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Any Artist Can Now Upload Mixes To Beatport, But They’ll Earn Just 5-10% Of Revenue

UPDATED: Beatport has been making some aggressive moves of late, including a partnership to power an EDM channel on Spotify. Now, Beatport is aiming straight for Soundcloud and allowing anyone. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., bEATPORT, Chief content officer, Dance music, Electronic music, EMC Corporation, SFX (magazine), Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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5 Signs You’re Not Built To Be A DIY Musician

Do you have what it takes to blaze your own trail in the music industry? Being a DIY musician requires an incredible amount of work, as well as a certain. Continue reading

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Tags: Active Directory Application Mode, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Artist, Do it yourself, independent music, music industry, musician, social media, Sonicbids

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1000 Musicians Gather To Lure Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters To Italy

A fan in Italy organized a group of 1000 musicians to come together to learn a Foo Fighters song in an attempt to convince Dave Grohl and company to perform. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A.C. Cesena, Dave Grohl, David Letterman, Everlong, Foo Fighters, Italy, Learn to Fly, Musical ensemble, rock and roll, YouTube

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Today Is Last Day To Get Early Bird Pricing To CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference – SAVE $30

Today is the last day to get discount pricing to CD Baby's inaugural DIY Musician Conference. The DIY Musician Conference will take place October 23 – 25, at the historic. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 12-hour clock, 21st century, 5th Edition (Magic: The Gathering), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Adelaide, CD Baby, Chicago, Keynote, music industry, United States

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Soundcloud Subscription Tier Is Coming

Get ready to cry tiers of subscription. Long touted as a largely free service, Soundcloud will soon be attempting to convert its free users into paid subscribers, owing to pressure from. Continue reading

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Tags: Chief technology officer, Digital Music News, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Eric Wahlforss, iTunes, record label, Sony, Soundcloud, Subscription business model

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Imogen Heap On Mycelia: A Fair Trade Music Business Inspired By Bitcoin Blockchain

In Part 6 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his interview with musician, artist and inventor Imogen Heap on her Blockchain inspired democratic artist technology platform and how it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: African American art, Berklee College of Music, Bitcoin, Fair trade, Imogen Heap, Mark Isham, music industry, Speak for Yourself, Tom Waits, Tunecore

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Five Post-MP3 Era Ways To Build Your E-mail List

After a relatively brief run, the era of the MP3 is drawing to a close meaning that free downloads, one of the main incentives for getting fans to sign up for. Continue reading

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Tags: Apple Inc., Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Compact disc, Disc jockey, Google, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Decentralized Events: How Live Streaming Revolutionized Live Music

We are in an era where it is difficult to throw a proverbial rock in the metaphorical landscape of streaming without hitting one medium or another.

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alex Boyé, America's Got Talent, Chicago, Hypebot, London, Los Angeles, music industry, New York City, Royal Albert Hall, San Francisco

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A Music Publicist’s Checklist For Pitching Press

How can you land your band on the front page? This article offers unique insight into pitching and securing press and offers a detailed checklist of how to proceed when working to. Continue reading

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Tags: album, Asheville, Athens, Australia national rugby union team, Georgia, Jamie Roberts, LinkedIn, music industry, Musical ensemble, North Carolina, publicist, Sonicbids

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Why You Should Care About Music Metadata

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Bill Wilson, who is the VP of digital strategy and business development at the Music Business Association. We talk to. Continue reading

admin on 07/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., bEATPORT, Berklee College of Music, Cleveland Browns, Facebook, Florida, iTunes, press kit, Soundcloud, Youth culture

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