It Takes More Than Metrics To Understand A Musician’s Audience
In a new study by Microsoft researcher Nancy K. Baym, the author discusses musicians, music companies and their use of metrics. She interviewed a number of musicians and business people. Continue reading
3 Critical Steps For Musicians To Build Fan Engagement
C. Vincent Plummer ( @cvpmusic ) is a Musician, Co-Founder, & Social Strategist for Bedloo. Over the years, I've sat at a lot of breakfast tables with local musicians recapping. Continue reading
It’s Not Too Late To Enter Your Music Tech Startup In SXSW Accelerator 2014
The deadline is just over 3 weeks away, but it's not too late to showcase your music tech startup, product or new service at SXSW Accelerator 2014. The event takes. Continue reading
Tom Waits, Derek Trucks, Sinead O’Conner, Others To Record Kickstarter Funded Blind Willie Johnson Album
A Kickstarter to fund a tribute album to Blind Wille Johnson launched yesterday. Tom Waits, Sinead O’Connor, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, Cowboy Junkies, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Blind Boys of. Continue reading
F# Debuts Sponsored Music Player and Serve Yourself Spotify-Powered Ad Experiences
F#, a fairly new "digital music advertising" firm, has done a lot of interesting work connecting brands and music often through innovative use of Spotify playlists. Today they're releasing some. Continue reading
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Nominees: Nirvana, Ronstadt, Gabriel & More
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2014 nominees. Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt and Peter Gabriel lead the list that also includes The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The. Continue reading
Hypebot Hosts Our Second LA Music Tech Meetup
Hypebot presents our second Los Angeles meetup for readers to network with their peers. You are are invited to gather for drinks on October 23, 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00pm. Continue reading
4 Tips For Music Marketing With Email Newsletters
As musicians and music marketers build their lists of consenting recipients, from fans to friendly contacts, a number of approaches are taken. Some simply contact their list with special announcements.. Continue reading
Squarespace Adds Audio Collections For Musicians To Its Full-Featured Site Platform
Squarespace is a website-building and hosting platform with beautiful templates, excellent customer service and a variety of features including blogging and digital/physical ecommerce. They recently announced Audio Collections, the first. Continue reading
