Month: October 2016

5 Rules For Booking Better Gigs

Booking gigs is tricky enough, but landing one's that won't be demoralizing disasters can be harder still. Here we go over five rules for guaranteeing that you book the best. Continue reading

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Tags: 8664, Facebook, Great Comet, Instagram, musician, social media, social media marketing, Sonicbids, Spotify, Twitter

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TuneCore Acquires JustGo, Relaunches It As A Free Social Media Management Tool

TuneCore has acquired UK based social media management and analytics tool JustGo and re-launched if a TuneCore Social. The acquisition expands the D.I.Y. digital music distributor's artist services offering.

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

Tags: Barbecue, Facebook, Hootsuite, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, Soundcloud, Student, Twitter, YouTube

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WED. BRIEF: Shazam Revenues Dip • Live Nation Booking Fee Lawsuit • Spotify + Google Home • More

Wednesday 10.5.16 Music Business News From Around The Web While there were a few musical crumbs during yesterday's Google event, the contrast with Apple was surprising. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple, Apple II, Apple II series, Apple IIc Plus, Apple Inc., Apple ProDOS, Apple Store, Apple Watch, Dutch Apple Pie Recipe, IPhone

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Getting Grant Funding For Your Music Project: A Step-By-Step Guide

Exciting new music projects are great and all, but less so when there's no funding for them. In this helpful guide, we walk artists through the various steps involved in. Continue reading

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Apple Music: Inside The Music Industry’s First Artist-Backed Startup

This piece takes an in-depth look at the creation and history behind The Beatles' Apple Music, a company which was in many ways the industry's first artist backed startup.

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Tags: Apple Corps, Brian Epstein, LP record, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ron Howard, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Shea Stadium, Sid Bernstein, The Beatles

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YouTube Misses Point With Lyor Cohen Hire [Bobby Owsinski]

In the wake of it's failure to pay what many executives and artists consider sufficient royalties, YouTube is attempting to appease labels with its hire of music business insider Lyor Cohen which, according. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Google, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Watch Today’s Google Event LIVE HERE @ Noon ET + We’re Live Tweeting Music Related News via @Hypebot

Google has a major hardware event scheduled for today at Noon ET and we'll be tweeting anything music related live. Follow us @hypebot or you can watch the event live here:

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Adware, Android, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Artist, Facebook, Google, Google Drive, Google Play

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Musicians And Social Media: Is Communication More Important Than Talent?

While ability and a marketable product are unquestionably important when it comes to making a career out of one's music, the crowding of the industry on social media has rendered. Continue reading

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Tags: 8664, A Moon Shaped Pool, Anambra State, Artist, Audio engineering, Barnes & Noble, Instagram, music industry, Radiohead, social media

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BMG’s Zach Katz Joins ASCAP Board

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has named Zach Katz, President Repertoire and Marketing at BMG US, to its board of directors.

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, Advance Digital, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Never Miss a Beat, Opportunity (rover), Spotify, Streaming media, United States, Vice president

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5 Steps For Achieving Both Your Artistic And Career Goals

While many artists may maintain that music is all about passion and feeling, the fact remains that, as enjoyable as music can be to create, it isn't always the most. Continue reading

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Tags: Adele, APM Music, Ara Gevorgyan, Armenia, Artistic director, Audio engineering, IPhone, musician, Record producer, recording studio

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