Terry McBride’s New Music Industry
A WIRED Magazine article on music manager Terry McBride’s plans to reinvent the way his artists (including Bare Naked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne and more) sell and promote their. Continue reading
Experimental Music Finds Home @ Edgetone
The net has opened our ears to a multitude musical niches and at the same time provided opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to help bring them to a wider audience. WIRED. Continue reading
Hawthorne Heights Files Lawsuit Against Victory Records
The poster boys for both MySpace and Victory Records Hawthorne Heights have filed suit against the label claiming that the label has "severely damaged the band’s reputation and relationship with. Continue reading
New Back Office Service For Indie Music Companies
Newly launched ESP3 will offer back office services for independent music industry including royalty accounting, label operations, revenue tracking and reporting, product registration, digital licensing and compliance auditing. ESP3 was. Continue reading
Victory Record’s Outspoken Tony Brummel Pummels A2IM
Tony Brummel, the outspoken head of successful indie Victory Records wrote an open letter to the American Association Of Independent Music on their fight to make the airwaves more open. Continue reading
Label News: EMI Combines Blue Note & Narada. Sanctuary Ups Cahill To GM
UPDATED: EMI Music is restructuring its adult pop, jazz and classics labels under the new Blue Note Label Group according to Billboard. The Blue Note Label Group will incorporate EMI. Continue reading
Wind-Up Delivers Seether Direct To Gamers
Going where the audience is almost always makes smart marketing sense, and that’s just what indie Wind-Up is doing by delivering free content of alternative rockers Seether formated for the. Continue reading
ADA Adds UK Distribution Arm
WMG’s indie music distribution arm ADA has announced the launch of ADA U.K. to bring distribution services to independent record labels in Europe. Susan Rush, the former General Manager of. Continue reading
Struggling Sanctuary Sacks Taylor
Struggling independent label Sanctuary has fired head Andy Taylor. "The board’s decision to remove Mr Taylor followed their conclusion that certain of the prior year adjustments made in the 2005. Continue reading
Don Rose & A2IM Fight Corrupt Radio. Should Indie Community Care?
In a piece on Tripwire, long-time indie entrepreneur and head of the label trade group A2IM Don Rose describes how radio fueled his lifelong love affair with music, how far. Continue reading
