Nimbit Shares Mighty Mighty Bosstones Case Study
Formed in 1983, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are often credited with the creation of the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes elements of third wave ska and hardcore. Continue reading
NY Rock/Rappers Shinobi Ninja Engage Fans With New GPS Enabled Mobile Game
NYC indie rock/rap group Shinobi Ninja, have launched their own music-focused gaming app for the iPhone. Part cartoon video game, part music video, and part music/video player, “Brooklyn to Babylon:. Continue reading
“The hard part is getting heard.”
"Art, fashion, live performance are the things that help us connect now. We think if people hear the music and what we have to say, then we can start a. Continue reading
ReverbNation Gets A Makeover
ReverbNation has become the marketing hub of choice for many indie artists, but it often didn't look and feel like the cutting edge service it was striving to be. But. Continue reading
Is What’s Good For Blink-182, Good For The Rest Of The Music Industry?
“We’re redefining the music business.” Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge says that with the self-release of the new album by his side project Angels & Airwaves, he can redefine the music. Continue reading
Hello Music Gets $4M For Indie Launch Platform
(UPDATED) Indie artist platform Hello Music has left stealth mode armed with $4 million in private equity financing from KVG Partners. Hello was conceived and incubated by Zack Zalon and. Continue reading
Nielson’s 12 Breakthough Indie Artists
Earlier this week Tom Silverman shared his analysis of Nielson Soundscan numbers that showed that only 14 indie and indie label artists (now reduced to 12) had sold 10,000 albums. Continue reading
Study Suggest That You Need Label Help To Cross Music’s “Obscurity Line”
"In 2008 there were 1500 releases that sold over 10,000 album units. Out of that there were only 227 of them that were artists that had broken 10,000 for the. Continue reading
A List Of Income Streams For Musicians
This guest post by David Sherbow looks at potential artist revenue streams. David is the CEO of LiveMusicMachine.com and blogs MusicBizGuy Speaks. The artist music business model has been in flux. Continue reading
After 10 Million In Sales Rednex Leave Label For Pirate Bay Release
Swedish band Rednex have sold more than 10 million records over the last 20 years. Best know for the single "Cotton Eye Jow" which went #1 in eight countries including. Continue reading
