The Week In Music Commentary

Adam Steele Explores the Metaphor: Musicians Online are Playing in Glass Stadiums with Billions of Empty Seats Matthew Tomaszewicz Discusses the Future of Live Music and Music Tech Clyde Smith. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y.

Incubus' Brandon Boyd Embraces Life Without A Label Case Study: How Billy Van Went From 2,000 To 100,000 Fans A Look Inside Zoe Keating's Earnings As An Indie Musician 5. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How To Play SXSW, The Fan Experience & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud    Simon Tam: How to Get Into SXSW Tom Dennehy: Forget Your Business Model. What is Your Vision? Leena Sowambur: My TEDx Talk. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Pandora's Listener Hours Up 76% Shazam Reaches Five Billion Tags Crowdfunded OUYA Console Cuts Deals With VEVO & iHeartRadio ROMPLR's Jon Vlassopulos on Music Fans' Transition From Consumer To Creator. Continue reading

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The Long Pitch: What Artists Can Learn From Consultative Selling

Guest post by Katonah Coster of Fame House As a creative business, the music industry is not one to regularly take cues from the traditional business world. It’s rare that. Continue reading

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ROMPLR’s Jon Vlassopulos On Music Fans’ Transition From Consumer To Creator [INTERVIEW]

Jon Vlassopulos is the CEO of Skyrockit, a mobile entertainment studio that helps brands, media companies and technology companies leverage mobile through the creation of products, services and marketing campaigns.. Continue reading

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How To Execute A Successful Fan Funding / Direct To Fan Campaign [VIDEO]

Guest post by Mike King (@atomzooey), a course author and instructor at Berklee’s online continuing education division, at Berkleemusic.com. I’m working with Dave Kusek to update his Future of Music. Continue reading

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Radical.fm Launches New HTML5 Player, Aims Sights On Pandora And Spotify

Radical.fm is a web-based and soon to be mobile streaming player that describes itself as a combination of passive stations like Pandora, active playlists like Spotify, and social “RadCast” (personal broadcasting).. Continue reading

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Starcount Builds Global Social Media Popularity Charts

Starcount is a recently launched site presenting "social entertainment charts" or charts that track the popularity of a wide range of individuals, brands and products on social media networks. They. Continue reading

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NEWS BRIEF: New Hurdles For UMG+EMI, R.I.P. Gerald Kearby, Hard Rock Records, Indies On KCRW & More

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