Month: July 2012

Homeless Street Musician Cleans Up Act & Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Remember Daniel Mustard? He is the once-homeless and alcoholic street musician who became a viral sensation on YouTube after appearing on the Opie & Anthony Show performing a painfully beautiful. Continue reading

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The Fan Haystack: New Technologies Sift For Needles

Guest post by Alex Hoffman (@alexbhoffman). The Katy Perry superfan that not only streams her music ten times a day, but also comments, shares, favorites, and downloads, is subject to the. Continue reading

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Is Music Your Hobby Or Your Profession? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Is music your hobby or your profession? The new music industry and music tech may have given more artists a chance at success, but in many cases it hasn't yet. Continue reading

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Tales Of A Hitless Wonder: A Band, A Van & 20 Years In Music’s Minor League

I just finished reading Joe Oestereich’s “Hitless Wonder: A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll” and I’m not sure what to think about it. It covers 20 plus years. Continue reading

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Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits & Your Music Career

Reflecting on the passing of Dr. Stephen Covey and the influence of his work, Nimbit's Carl Jacobson felt a fitting tribute would be to explore how The 7 Habits of. Continue reading

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Twitter Unveils Targeted Tweets For Location & Device-Based Messaging

Twitter has announced a new feature that allows brands to target tweets towards specific users, with the unveiling of Targeted Tweets – an enhancement to their Promoted Tweets feature. Now. Continue reading

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FRIDAY AM NEWS BRIEF: Streaming Heats Up w/ Samsung, Sony & Rara, EMI Deal Updates & More

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We Are Hunted Founder On Spotify App & Music Discovery [INTERVIEW]

(UPDATED) Guest interview by Tyler Hayes of Nxt Big Thing with Stephen Phillips, founder and CTO of We Are Hunted. NBT: In plain terms, can you describe what We Are. Continue reading

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The Role Of The Local Promoter vs. The Local Band

Guest post by Lance Tobin (@ltliveboston) who runs a musician-based tax accounting firm and is an independent concert promoter in Boston. One of the most advantageous relationships an artist or. Continue reading

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INgrooves Fontana Partners With PledgeMusic For New Indie Label Direct-To-Fan Channel

A few years ago, releases at a major music distributor funded by $10's and $20's from fans was almost unthinkable. Today, indie music distributor INgrooves Fontana added that option to. Continue reading

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