Month: May 2017

What One Quote Can Teach Your Band

In this Dave Philp looks at finding the balance between serving an incumbent audience and reaching out to find a new one, both on social media platforms like Instagram, as well. Continue reading

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Tags: Adweek, Barack Obama, Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, The New York Times, Tubefilter, Twitter

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SoundExchange Q1 Collections Down Thanks To Pandora Direct Deals

Digital radio performing rights organization SoundExchange has reported its first down quarter, thanks to new Pandora direct deals with rights holders. Collections were $161.9 million in 2017, compared to $189.3 million. Continue reading

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Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Apple Inc., Pandora Radio, record label, Royalty payment, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren

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7 Ways To Promote Your Music On YouTube

As a musician, standing out from the masses in the crowded world of online promotion can be challenging at best, but one of the best platform from which to cultivate. Continue reading

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Tags: Austrian Hockey League, Bella Hadid, Brittany, Carly Rae Jepsen, Chance The Rapper, Ed Sheeran, Galway Girl, Justin Bieber, Shape of You (Reshaped), Watercooler

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Godfather Of Jambands Col. Bruce Hampton Dies After Collapsing On Stage During Birthday Concert

"Colonel" Bruce Hampton, guitarist, founding member of Hampton Grease and a respected veteran of the jam band scene, died after collapsing on stage during his 70th birthday concert. I had. Continue reading

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Tags: Adolescents, African Americans, Arrest, Artist, Atlanta, Charlie Holt, Charlotte, Grady Memorial Hospital, North Carolina, Sport utility vehicle, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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SoundCloud Slashes 3 Month Subscription To Just $1

[UPDATED] Despite admitting to investors that it could run out of cash within months, SoundCloud has dropped the price of its premium $9.99 per month SoundCloud Go+ streaming music service. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Extended play, Facebook, Google, Instagram, RSS, Soundcloud, Spotify, Twitter

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WED. BRIEF: Apple Earnings Report • More Fyre Fest Fallout • YouTube Redesign • More

WEDNESDAY 5.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple is back to profitable, but no longer bulletproof. It's worth watching how that affects Apple's investments in music. Then again,. Continue reading

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Tags: Alarm clock, Amazoncom, American Civil Liberties Union, Angela Ahrendts, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Jacks, Apple Music, Apple Watch, Bashar al-Assad, Chemical warfare, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Earth Day, Inc., Markets Now, Nike, President of Syria, Russia, Syria, Vladimir Putin

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Facebook Rights Manager Finally Lets Creators Make Money

Although Facebook's Rights Manager once only gave creators the option to either take down content used by others or leave it up for reach and visibility, the popular social media. Continue reading

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Tags: Airbnb, Apple Music, F8 conference, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, social media, Spotify, The Next Web, Twitter, YouTube

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Justin Kalifowitz Founder/CEO, Downtown Music Publishing [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, respected music industry journalist Larry LeBlanc sits down with Justin Kalifowitz, CEO of Downtown Music Publishing to discuss topics ranging from the complexities of copyright law and. Continue reading

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Tags: 1080p, Advocacy group, Affordable housing, Airman first class, Barry Gibb, Billy Porter (entertainer), Climate change, Construction, Credit card, Daniel Boulud, David Bowie, New York, New York City

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Run Your DIY Music Career Like A Tech Start-up

George Paolini and Sherry-Lynn Lee of indie duo 23rd Hour have a unique perspective that straddles music and tech – two different worlds that have a lot to teach each other. In. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, 23andMe, Airbus, Beavis and Butt-Head, Business Insider, Cloud computing, Google, HBO, Hooli, IPhone, Mike Judge, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Silicon Valley, Twitter, WebEx

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My Song Stories: Phil Birch of Raw Power Management

Music shapes our identities and changes our lives. It brings back our memories and stirs up our emotions. My Song Stories asks music professionals and indie artists questions about the. Continue reading

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Tags: AC/DC, Acadia National Park, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Holiday, Cat Stevens, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, United States

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Finding The Saddest Chord Progression In The World

In this in-depth theory driven piece, Ethan Hein explores the world of structural tragedy in music, dissecting some of music's saddest chord progressions, what makes them that way, and how. Continue reading

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Tags: Anxiety, BadBadNotGood, Benmont Tench, Chord progression, country music, Los Angeles, Problem Child (film), Ray Price (musician), The Fader, Willie Nelson

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