Month: November 2015

Adam Levine On Record Labels: ‘No one knows what they’re doing.’

Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 are clearly products of the big label, big media system. But that did stop him from having some harsh words for record labels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (12)

Tags: Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Don't Speak, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Hudson, Maroon 5, NBC, Pharrell Williams, The Voice (U.S. season 4), YouTube

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Why I Quit The Music Industry

In this article Storme Whitby-Grubb discusses the dangers of becoming too emotionally attached to a career as she speaks about her roller coaster of a journey through the music industry,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Björk, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Facebook, Iceland Airwaves, Little Talks, Modest Mouse, Monsters (2010 film), My Head Is an Animal, Of Monsters and Men, Saturday Night Live

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Nashville Music Tech, Girl Geek Dinners, and Digital Divas To Host Nashville Music Tech Mixer

Nashville Music Tech, Girl Geek Dinners and Digital Divas are joining together to host a Nashville Music Tech Mixer.

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AdRev, American League, American Society of Composers, Anime Expo, Arts festival, Authors and Publishers, Eventbrite, Miranda Lambert, music industry, Nashville, Taylor Swift, Tennessee

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What Kills Promising Bands More Quickly Than Anything

Promising bands often have a fair amount on their plate to contend with, from dealing with labels and press, to working to attract and keep fans. In the midst of all this,. Continue reading

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Tags: Anne Hathaway, brand, Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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Music Business Association Partners With Assoc. For Electronic Music

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has partnered with the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM) to launch the Electronic Music Workgroup.

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12-inch single, 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Abbey Clancy, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Disc jockey, DJ mix, Extended play, Soundcloud, User-generated content, YouTube

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10 Most Viral Tracks Last Week On Spotify US, Canada, UK, Global

The most viral tracks based on the number of people who shared it divided by those who listened from Oct. 23 – 29 on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Belieber, Believe Tour, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, boy band, Def Jam Recordings, Def Leppard, Good Morning America, Justin Bieber, One Direction

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How To Write An Email Newsletter Your Fans Will Love

Although they’ve been around for quite some time now, email newsletters remain one of the most effective ways of getting in touch with your fans, particularly if the content is. Continue reading

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Tags: Cake (band), Electronic mailing list, email marketing, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, marketing, newsletter, social media, Twitter

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Bandzoogle Adds More Ways To Share Your Music: Facebook, Twitter & Embeddable Players

Musician web site and marketing platform Bandzoogle has added some great looking and easy to use widgets to help users share their music. In addition to a responsive HTML player for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All About Me, Alpha strike (gaming), Amazon Web Services, AOL, Facebook, Google, HTML, social media, Twitter, Website

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WED. NEWS BRIEF: CMT’s Next Women Of Country • Twitters Favs Likes • Music Biz, AFEM Link • CAA Ousts Lewis • More

Wednesday 11.4.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Country music is acknowledging its women issues. How long before they tackle race and sexuality? Updated continuously under our More News tab.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Acrobat, Arts administration, Audi, Audio mixing (recorded music), Automation, Board of directors, Brand management, Cyclone Evan, Fiji Times, Yasawa

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SingFit: Music As Medicine To Treat Alzheimer’s [INTERVIEW]

In another segment of his series regarding the healing benefits of music, George Howard speaks with Andy Tubman, one of the founders of Musical Health Technologies about SingFit, a service. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/03/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: AARP, Air pollution, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Amnesia, Apolipoprotein E, Family caregivers, Ongoing series, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Traumatic brain injury

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Streaming Music, Social Media And Damned Statistics

The prevalence of on demand streaming services has caused the current generation of listeners to develop an increasingly fickle relationship with both the music they listen to and the artists who create. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Facebook, iTunes, music industry, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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