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Sidestep’s New Music Merch App Boosting Sales

Sidestep is a mobile merch app that's designed to allow fans to pick up merch at the show or to have it shipped home. This month Sidestep launched a brand. Continue reading

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7 Lessons Musicians Can Take From Lean Startups

Ed Rex is Founder and CEO of Jukedeck as well as being a composer. He originally wrote this for his Medium blog. When I entered the lecture hall, I was. Continue reading

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How To Build A Loyal SoundCloud Following

Praverb recently spoke with 18 SoundCloud users at various stages in their musical careers asking for "one tip for building a loyal SoundCloud following." Predominant themes include being genuine, linking. Continue reading

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Musicraiser Crowdfunding Platform Receives $477k+ Funding To Expand From Italy To UK

In news that's gradually making its way into the English-language press, Musicraiser announced that late last month they had officialy raised €350,000 ($477,181) from b-ventures and Key Capital Partners. The. Continue reading

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Top 5 Potential Band Members To Avoid

By Travis Johnson for the Sonicbids Blog. Bands are delicate ecosystems, even when there are only two members. The weirdness that exists between members can be the trigger for really. Continue reading

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Rare In Depth Interview with Rick Rubin [VIDEO]

The legendary Rick Rubin sat down for a rare interview with the BBC's Zane Lowe at his Shangri-La studio in Los Angeles. Its a wide ranging conversation from the roots. Continue reading

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Preparing for Reinvention: 3 Critical Success Factors for Copyright Reform

(UPDATE 2) By Jenn Miller, COO & Co-Founder Audiosocket, a music licensing & technology company innovating technologies to streamline rights management and copyright protection. It is time for the music. Continue reading

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ROK Mobile, Music Streaming To Launch In U.S. Launch July 4th

ROK Mobile, a single price combined service that includes unlimited voice, texts, data and full access to a 20 million song catalog – will launch in the U.S. on July 4th.. Continue reading

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Today’s Congressional Music Licensing Hearing Could Get Interesting [WATCH]

Watch the live video stream today starting today at 10AM ET here. Most Congressional hearings are like watching paint dry, and the recent US House Judiciary Committee hearing on music licensing. Continue reading

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