Month: December 2014

Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Next Big Sound Expands Free Analytics For Musicians, Adds New Metrics 5 Types of Music Publicists That Indie Artists Should Avoid How Pentatonix Built a Social Media Powerhouse The Many. Continue reading

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Tags: Accept, American Association of Independent Music, Android (operating system), Application programming interface, CASH Music, Credit card, Grammy Award, independent music, Next Big Sound, Year Six

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Do You Have the Risk Tolerance for a Music PR Campaign?

Janelle Rogers | Do You Have the Risk Tolerance for a Music PR Campaign TJ Bear | How Most Successful Indie Artists I Know Make A Living Max Snow| What is My Image. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify Gifts 3 Months Of Premium For Just 99¢ YouTube Takes The Guess Work Out Of Music Copyright Status Linkin Park Shifts To Self Management Spotify’s Secret Weapon

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Tags: Apple Inc., Facebook, Google, Google Play, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Bitcoin for Rockstars: How Cryptocurrency Can Revolutionize The Music Industry

By D.A. Wallach, Recording Artist, Investor, Artist in Residence @ Spotify. This article originally appeared on DAWallach.com There is an incredibly boring problem in the music industry for which Bitcoin. Continue reading

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Tags: China, iTunes, Mainland China, music industry, QQ, Spotify, Streaming media, Tencent Holdings, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 – Mike Doernberg, ReverbNation CEO

ReverbNation CEO Mike Doernberg joins us today for Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. He discusses the focus ReverbNation has placed on streaming in 2014 and what that means for. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Autonomous car, IOS, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Dr. Dre Tops Forbes Annual List of Top Paid Musicians

Ringing in the new year with an extra $620,000,000 in his pocket, Forbes identified Dr. Dre as the top paid musician on 2014 by a landslide. Beyonce and the Eagles came. Continue reading

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Spice Up Your Instagram Profile With These Tools (The Best Ones Are FREE!)

By Yannick Ilunga on TheJazzSpotlight.com In episode 51 of the Jazz Spotlight Podcast I had the pleasure to welcome on the show #1 Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman aka “The Instagram Expert”. One. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Business marketing, Instagram, IPhone, iTunes, marketing, podcast, Social Media Examiner, social media marketing, YouTube

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Asia-Pacific Primed for Electronic Music Explosion

Guest post by Hisham Dahud - artist, producer, and the Digital Strategey Director of Fame House Without a doubt, electronic music culture has exploded to almost unfathomable heights. With roots in North America,. Continue reading

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Tags: Band of Skulls, BBC Radio 1, Black Sabbath, music industry, Project MKUltra, Rockfield Studios, Spinefarm Records, Turbowolf, Two Hands (1999 film), Universal Music Group

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ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento To Retire

ASCAP today announced that CEO John LoFrumento eas retiring after 17 at the performing rights organization. January 1st. LoFrumento first joined ASCAP in 1981 as Controller. He then served as. Continue reading

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Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Irving Azoff, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Music licensing, Pharrell Williams, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, YouTube

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4 Way Musicians Can Accept Credit Card Payments at Shows

By Chris Robley on CD Baby Blog You’ve played a great show. Fans are lined up at your merch booth. You’re taking cash, making change, and signing CDs. Then a guy walks. Continue reading

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Tags: California, Do it yourself, IOS, Jack Dorsey, MasterCard, Michigan, PayAnywhere, PayPal, Point of sale, San Jose, Square, Troy

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