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How To: Be Your Own Promoter

Looking to put on a concert but a want to avoid an empty venue with no sound engineer? Check out this week's article detailing the ins and outs of good. Continue reading

admin on 08/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult Swim, Air traffic control, Apple Inc., Audio engineering, Bad Days, Barnyard (film), Bitcoin, box office, music industry, social media

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Louis C.K.’s Performance Advice For Songwriters And Singers

Here the famous comedian weighs in on the importance of a performer's connection with the music they play and that the song's meaning and the performance to properly align.

Guest Post on 08/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alec Baldwin, Amazon Kindle, Anonymous (group), Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Ben's Chili Bowl, Big data, Bill Cosby, Board of directors, Catchphrase, The Howard Stern Show

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SFXE Tumbles As Low As $1.03 Tuesday AM, NY Stock Exchange Delisting Now A Possibility

SFXE stock fell another 16.5% on Tuesday morning to $1.12. At one point the stock dropped as low as $1.03 in early trading. If a stock sells for under $1. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: bEATPORT, Billboard Magazine, Chairman, Electronic dance music, Hypebot, Initial public offering, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine), Share price

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Matisyahu Responds To Being Dropped From Fest Over Israeli Boycott

Matisyahu, the orthodox Jewish rapper, has issued a public response to a Spanish music festival that canceled his appearance due to to pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, saying the cancellation. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Jews, Anti-Zionism, Associated Press, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, Facebook, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Matisyahu, Palestinian nationalism, Rototom Sunsplash

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SFXE Stock Falls To New Lows As CEO Sillerman “Reaffirms” Intention To Take Company Private

[UPDATE 2] - SFXE ended Tuesday $1.32 down 4.23% - You get the feeling that Bob Sillerman could stand on his head in the middle of Wall Street and no one would by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A.G. Lafley, ABC News, Amazon Kindle, American Idol, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Barclays, Business Wire, Chairman, The Wall Street Journal

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SFX Fire Sale Begins! Sillerman Buyback Fails, Board Explores Options As SFXE Stock Falls 29%

A day after CEO Bob Sillerman missed his deadline to buy back shares on SFX Entertainment and take the company private, the board finally issued a statement that did little. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: bEATPORT, Board of directors, Chairman, Electronic dance music, Flavorus, NASDAQ, Public company, Robert F. X. Sillerman, Select or special committee (United States Congress), SFX (magazine)

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NOFX Offers Hipster Fan $100 To Leave Their Show

NOFX offered a hipster fan $100 to leave their show. "I will pay you $100 (£64) to leave this show," said lead singer Fat Mike. "Are you gonna stand in front. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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The Outdoor Music Festival Boom

Are music festivals too popular for their own good? While the recorded music industry remains tumultuous, the popularity of outdoor music festivals only continues to grow, to the point where finding. Continue reading

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Tags: All Music, Andy Liddell, Austin, bEATPORT, Dance music, Deep house, Disc jockey, Dubstep, Electronic dance music, Facebook, Texas

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UPDATE: SFXE Stock Drops Another 26% Friday AM As Sillerman, SFX Board Remain Silent

UPDATE 2: SFXE stock fell another 26% in early trading on Friday morning to an all time low of $1.38 after CEO Robert Sillerman missed a Thursday deadline to show he could. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (8)

Tags: bEATPORT, Chairman, Common stock, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Electronic music, record label, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX (magazine), Tomorrowland

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Musician Detained For Scalping Wristbands To His Own Show, Misses Gig

Oakland-based roots musician Fantastic Negrito missed his performance at the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco, as he was being detained for allegedly scalping artists wristbands at the time.

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Arecaceae, California, Free agent, Oakland, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Kazmir, Susan Slusser, Twitter, Tyler Clippard

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