The Music Venture Capital Business Model
This guest post is by Wesley Verhoeve (@wesleyverhoeve); he is an artist manager, producer, curator, and the founder of Family Records. As the music business evolves and moves beyond the. Continue reading
Who Needs Another T-Shirt? Wavves Has Branded Pot Grinders For Sale
As artists look for ways to replace the income lost from falling music sales, at-gig and online merchandise tables are a great way to make money and strengthen the artist. Continue reading
Video: Gregory Brothers Share Business Back Story On The Bed Intruder Song
Southwest Virginia's Gregory Brothers, better known as the “Auto-Tune The News” band, shared the story of how they created and monetized the "Bed Intruder" song at Google’s Zeitgeist conference this. Continue reading
The Great Indie Music Conspiracy
If I understand this "theory" correctly, an entire cottage industry has been erected around indie music and companies and bloggers like myself and others have been leading these poor and. Continue reading
Serve The Fan: Topspin Adds VIP Access
A cornerstone of modern music marketing is the understanding that artists have different levels of fans. Some just want a free single; while others will pay well for access to. Continue reading
Women in Music By The Numbers
NPR Music asked women musicians to tell them a little about themselves. 700 responded with 63% saying they played music full time. They shared a variety of insights including regular. Continue reading
Slicethepie Retools Fan Funding, Partners With UMG
(UPDATED) Slicethepie has made siginifigant changes to its fan financing platform. All financed artists now keep 100% of proceeds from their project. The site also finished conversion to US currency. Continue reading
For Fans, By Fans: A Crowd-Sourced Radiohead Film
I’ve finally gotten the chance to read Clay Shirky’s previous book Here Comes Everybody; this fan initiative struck me as right up that alley. Last summer, 62 fans attended a. Continue reading
YouTube Tests D.I.Y. Live Video Platform Today
Sunday and Monday only, YouTube is testing a new platform that integrates live streaming directly into partner YouTube channels. Assuming the service becomes more widely available, broadcasters will need a. Continue reading
Billboard & MySpace Want Musicians To Pay $100 To Become “Dreamseekers”
(UPDATED) For decades Billboard has been a must-read source for the music industry. Now, the narrowing influence of the major labels along with the growth of the independent sector and. Continue reading