The Game Of Music Discovery
Guest post by Marc Ruxin (@ruxputin) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The wonderful thing about music is that there will always be another new band to love,. Continue reading
Countering The Commoditization Of Music By Giving Credit And Creating Value
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). Ubiquity drives the commoditization of music and other intellectual property, lowering value and decreasing discovery. Giving credit, or attribution, counteracts this effect. Continue reading
TheHub.fm Music Merch Management & Sales App Launches At SXSW March 8th
TheHub.fm is an ecommerce music merch startup featuring a mobile app that will be available in beta on March 8th. Bands can use the app to manage their merch inventory. Continue reading
Indie Musician Mandy Is Hacking Blindness And You Can Help
By Paul Lamere of Music Machinery. Meet Mandy. She’s a musician and a multimedia artist. She’s also losing her vision. She is on a quest – to push forward interfaces. Continue reading
Steve Gottlieb’s Video Chat Platform Shindig To Stage Online Events For Bands At SXSW
Steve Gottlieb is likely best known for his indie label TVT Records which was ultimately sold to The Orchard after 25 years of operation. Though he never truly went away,. Continue reading
The Most Overrated Things In A Musician’s Career
Many musicians try to play shows at industry festivals like SXSW in order to break into the industry. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen and some musicians. Continue reading
The Turntable Kitchen’s Subscription ‘Pairings Box’ Continues Its Unique Path
By Knar Bedian of Evolver.fm. Most of us get our dose of new music on the interwebs, whether via streaming radio, blogs, blog aggregators, friends, feeds, label newsletters, or hybrids. Continue reading
Ryan Holiday Shares The Simple Truth For Musicians Who Want Media Attention
I spoke last week with Ryan Holiday, author of "Trust Me, I'm Lying," a book with which I took issue as I do with many of Holiday's clients. However, though. Continue reading
Using Bandcamp To Build Your Email List
By Dan Adler (@EDM_Hero) of the indie EDM business blog EDM Hero. So you’ve got someone to your Bandcamp page, they’ve streamed a track or two of yours and decide. Continue reading
