A Personal Thank-You To Pete Seeger
Hypebot is about the "business of music" rather than the music itself. So, we don't usually write about musicians, unless it's in the context of their marketing and sales efforts. But. Continue reading
Avoid An Overwhelming Flood Of Fake Fakebook Friending With This Easy Trick
We've previously discussed how services that sell fake Facebook fans have begun clicking Like on other fan pages so that their paid fake activities can elude Facebook's automatic filters. This. Continue reading
Musicians: Skipping Time Management Is A Major Mistake
By Dave Kusek, former President of Berkleeonline and digital media consultant. His latest venture, the New Artist Model, is an impressive online course for musicians and others learning to navigate in the new. Continue reading
CrowdTorch Combines TicketMob and Seed Labs For Live Event, Fan Engagement Platform
TicketMob, a ticketing and social marketing platform for music and comedy, was acquired by Cvent last year during a quiet period before their IPO in August. Cvent also acquired mobile. Continue reading
Why Music Industry Networking Is So Important & How To Do It
Looking for a quick and dirty lesson in networking? Look no further. It's important to know what we're up against in the never ending evolution of social media connectivity. It's. Continue reading
SoundCloud Launches New Visual Player
Fresh off a $60 million funding round at a valuation of $700 million, SoundCloud has launched a visual player. The new embeddable player adds artwork and launches an improved version of SoundCloud's. Continue reading
Indiegogo Raises $40 Million To Expand Crowdfunding Site
San Francisco based crowdfunding site Indiegogo has raised $40 million in Series B venture funding. from IVP and Kelin Perkins. Previous funding rounds had netter the startup $16.5 million. More. Continue reading
Why Having To Constantly Hustle Is Bad For Artists
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
Grammys Grab 2nd Largest Audience In 21 Years
It's easy to criticize the Grammys as "over", but Sunday night’s 56th annual awards attracted 28.5 million viewers, according to stats released by CBS. That's a tiny uptick from last. Continue reading
