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Deadline Nears For USA Songwriting Competition

The deadline to enter this years' USA Songwriting Competition is this Friday May 30th. Entrants vie for a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise such as gear. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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

How To Get Your Music On College Radio Successful Musicians Share Simple Wisdom For Rising Artists Anatomy of a Number One Debut on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart 5 Reasons An Interband. Continue reading

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Last Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Can Eminem's Total Slaughter Battle League Reach Mainstream? Spotify Starts Telling Fans Why Their Favorite Music Is Missing Most Shazamed Songs Publishers Sue Lyric Sites New Release Marketing More Beats. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/24/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Music Industry Leadership 101 Is Latest Educational Initiative From Usher’s New Look

This week Usher's New Look nonprofit officially announced their new "Music Industry Leadership 101" program for high school students. It's currently being piloted in a number of schools. Recent news. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Identifies $2.3 Million In Unpaid Royalties For SAG-AFTRA Members

Media and entertainment union SAG-AFTRA and digital music collection agency SoundExchange have identified SAG-AFTRA members with a cumulative $2.3 million in unclaimed royalties for the use of their recordings on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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The Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing & Newsletters for Musicians & Bands

Email Marketing is a much more valuable resource than it gets credit for being. It is a means of communication between you and your fans that you are able to. Continue reading

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Algoriddim’s Djay App Gives DJs Access To 20 Millions Tracks Via Spotfy

Most DJs have stopped lugging around crates of vinyl in favor of a digital solution. Now Algoriddim’s popular iOS djay app, which the company says has been downloaded 10 million times, takes. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Roli: The Radical Keyboard That Just Got (And Deserves) $12.8 Million In Funding [VIDEO]

When London based start-up ROLI started selling its unique Seaboard GRAND music keyboard demand was so great that there are waiting lists of up to a year. Today they company announced $12 USD. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Successful Musicians Share Simple Wisdom For Rising Artists

By Dave Kusek of New Artist Model. This article originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. One of the best ways to learn about success in the music industry is by. Continue reading

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Music Collaboration App WholeWorldBand Receives €5 Million Funding Round

Early this year WholeWorldBand received the Burma Meets Tech Award at Eurosonic Noorsderlag for their app that faciliates audio/video collaborations among musicians that are then distributed via social sharing. The. Continue reading

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