Indie Labels Now Control 34.6% Of U.S. Market
According to a Billboard Magazine analysis of 2013 SoundScan statistics shared by A2IM, independent labels grabbed 34.6% U.S. of the overall recorded music market. That's up 2% over last year and. Continue reading
Researchers Discover Kickstarter Phrases That Pay
Two Georgia Tech researchers have crunched the data on over 45,000 Kickstarter projects and claim they've revealed the top 100 phrases that signal that a crowdfunding project will or will. Continue reading
12 Days of Monetization – A Summary of the 13-part Cyber PR Guest Post Series
Longtime Music Think Tank contributor Ariel Hyatt opened the floor for the best ways to build your career in 2014. Polling her own favorite contributors, she brings us a compilation. Continue reading
Mixcloud Relaunches For Radio Shows, DJ Mixes: Still Free, Still Fully Licensed
Today Mixcloud officially relaunched its site with a nice new design. I took the opportunity to speak with Co-founder and CTO Mat Clayton to get a sense of the bigger. Continue reading
[Free eBook] Building Your Website: A Step-By-Step Guide for Bands & Musicians
Musician website & marketing platform Bandzoogle has just released a free eBook to help musicians through the process of putting together a website. If you’re building a new website. Continue reading
Video Tools: YouTube Adds Comments Manager, Vimeo Upgrades Player & More
More changes in the ever-changing world of the web. YouTube is addressing some of its Google+ commenting madness with a new comments manager. Vimeo has upgraded its video player, both. Continue reading
Who Needs Ticketmaster? Eventbrite Sold 58 Million D.I.Y. Tickets In 2013
Online d.i.y. ticketing company Eventbrite is reporting 60% growth last year. The company says it sold 58 million tickets in 2013, with a total value of $960 million. 2.9 million. Continue reading
6 Big New Years Resolutions For Musicians
There is no question that a new year lends itself to a clean start, a change in pace, a new plan, an opportunity to reflect on things done well or. Continue reading
How To Land A Synch [a.k.a. song placement] In An Ad, T.V. Show or Film [Emily White]
By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records & Dreamfuel. Back in the day, associating one’s music with advertisements was basically the most sell-out move an artist could make. So. Continue reading
How SoundCloud Can Move Beyond Music To Be The Sound Sharing Platform It Wishes It Was
Yesterday SoundCloud launched a new messaging system but while it adds some communication options it's not the collaborative move forward I imagined. In fact, my own initial confusion caused me. Continue reading