How live streaming is transforming the music industry… and why that might scare you
Live video is exploding. Facebook Live, Snapchat, Pericope, and for a growing number of musicians, YouNow. But rising consumer demand for unscripted, real-time performances requires an entirely new skill set for. Continue reading
The 5 Things You Pay Too Much For As A Musician
For most musicians, profit margins are already pretty slim, meaning they can't typically afford to shell out a lot of unnecessary cash when purchasing gear. Here we look at some. Continue reading
3 Tips For Expanding Your Career Beyond Music
While it's certainly a fun and rewarding experience, limiting yourself to just being a musician means that you can miss out on other exciting entrepreneurial opportunities which can present themselves during the. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports Strong Earnings, Stock Soars
Over the last few quarters, Live Nation has started to feel like a solid business driven less by the touring whims of major artists and more by solid growth across. Continue reading
Music Dealers Founder Responds To Site’s Demise, Unpaid Artists
Earlier today, we reported that synch licensing site Music Dealers had shut down leaving many artists that made music available through the site upaid. Now, Eric Sheinkop, the founder who raised. Continue reading
A2IM Announces 12th Annual Indie Music Week June 5-9, 2017
The indie music community will come together again on June 5-9, 2017 in New York City for American Association of Independent Music's (A2IM) 12th Annual Indie Week, an international conference and. Continue reading
Donald Trumps Own Viral ‘Freedom Kids’ Now Plan Lawsuit Against Trump Campaign
Some may recall the Trump campaign's singing/dancing 'Freedom Kids' from earlier this year. Now it looks as though the group's organizer will be suing the campaign after its violation of. Continue reading
Facebook Branded Content Now Enabled For All Verified Pages
An option which was formerly only available to media companies and major celebrities, Facebook has recently made branded content (aka any content which directly mentions or features a third party. Continue reading
UPDATE: $9 Million Later, Music Dealers Abruptly Shutters Sync Licensing Service, Musicians Go Unpaid
UPDATE: A music tech startup going out of business is often just another sad story. But Music Dealers raised big money and cut big deals. Now it's founder has moved on. Continue reading
Why Artists Need To Embrace The New 360 Model [Cortney Harding]
As 2016 shapes up to be a landmark year for VR technology, it's time for artists to begin embracing 360 video technology. The cost of creating such content continues to drop, but the. Continue reading
