Musicians: Skipping Time Management Is A Major Mistake
By Dave Kusek, former President of Berkleeonline and digital media consultant. His latest venture, the New Artist Model, is an impressive online course for musicians and others learning to navigate in the new. Continue reading
CrowdTorch Combines TicketMob and Seed Labs For Live Event, Fan Engagement Platform
TicketMob, a ticketing and social marketing platform for music and comedy, was acquired by Cvent last year during a quiet period before their IPO in August. Cvent also acquired mobile. Continue reading
Why Music Industry Networking Is So Important & How To Do It
Looking for a quick and dirty lesson in networking? Look no further. It's important to know what we're up against in the never ending evolution of social media connectivity. It's. Continue reading
SoundCloud Launches New Visual Player
Fresh off a $60 million funding round at a valuation of $700 million, SoundCloud has launched a visual player. The new embeddable player adds artwork and launches an improved version of SoundCloud's. Continue reading
Indiegogo Raises $40 Million To Expand Crowdfunding Site
San Francisco based crowdfunding site Indiegogo has raised $40 million in Series B venture funding. from IVP and Kelin Perkins. Previous funding rounds had netter the startup $16.5 million. More. Continue reading
Why Having To Constantly Hustle Is Bad For Artists
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
Digital Music Content Farmer Matt Farley Rises Above Spam Label
When I first read about Matt Farley, who writes huge numbers of off-the-cuff songs organized around such themes as birthday greetings to a long list of names, it seemed like. Continue reading
8 Mind-Blowing Facts About Music Business In Japan
By Lee Parsons, Founder of Ditto Music. As founder of Ditto Music, an online music distribution service. I was recently asked to undertake a learning expedition to Japan and present. Continue reading
Independent Music Wins 50% Of 2014 Grammys
Independent music took home 50 % of the awards at last nights 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the highest percentage of wins since indie label trade group A2IM began tracking the. Continue reading
SoundCloud Adds $60 Million New Funding, In Talks With Major Labels
Audio platform SoundCloud has closed a series D funding, raising $60 million ot a total valuation of $700 million. The round was led by led by Institutional Venture Partners along with the Chernin Group. In. Continue reading
