Live & Ticketing

Rock Out at Your Next Metal Festival With These Wearables

Do you ever wonder if you are bringing too much to festivals? Check out todays article to see what the essentials are for the festival circuit and how to keep things. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Airbnb, Arctic Monkeys, Beer garden, David Pogue, Film festival, music festival, music industry, New York City, St. Vincent (musician)

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The 3 Biggest Delusions Musicians STILL Have About the Music Industry

There are a lot of theories out there on how to "Make It" in the music industry today. But are they true or are we just delusional? Check out today's article. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 06/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ...And Out Come the Wolves, Andrew W.K., Boston, Chicago, Iggy Pop, Modest Mouse, music industry, Riot Fest, Snoop Dogg, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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Billboard Names 30 Most Powerful In EDM

Billboard has named its 30 most powerful people in EDM and its an eclectic mix of artists, promoters, executives and entrepreneurs that hint at the diversity ahead in the greater. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/15/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Interscope Geffen A&M, iTunes, music industry, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Ticketers AXS And Veritix To Merge

With Live Nation owned Ticketmaster the big dog in the fight, you can expect to see more consolidation in the ticketing space. Today's LN's chief concert promoting rival AEG made. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, Cirque du Soleil, Cleveland Cavaliers, Darren Rovell, Golden State Warriors, Miami, NBA Finals, Oakland, Oklahoma City Thunder, Oracle Arena, Ticketmaster

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Make Music Day 2015 Announces Lineup

Billed as the world's largest annual music event will fill June 21, the first day of summer, with sound. Make Music Day is free to the public and everyone is invited. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Do it yourself, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Award, Hypebot, music industry, New class, New Music Seminar, New York City, Road Warriors

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Ticketmaster Acquires Front Gate, Universe D.I.Y. Ticketing Platform

Live Nation owned Ticketmaster is the dominate live event ticketer in the U.S. and many overseas markets. Today, they moved to extend that dominance with 2 acquisitions – one a competitor. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Sign Language, Austin, Austin City Limits, Do it yourself, Eminem, independent music, Lose Yourself, musician, New York City, Texas, YouTube

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Playing An Unconventional Gig? Use Unconventional Promotion.

Playing unconventional music venues can be a great way to expand your brand. Make those gigs a success through creative promotion, storytelling, and finding a unique narrative.

Guest Post on 06/09/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Automobile Association, Angel investor, ArtsBoston, Associated Press, Bex, Boston, concert, Music venue, Public address, The Rolling Stones

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Hey You, Stop Taking Bad Cell Phone Videos At Concerts

A week ago I found myself at a rowdy Trampled By Turtles concert. If you've never been to one, you need to go. It's basically an all-acoustic punk show. Some people mosh and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/05/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Best Week Ever, Billboard Magazine, Bryan Adams, Compact disc, concert, Nashville, Nine Inch Nails, Ryan Adams, Ryman Auditorium, Summer of '69, Tennessee

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Songkick, CrowdSurge Merge, Raising $16 Million For Direct To Fan Ticketing

Helping fans discover and buy tickets to concerts is a problem Songkick, BandsInTown, BandPage and others are each battling to solve; and looking over their shoulders is the Ticketmaster/Live Nation giant.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acceleration, Advanced Technologies Center, Ian Hogarth, Index Ventures, MTV, New York City, Paul McCartney, Sequoia Capital, Songkick, YouTube

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Introducing The Merchbar Hot Music Merch Chart

As income from music sales slides, the importance of revenue from touring and merchandise increases. So today, we're debuting The Merchbar Hot Merch Chart on Hypebot. Merchbar pulls together music merchandise. Continue reading

Darius Burgan on 06/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 7 Things, Angel investor, Ants Marching, Artist, Dave Matthews Band, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, independent music, Instagram, Jimi Thing, Long Black Veil (song)

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