Personalized Bandcamp Recommendations with BCRecommender
By Yanir Seroussi from BCRecommender I've been a Bandcamp user for a few years now and I love it. I love the fact that they pay out a significant share of the. Continue reading
Rocket Fuel – What can a new Platform add to the world of Crowd-funding?
The Crowd-funding market is pretty well saturated these days, but there's always room for innovation and improvemet, right? The folks at Rocket Fuel seem to think so – and perhaps. Continue reading
TuneCore Launches YouTube Money Music Video Monetization Service
TuneCore has announced the launch of YouTube Money, a monetization and collection service for music videos. Music videos are estimated to drive nearly 40% of all views on YouTube and a survey. Continue reading
What Is A Music Publishing Deal? – and Do I Really Need One?
By Wallace Collins from Wallace Collins Entertainment Law Blog The term "publishing", most simply, means the business of song copyrights. A songwriter owns 100% of his song copyright and all the related publishing. Continue reading
9 Expert Tips to Make Your Band’s Marketing More Persuasive
By Bobby Borg from SonicBids.com Direct marketing is the process of bypassing intermediaries to communicate directly with fans, build awareness, and generate sales. Emailing tour dates, texting announcements about contests, posting website. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Bandcamp CEO on The Best Way To Support Artists, Bootstrapping A Profitable Startup 3 Underexplored Opportunities Your Band Should Investigate Steve Rennie On The New Music Industry: It Really Is. Continue reading
Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
How To Fix Streaming Music Are ASCAP & BMI Obsolete? Sony Preps Exit Looking Beyond Your Genre Taxes For Musicians Wil.i.am Debuts Wearable Soundcloud: $23M Loss Apple Releases iTunes 12. Continue reading
Josh Urban’s Planetary Jam Sets The Stage For The 2nd Kindness Exchange & You’re Invited
I wanted to have as many high points this last week at Hypebot as possible. Closing with a piece on Josh Urban is about as high a point as I. Continue reading
This Is My Jam’s Hannah Donovan On The Importance Of Design In Music
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and We Spin, a marketing education platform for musicians. For a Hypebot readers discount on We Spin's program, please see the end of the. Continue reading
Crowdfunding For Musicians Relaunched, Music Biz Blogs Updated
While wrapping up my final week at Hypebot I've been preparing Crowdfunding For Musicians for a return to action. The music crowdfunding landscape has gotten a lot more interesting and. Continue reading