Echo Nest Adds $17.3M From Norwest, Expands API To Explore Music As Predictor Of All Behavior
Music intelligence platform The Echo Nest, has closed a new $17.3 million financing round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Prior investors Matrix Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Fringe Partners, Jim Pallotta. Continue reading
Would Fans Pay For Better Sound On YouTube?
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. A Twitter person recently said that they would pay for a premium version of Twitter. We can’t remember who it was. Sorry,. Continue reading
Universal Music CEO Seeks Regulator Approval, Envisions “Manifesto For The New Music Industry”
Universal Music’s CEO Lucian Grainge has confirmed that his company will offer to sell off assets, reinvest in A&R, and keep EMI “as intact as possible” in order to win. Continue reading
Nimbit Sold To PreSonus
Direct-to-fan music platform Nimbit has been sold to audio hardware and software manufacturer PreSonus. The private acquisition was completed in April for an undisclosed sum, but is just being made. Continue reading
31 Digital Music Execs Sound Off On How P2P Battle Led To Music Industry Demise
A fascinating new report from Associate Professor Michael A. Carrier at Rutgers University School of Law, entitled “Copyright and Innovation: The Untold Story”, interviews 31 CEOs, company founders and VPs. Continue reading
The Definitive Guide To Facebook For Musicians
By Bryan Kim (@freshbreakfast), Dr. of Biz Dev at Tracksby. He personally admins 100+ musician Facebook Pages with a combined following of 35M fans and blogs at Trackswell. Facebook is. Continue reading
Music Marketing With Twitter Hashtags From Plan B Tracks To GoGirls Chats
Twitter hashtags are increasingly used to connect communities and focus conversations on Twitter and that includes musicians and music fans. Rapper Plan B is using hashtags in on and offline. Continue reading
Learning From Frank Ocean
Guest post by Ethan Schiff, an artist manager working in Boston and New York. Follow him at @ethanschiff and ethan-schiff.com. I assume most of you have heard of Frank Ocean. Continue reading
The Rise Of Vinyl
Sales of vinyl records are up and Joe Petro has a theory on why some are going analog in the digital age. With streaming sites like Spotify, music is easily. Continue reading
