Mobile Backstage Grabs $1.3 Million Funding, Will Open San Francisco Office This Summer
Fan engagement platform Mobile Backstage has closed a bridge funding round of $1.3 million USD. The company also announced plans to open an office this summer in San Francisco, in. Continue reading
Facebook Kicks Off Grooveshark
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. In our exclusive interview with Grooveshark CEO and co-founder Sam Tarantino a couple of weeks ago, he listed no fewer than eight. Continue reading
A Strong Crop Of Music Hack Day Sydney Winners
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Yes, it’s true: I flew about 25 hours each way from New York to attend Music Hack Day Sydney last weekend, and. Continue reading
Spotify Upgrades iPhone App
In addition to launching its pretty darn awesome iPad app this week, Spotify has upgraded it's iPhone app with some new features. The new version is available in the iTunes. Continue reading
Kyle Bylin: 3 Insights Into Future Of Geosocial Music
Guest post by Kyle Bylin (@kbylin) of Live Nation Labs and Ultimate Chart. The geosocial revolution (see Foursquare and Facebook Places) promises to connect us to the places we visit and the people who. Continue reading
Curious Sense Games Offer New Music Industry Revenue Stream
Curious Sense is a music game startup that garnered recent press for the release of a Grateful Dead game. Rather than licensing music as a backdrop element, Curious Sense seeks. Continue reading
JPortal Injects Indie D.I.Y. Bands Into Live Radio
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. It’s a problem that exists all around the world: Radio stations can only play on song at a time, and those songs. Continue reading
A Deep Dive Into Spotify’s iPad App [REVIEW]
Yesterday, we covered the launch of Spotify's iPad app. At first I was underwhelmed. Apps like Songkick were missing, for example. But as I played with the app last night,. Continue reading
Socialcam Battles Viddy For Mobile Video Sharing Supremacy
Since the billion dollar acquisition of Instagram by Facebook, the phrase "Instragram for Video" has taken on an added meaning related to expensive mergers. However, for music marketing, the mobile. Continue reading