Beatswitch Raises € 250,000 For Concert Music Business Platform
Beatswitch has rasied € 250,000 ($342,000 USD) in seed funding for its concert planning platform. The startup incubated at Antwerp based accelerator Idealabs, who introduced them to investor Strike4 (Engager, Scanadu,. Continue reading
SFXE Picks Up Merchandising Co. Perryscope Productions, Takes Tomorrowland 2014 To MTV
SFX Entertainment [SFXE] has announced the acquisition of licensing and merchandising company Perryscope Productions. Team Perryscope will bring their expertise to all of SFXE's operations completing another major piece of. Continue reading
13 Topics That Musicians Can Easily Blog About
I love blogging. I would love nothing more than the spend more of my day writing – but sometimes, you just get stuck. I have been on a personal hiatus. Continue reading
Kerrville Folk Festival Founder Rod Kennedy Passes
Rod Kennedy, founder of the Kerrville Folk Festival, died on Monday in hospice care. He was 84 at the time of his passing. Kennedy launched the festival in 1972 as an. Continue reading
Bandsintown Now Reaches 10 Million Registered Music Concert Fans
Bandsintown can now claim 10 million "registered concert-goers." Not sure if that includes registered musicians who also go to concerts but, any way you look at it, that's a lot. Continue reading
Ultra Music Festival Gets Stay Of Execution
The Miami City Commission has delayed a decision on the fate of the Ultra Music Festival, pushing possible discussion of the subject to later this month. The city commission had been. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Partners with The Agency Group
(UPDATED) The Agency Group and direct to fan platform PledgeMusic have announced the formation of a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the deal, TAG will refer select its 2000+ artists. Continue reading
Stub Hub Releases Top Selling Music Festivals and Hottest Fest Acts Lists
In honor of the first weekend of Coachella, StubHub has released the top 16 music festivals on the ticket marketplace. Then using the top 16 and identifying which perform in. Continue reading
5 Types of Managers You Don’t Want Managing Your Band
So often we are met with laundry lists a mile long of what to do when embarking out on a new career move. Everyone has opinions, recommendations, and people they. Continue reading
Living Indie Expands To UK With Live Streamed Alaska Campus Show [Updated]
Living Indie is a live streaming service that works with indie bands to present live video streams of concerts for internet-connected devices. Until now they've been focused on shows in. Continue reading