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
Moving Past Kickstarter: Equity Crowdfunding & The JOBS Act
Guest Post by Jack Kelly, CEO of Adva Mobile, a mobile marketing and technology firm for Artists, successfully crowdfunded via IndieGoGo. Crowdfunding is this decade's new tool for helping Artists. Continue reading
A Place For Jazz: Moving Beyond Audience Development
A discussion broke out on the web about building audiences for jazz. It began at the Huffington Post (with a blogged prelude elsewhere) and continued on NPR at A Blog. Continue reading
Q&A: How Music Supervisors License Music
There have been various blog posts on Hypebot and Music Think Tank about licensing music. This week, James Aviaz interviews Season Kent, Music Supervisor at Clear Songs, whose projects include. Continue reading
Bach Goes Open-Source With A Little Help From Some Fans
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. You have to hand it to good old J.S. Bach for the latest project taken up in his name: a successful campaign. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Big Day For Apple, Once + 8 Tonys, Last.fm Hid Hack, Domino + Drip.fm, McBride & More
Apple's online store was down this morning for a revamp prior to today's 10AM PT WWDC keynote. Expect some big announcements including a revamped iTunes. We'll be tweeting the highlights. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Last.fm Was Hacked. Change Your Password Now! Linkedin also suffered a major password security breach last week. Overheard #EDMbiz in Las Vegas: Day 1 ~ Day 2 Clear Channel, Big. Continue reading
