guest post by Knar Bedian of Evolver.fm. As a photographer and design lover, I find it hard to exclude an app with a nice-looking interface, so I’ve included an app. Continue reading
