Indie Music

Jack White Gives A Tour Of Third Man Records [VIDEO]

As usual, Jack White has been busy. He's signing bands, releasing music, operating a new vinyl pressing plant in Detroit and expanding activity at his Nashville Third Man Records HQ.

Bruce Houghton on 05/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify

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5 Reasons You Should Know About Metadata

Although it's not something all musicians discuss or even understand, Metadata is critically important, it is essential it be correct and complete before being entered and distributed to the masses,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Apple Inc., Chairman, Drake (musician), Economic development, Federal government of the United States, Qualcomm orporated, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify

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The Orchard Acquires Two Top European Music Distributors and Merlin CEO Charles Caldas Isn’t Happy

Music and film distributor The Orchard is acquiring two leading European independent music distributors – Germany's finetunes and Norway's Phonofile – from holding company SendR SE. But some in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Alison Wenham, Alpina, American Association of Independent Music, Andrology, Anne Finucane, BMG Rights Management, Brexit, European Union, Germany, independent music, Independent record label, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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A Look At Music’s Future Inspired By A Cheap Vietnamese Restaurant In Berlin [Bas Grameyer]

Here Bas Grasmayer explains how his recent experience in listening to a Vietnamese singer covering Western pop songs reshaped the way he thinks of music's future, and how we could. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 500 Startups, Airbnb, Alexander's Ragtime Band, American Hotel and Lodging Association, Apple Music, Compact disc, Facebook, Record Store Day, Spotify, The New York Times

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Today, We Salute Working Class Musicians Everywhere

May 1st is May Day. In addition to being a day that celebrates spring, it is also International Workers Day, to honor laborers and the working classes – a group. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Human Right, Alt-right, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, music industry, United States, Working class, YouTube

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Record Store Day 2017 Top Selling Singles, Albums & More

Two legacy artists topped the sales charts for Record Store Day 2017 according to BuzzAngle. The Grateful Dead's "Vancouver 7/29/66" was the top selling album of the day, while The Beatles'. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 10 Things I Hate About You, Artistic director, Avenue, Barbra Streisand, Ben Mendelsohn, Bert Schneider, British Columbia, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Vancouver

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How Kendrick Lamar Achieves Mainstream Appeal Using A Complex, Innovative Approach

In this piece we take an in depth look at how Kendrick Lamar is able to craft tracks which have achieved such prominent mainstream appeal, while still remaining deeply personal. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alicia Keys, Atlanta, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, Chuck Berry, Death Row Records, Dr Dre, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur

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Streaming Income For TuneCore Artists grew 85% Last Year

New stats from TuneCore, shared as part of its launch today of SocialPro, show another year of sustained growth, with artist revenue up 32% to $188 million in 2016. Like. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Google Play Music, iTunes, Jay-Z, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service), Universal Music Group

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Nominees A2IM’s Indie Music Libera Awards Announced [FULL LIST]

Indie label trade association, the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), announced the nominees for its 6th annual Libera Awards. Created by and for the Independent label community, the Libera. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 39 East, Advocacy group, Affordable housing, Alison Wenham, American Association of Independent Music, Ani DiFranco, ATO Records, Employment, New York City, Richard James Burgess

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Hospital Records’ Romy Harber On Industry Trends [INTERVIEW]

In this interview, Romy Harber, Manager and Head of Digital at Hospital Records weighs in the importance of direct-to-customer marketing for labels, his experience with the music industry and where he. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Apple Music, Arnold & Porter, Atlanta, Disc jockey, Los Angeles, music industry, pop, record label, YouTube

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