#SXSW 2013 Interviews with BandPage’s Chris Wiltsee and CD Baby’s Brian Felsen
The following excerpts and videos are from 2 days of interviews conducted by Helsinki based streaming company LiveMusicStage at SXSW 2013. These interviews were filmed and streamed live on Austin. Continue reading
Adva Mobile Relaunches Fan Engagement Platform With Free HTML5 Mobile Apps For Musicians
About a year and a half ago I wrote about Adva Mobile's free mobile sites for musicians here at Hypebot. At the time the feature set looked promising but the. Continue reading
With $2M In Funding, Artist Growth Revamps Musician Managment Toolkit
Last week, based Artist Growth completed it's Series A funding round rasing $2 million. The investors all come from Nashville's growing VC community including former label exec Joe Galante, Mark. Continue reading
10 Tips From Kosha Dillz For Recovering From SXSW
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) as he was waiting for his flight out of Austin. If you were hangin' out at SXSW all week let me hear you say. Continue reading
SXSW Interviews with 7Digital’s Vickie Nauman and TAG’s Ted Cohen
The following excerpts are from 2 days of interviews conducted by Helsinki based streaming company LiveMusicStage at SXSW 2013. These interviews were filmed and streamed live on Austin Tech Talk. Continue reading
Chirpify Adds Facebook To In-Stream Music Sales Platform
Chirpify, which already enables in-stream purchases via Twitter and Instagram, today announced it is expanding its platform to enable purchases with a comment in the news feed on Facebook. The. Continue reading
Mapping Indie Music Hot Spots: Where Did SXSW Showcase Bands Come From?
The internet has made it much easier to think about music globally, but a lot of creativity still bubbles up from local music scenes. What city will be the next. Continue reading
10 Insights From Andrew Dubber’s “The 360 Deal” – Connecting With People Is Part Of The Business
"The 360 Deal" is not actually about contracts that seek to involve a label in everything an artist does in order to expand the label's revenue streams. Instead it's a. Continue reading
DIY Pop Star Alex Day’s New Album Outcharts Justin Timberlake On iTunes UK [Updated]
Alex Day, who may well be the biggest DIY pop star in existence, ended 2012 with an upbeat appearance at TEDxYouth@SanDiego. Day has also been quite productive in 2013 with. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Officially Launches In Canada, Sponsors Free Mixtape For Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week kicks off Tuesday in Toronto featuring the Canadian Music Fest and a bunch of other festivals, conferences and special events. PledgeMusic is participating in multiple ways with. Continue reading