Music Scenes: The Benefit Of Focusing At The Local Level
Guest post by Richard Pulvino (@rpulvino) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. From the late 90’s to early 2000’s, I immersed myself in the local hardcore music scene. Continue reading
Facebook To Launch New Music, Concert Feed Thursday [Multiple Reports]
Facebook has a press event on Thursday, they've been open that a big piece of the announcement will be revamp news feeds. With the unveiling just hours away, details are. Continue reading
Bands: Stop Using Flash On Your Website
Flash was once a hugely popular platform used to create streaming audio and video players, animations, and other multimedia content for websites. Now, its popularity is waning, as it struggles. Continue reading
Publishing And Selling Cover Tracks As Remixes
By Dan Adler (@EDM_Hero) of the indie EDM business blog EDM Hero. You’re interested in making a remix of a track you don’t own, and the original artist or record. Continue reading
Another Direct Payment Deal For Clear Channel: eOne Music
Radio giant Clear Channel today announced a direct deal with independent label, distributor and marketer Entertainment One Music to share revenue from digital and terrestrial radio. eOne's music library includes. Continue reading
“Has Your Music Been Featured In The NY Times?” A Look At Automated Music Submission Services
There are many musicians that have been preyed upon by businesses. James Moore suggests staying away from one type of service in particular: automated music submission services. He believes that. Continue reading
Mixtrss Curates SoundCloud DJ Mixes Using A Popularity & Freshness Algorithm
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The cool kids spend all day mining SoundCloud for jams. That’s where you can find not just new releases and remixes, but entire, full-length. Continue reading
YouTube & Google Play In Talks To Launch Streaming Music Services, Warner Music Cuts First Deal
The latest news regarding Google's plans for not one, but two streaming music services from YouTube and Google Play adds detail to earlier reports, yet still makes it clear that. Continue reading
Beats’ Daisy Gets $60 Million To Go Independent, Plus They’re Talking To Apple
The buzz around streaming music is heating up incredibly at the moment. Late last night Beats announced that they've received a $60 million investment for their Daisy music service from. Continue reading
Spotify and Backplane Add Music, Live Web Cast To SXSW Music Hackathon
Spotify and Troy Carter's social media startup Backplane are taking this year's SXSW music hack day to a another level with the edition of live performes. DJ Reflex, New York. Continue reading