6 Mistakes We Made In Our Crowdfunding Campaign

Guest post by Erik Peterson (@hifidelics) of Hifidelics from Flexi of the Month. A lot of you have been curious as to why we were unable to reach our funding. Continue reading

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When iTunes Becomes Obsolete

Guest post by Bryan Kim (@freshbreakfast), Director of Business Development at Tracks.by. The following chart is sourced straight from the RIAA year end sales report. It is released every March,. Continue reading

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Creative Marketing: Wayne Coyne, Adam Duritz, Fort Atlantic, Trash Talk, Metaform, Here We Go Magic

Recent creative examples of music merch and marketing include getting cred for using Twitter, releasing an album on Nintendo cartridges, making a studiously transgressive label announcement, fansourcing mixtape art and. Continue reading

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Streaming Music Will Change Culture For The Better. Here’s How:

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Forget, for the moment, about how much Spotify pays out to artists. Focus instead on the nature of those payouts.

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Bands – Don’t Contact Me, Unless…

Do you ever get emails that start with something like: Hey, my name is [insert artist name here] check out my music….? Joey Flores, Co-founder and CEO of Earbits, gets. Continue reading

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Louisiana Soundtrack Heralds Cutting Edge Conference In NOLA

Though they are entirely separate events, the launch of multimedia site Louisiana Soundtrack and plans for the Cutting Edge music business conference in New Orleans are certainly connected. The Louisiana. Continue reading

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We Are Hunted Co-Founder On Spotify, Branded Apps & The Future

Guest post by Aarti Kelapure of Evolver.fm. We Are Hunted, the music discovery service, takes the iconic notion of the music chart and reinvents it for the digital generation. Rather. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: Labels Hire Student Pirate Chasers, Pandora To DC, ASCAP + TV, PBay Loves RIAA, More

Big Four Music Labels Hire Students To Chase File-Sharers (TorrentFreak) Pandora is lobbying Congress to establish fair(er) royalty rates (LA Times) ASCAP Reaches Agreement on TV Licensing Fees (The Wrap). Continue reading

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SFX/Live Nation Founder Bob Sillerman Betting $1 Billion On Electronic Dance Music

It's just about the only thing that the industry crowd gathered in Las Vegas for EDMbiz wants to talk about. Media mogul Robert F. X. Sillerman, who launched the concert. Continue reading

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UK’s Amazing Media To Bring Indie Background Music To U.S.

Amazing Media is coming to the States. The Newcastle upon Tyne-based company began in digital music sales then developed a web radio station, Amazing Radio, that broadcast the music they. Continue reading

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7digital Expands U.S. Team With Key Hires From eMusic, Apple, IODA, Rightsflow

UK based digital music company 7digital is expanding its North American operations with a number of key hires. Jon DeMond-Axelrod, formerly of eMusic, is joining as Business Development Director focusing. Continue reading

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