THE PITCH: Gigwax – DJ Booking Marketplace
Today, DJ booking marketplace Gigwax steps into THE PITCH spotlight. In this ongoing series for early stage music startups we give them 100 words to pitch their site or service. Continue reading
Merchbar Hot Merch Chart September Edition: The Summer Touring Effect
Summer may be coming to an end soon, but we’re just seeing the results of what summer touring can do to merch sales along with a few surprises. Foo Fighters merch. Continue reading
Google’s Eric Schmidt Thinly Disguised Attack On Apple Music: “Elitist…The Preferences Of A Select Few”
While Spotify and others have proven to be impressive innovators, the music business gets really interesting and change ripples into the mainstream when big online players jump in, as Apple. Continue reading
How Darius Rucker Uses Ampsy, Hootsuite To Connect With Fans [CASE STUDY]
During a recent tour, Darius Rucker's team were able to use Ampsy for Hootsuite to identify the artist's superfans and offer them a VIP experience. Here we look at what. Continue reading
Royalty Exchange Sold To Undisclosed Buyer
Royalty marketplace Royalty Exchange, which had auctioned the rights to Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise," had raised $3.4 million through October 2014 from two investors - Grotech Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners. Now the startup. Continue reading
This Week In Music Commentary
Positive prophecies about streaming from the exec who pulled T Swift off Spotify, Sony/ATV's head pens an urgent letter to songwriters, and some crowdfunding tips from Manafest, as we listen. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music
Hypebot has a whole host of tips this week, from marketing cover songs, to running a music YouTube channel, to using FanBridge as means of promoting content. All these plus. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 4 Ways To Make Money On Tour • 10 Music Biz Podcasts • Making Money As A Musician
This week on MusicThinkTank, we examine the best ways to make money on tour other than selling tickets, some of the most outstanding music business podcasts, and the optimum way to earn an. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Is niche marketing the future of streaming? How can one effectively market and monetize cover songs on YouTube? How did record labels conspire to stop public domain Beatles music in. Continue reading
