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3 Bottlenecks Holding Direct-To-Fan Marketing Back

By Jason Spitz (@jasonspitz), an e-commerce expert who helps bands, comedians, and other artists build direct-to-fan businesses. 1. Shopping Habits One big bottleneck to reaching the full potential of direct-to-fan is the. Continue reading

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SoundCloud Hires Pandora Exec To Open New York City Office

SoundCloud has hired Dan Gerber, previously the National Director of Strategic Partnerships at Pandora, to head brand revenues. Gerber will start in June, and SoundCloud will open it's first ever. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/13/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Week’s Most Read Hypebot Posts

The Business Of Phish – Building A Tribe Pink To Fans: "Kiss My…Entire Ass" 20 Facebook Page Tips Fr Musicians RIAA Revises Gold & Platinum: 100 Plays = 1 Sale. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/12/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

The Business Of Phish: Building A Tribe 20 Tips For A Kickass Musician's Facebook Page Kosha Dillz On 8 Ways Musicians Can Gain Media Coverage Indirectly Indie Artist Ian Moore. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Music Marketing Manifesto: 10 Principles for Success & More

Jesse Cannon | 9 Things YouTube Recommends Musicians Do That You’re Probably Simon Tam | 3 Ways Your Band Can Use Creativity to Make More Money Mark Knight | The. Continue reading

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Watch This Ridiculously Simple Way That Vandaveer Uses Twitter’s Vine To Promote Live Shows

DC based musician Mark Charles Heidinger and his project Vandaveer are known for an reflective alt-folk sound and memorable performances both here and abroad. For an upcoming show at the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/10/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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9 Things YouTube Recommends Musicians Do That You’re Probably Missing

A few weeks ago YouTube released a creators guide for musicians who use YouTube. There are a lot of points worth noting amongst those 40 pages. If you'd like to. Continue reading

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The Business Of Phish: Building A Tribe

A recent post on the Priceonomics Blog looked at "The Business of Phish" with a focus on the early years of Phish's steady development and the eventual emergence of Phish. Continue reading

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Indie Artist Ian Moore Bundles His Own Song-A-Day Service

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Austin, Texas-based guitar-slinger Ian Moore had a problem that no company in the 2013 digital music ecosystem could solve: He simply wanted to sell. Continue reading

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Blue Note Records Partners With ArtistShare For Fan Funded Releases

Iconic jazz label Blue Note is partnering with music crowdfunding platform ArtistShare to create a new record label devoted to recording and releasing a new generation of jazz artists. Under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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