Middle East Unrest Leads To Cancelled Shows
Organizers have scrapped a pair of concerts set to take place in Israel in the wake of the violence conflict between Israelis and Palestinians taking place in the Gaza Strip. According. Continue reading
MasterCard Partners With SFX To “Reach The EDM Generation”
Born in an era when sponsorship is as a stamp of approval rather than a sell-out, EDM is embrassing coporate sponsorship with increasing zeal. Yesterday, MasterCard and SFX Entertainment have. Continue reading
Major Promoter Banned From Promoting Live Events
Promoter Vince Power has been effectively banned from staging live events after London's High Court found that the promoter had been producing events without a license. Performing Rights Society for Music. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Why Email Is Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians & More
Dave Cool | Why Email Newsletters Are Still a Vital Marketing Tool for Musicians Thomas Honeyman | How Art Became Advertising Lukas Camenzind | What I Learned About Songwriting From Being. Continue reading
Twitch Debuts Live Streaming Music Concerts, Twitch Broadcasters Can Play Host
Twitch is an odd seeming thing, a platform primarily for live streaming video gameplay, that is incredibly popular. Since at least May various reports have it that Google is buying. Continue reading
atVenu Rakes In Over $100 Million From 4.2 Million Units Of Merch
atVenu launched in January 2013 offering merchandise management via the web and mobile apps, including warehouse and trailer inventories and Soundscan reporting, and have gone on to great initial success.. Continue reading
9 Tips For Successful DIY Tour Booking
(UPDATED) By Lee Duck for the Sonicbids Blog. It’s no secret that in today’s industry, musicians are much more than musicians. Often we have to be our own booking agents, publicists,. Continue reading
No Virgin Mobile Free Fest For 2014
Virgin Mobile FreeFest, the one day music festival produced by Seth Hurwitz IMP Productions, has ended its run. The festival, originally held at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore in 2006,. Continue reading
Dogged By Controversy R. Kelly Pulls Out Of Fashion Meets Music Festival
Event organizers have announced that R&B artist R. Kelly will no longer be performing at the Fashion Meets Music Festival (FMMF). R. Kelly was set to headline the event on August. Continue reading
Politics of EDM: Festival Bans Plains Indian Warbonnets, Sniffer Dogs Not So Easy To Ban
With electronic music a large part of youth culture, we're seeing numerous issues surface that have come up in the past. The trend of wearing Plains Indian warbonnets, aka "Native. Continue reading
