Month: October 2016

BEWARE: Streaming Music Consolidation Ahead

With recent news in the air that Spotify may be forking over cash in a potential SoundCloud buy up, Bas Grasmayer takes a moment to scrutinize what seems to be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Deezer, Financial Times, IOS, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Skyline Music Rebrands As Skyline Artists Agency

Hypebot began as an exploration for Skyline booking agency founder Bruce Houghton" "I saw the shifts happening in the music industry; and felt that I needed to understand and share. Continue reading

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Tags: 15th Street station (SEPTA), A Whiter Shade of Pale, Aftermath of World War II, album, Crosby, Los Angeles, Nash & Young, Nigeria, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Roger McGuinn, Stephen Stills, Stills

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Techstars Adds Music Accelerator Led By Ex-Topspin, Twitter Music Exec Bob Moczydlowsky

Techstars, which specializes in helping startups in a variety of sectors, is adding music to it's portfolio. Heading the effort is former Topspin and Twitter Music executive Bob Moczydlowsky. Partnering in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), iHeartMedia, Internet radio, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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5 Tool For Transforming Productivity, Staying Organized

Staying organized and productive is absolutely essential for any entrepreneurial artist, but with such a variety of tools available, it can be hard to know which one's will actually be. Continue reading

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Tags: Android (operating system), Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive, Instagram, IOS, Twitter

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4 Signs You May Be Sabotaging Your Band’s Chances For Success

For any new band, how they handle the opportunities presented to them will typically make or break the band's chance of success. Here we look at four indicators that your. Continue reading

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Tags: A Moon Shaped Pool, Apple Inc., Austin City Limits Music Festival, BBC Radio 1, Bittorrent, Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson, Radiohead, Spotify, Thom Yorke

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Down Under, Streaming Is Up, Downloads Are Down

In an extension of a music industry consumer trend seen in the United States, it seems our neighbors to the south are embracing the streaming age, as Australians increasingly eschew. Continue reading

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Tags: All Ordinaries, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Federal Reserve System, Google, Google Play, Google Play Music, IOS, Spotify, United States

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Daft Punk Teases New Tour With Mystery Website

It's not enough just to announce a tour or new release. To get above the noise you need a hook. EDM duo Daft Punk is using a mystery website to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Daft Punk, Electronic dance music, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Los Angeles, Nicki Minaj, soundtrack

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THU. BRIEF: Techstars Launches Music Accelerator • Google #VR + Music • D.I.Y. Conf. Recap • Berklee Latino

Thursday 10.5.16 Music Business News From Around The Web We wondered what former Topspin and Twitter exec Bob Moczydlowsky's next move would be. Now we know: Techstars' new music accelerator funded. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anthony Noto, Apple Inc., Bob Moczydlowsky, Ian Rogers, iTunes, Lyor Cohen, Major League Baseball, music industry, Topspin Media, Twitter

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Two Words That Will Boost Your Digital Strategy

For a band or musician working to develop an effective digital strategy, building a concise brand narrative and consistently driving the conversation forward with continuous questioning is key.

Guest Post on 10/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: African Americans, Chance The Rapper, Cornell William Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Lil Wayne, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, record label, Sean Combs, Voter registration, White House

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Big Tech Files Mass NOIs To Avoid Paying Statutory Royalties In Latest Artist Relations Debacle [Chris Castle]

In an ongoing saga of failures to ingratiate themselves with music business creatives, it seem big tech companies such as Google have recently been exploiting a loophole in the Copyright. Continue reading

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Tags: American Library Association, Carla Hayden, Chicago Public Library, Chief information officer, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Google, Government Accountability Office, Library of Congress, List of African-American firsts, United States Copyright Office

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Why Engaging Fans Via Facebook Messenger Now Is Like Being The First Musician On YouTube

While social media has become a crowded space where getting fan attention can be difficult, messaging apps remain an excellent tool through which artists can reach their fans directly, and are. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., BuzzFeed, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, IMessage, Instagram, IOS, Mobile app, Twitter, WhatsApp

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