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Who Stole the Music Business? And How You Can Get a Piece of the Loot?

The music business has been and is continuing to be a tough nut to crack. lt takes an unmatched work ethic to be competitive and it takes a lot of. Continue reading

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Bandzoogle Adds Seamless Bandcamp Integration

Musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle has added a new feature that lets musicians integrate Bandcamp tracks and albums into their website. Bandcamp users can now easily add players to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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IdeasTap Launches Accelerator: Commission-Free Crowdfunding For Creative People

IdeasTap is an "arts charity" or nonprofit based in London that supports young creatives with funding, networking tools and information. To further their mission they launched a commission-free crowdfunding platform. Continue reading

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Dear PledgeMusic: It’s Time To Stop Misrepresenting Music Crowdfunding

I think PledgeMusic is one of the most important music tech companies currently in the game. I also think crowdfunding is one of the most important financial developments of this. Continue reading

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Musician’s Guide To Tech Skills: Website Analytics

By Michael Brandvold of Michael Brandvold Marketing. I posted a video that talked about how today you need to have tech skills to succeed. The video didn’t go into much. Continue reading

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

Vinyl Crunch Worsens For Indie Labels: Time For A Record Press Kickstarter? Rormix Offers Indie Musicians A Mobile Platform For Promoting Music Videos How To Get Press For Your Band. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Sony's Major Label Shenanigans Revealed By American Idol Lawsuit 5 Lessons For The Music Industry From Weird Al  Shawn Mendes: From 6 Second Vine Videos To #1 Can Indie Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Why Email Is Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians & More

        Dave Cool | Why Email Newsletters Are Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians  Thomas Honeyman | How Art Became Advertising Lukas Camenzind | What I Learned About Songwriting From Being. Continue reading

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Viral Music Videos Have Huge Impact On Sales [CHART]

Although many factors can drive song sales, a new Nielson study suggests that viral videos play an increasing role – sometimes dramatically. Sales of Katy Perry’s “Peacock” spiked 64% within. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Facebook Goes Down, Musicians Tremble…

UPDATE 4 12:37–  Facebook went offline just before Noon on Friday, but was back up 40 minutes later. No reason for the outage has been given, so far; but it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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SESAC Acquires Video Music Licensor Rumblefish

Video music micro-licencing service Rumblefish has been acquired by for-profit performing rights organization SESAC. Details of the deal were not announced. Rumblefish will operate as an independent subsidiary of SESAC with founder. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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