Month: August 2015

3 Standout Music Apps From SXSW V2V

Pretty much everyone involved in the music the music industry is aware of Austin's annual SXSW, but they may not be as familiar with SXSW V2V, a festival which focuses. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/04/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Air travel, Airbnb, Austin, Aviation, Bitcoin, Business jet, Dallas, Entrepreneur, Houston, music industry, Texas

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music Adds Telco Bundle • YouTube Player Redesign • UMG Eyes Film • Snapchat • More

Tuesday 8.4.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, AngularJS, Audience, Bangalore, Bavaria, business, Case–Shiller index, Charles Caldas, Experience, Photograph

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Does The Reddit Revolt Foretell A Similar Uprising For The Music Industry?

Reddit has recently been in trouble owing to the discontent of the site's moderators, who feel that their contributions are being under-valued. Are artists beginning to feel the same way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Motorcyclist Association, Barack Obama, Company, Ellen (TV series), Ellen Pao, Internet forum, Online community, Op-ed, Reddit, The New York Times

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New On Our Jobs Board: Marketing Manager @ Stones Throw Records

Stones Throw Records is hiring a Marketing Manager, Billions needs an artist development associate, Roll Call is looking for a day to day manager and Partisan is seeking a Dr.of Marketing. Details and more on our Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abbe Lowell, Hypebot, Los Angeles Times, On-Media, Partisan Records, PBS NewsHour, Recruitment, Roll Call, SimplyHired.com, The Washington Times

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The Need For Transparency In Music Streaming

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Casey Rae, who is the CEO of  the Future of Music Coalition, a non-profit research, education, and advocacy organization for. Continue reading

admin on 08/03/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Apple Inc., Berklee College of Music, Bill Wilson, Business development, Cleveland Browns, iTunes, Jordan, Soundcloud, Youth culture

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One Direction’s New Single “Drag Me Down” Breaks Multiple Spotify Records

Spotify shared this morning that One Direction's new single "Drag Me Down" set a number of new streaming records on Spotify when it was release on Friday 31st July, including:

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, American Association of Independent Music, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Tunecore, United Arab Emirates, United States

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3 Sure Fire Ways Musicians Win On Instagram

Cultivating a large following on Instagram as a musician can be difficult, so here are three useful tips for creatively engaging with your audience in a way that will keep. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Brooklyn, Commodores, Dave Kusek, Facebook, Instagram, McFly, songwriter, Tom Fletcher, YouTube

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We Launch Our New Music Tech Startup Column THE PITCH With “Artist Accelerator App” Tradiio

Today we're launching a regular new feature THE PITCH. In it, we ask promising music tech startups to "pitch" their product or service to the Hypebot community in 100 words. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, IOS, Mike Doernberg, Mobile app, music industry, Skype, Spotify

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How To Send Fans directly To iTunes Instead Of Apple Music

While many links artists put up to their music now go to Apple Music instead of iTunes, there is still a way around this change for those who wish to. Continue reading

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Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Artist, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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INgrooves Names Gabriella Ianni Dr. Promotion, Marketing

Indie distributor INgrooves Music Group has named industry veteran Gabriella (D'Agostino) Ianni as their new Director of Promotion & Marketing, based in the company’s New York office.

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: America's Newsroom, Applebee's, Arne Duncan, Artist, DFA Records, Glassnote Records, New York City, Rdio, Sirius XM Radio, The Hype Machine

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Ray Charles Foundation Wins Round In Battle With His 7 Children

Confusing and antiquated copyright laws open the door for a multitude of lawsuits- some much needed (Flo & Eddie) and others more specious. The battle between Ray Charles' 7 children. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Corporation, Exclusive right, Happy Birthday to You, Los Angeles Times, Mildred J. Hill, Patty Hill, Public domain, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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