UPDATED: Music & Entertainment Empire AEG Confirmed For Sale, But Who Will Buy?
(UPDATED) Denver-based Anschutz Company has confirmed that its music, sports andentertainment empire, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is for sale. (Official statement after the jump.) AEG's has under its belt over. Continue reading
GLOWfest Building EDM Empire With College Tour, Startup Career Fair & Much More
When I spoke with GLOWfest cofounder Jack Shannon I expected an interesting conversation about an electronic dance music (EDM) and hip hop college concert tour that had recently added a. Continue reading
How To Avoid Serious Mistakes When Choosing An Agent
In the music industry, finding gigs to play is crucial in getting your music heard. Agents help you find gigs and opportunities. The process of finding a good agent may. Continue reading
Cut Your Band’s Touring Expenses With Airbnb
Guest post by Wes Davenport (@wesdavenport) from his music marketing blog. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I didn’t stay in a hotel. Rooms there go for more than. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer Requests Volunteer Musicians, Chaotic Discourse Ensues
For her current tour, Amanda Palmer put out a call for volunteer musicians to "hop up on stage with us for a couple of tunes." This request led to widespread. Continue reading
SpokesBUZZ Successfully Crowdfunds Innovative Five City BandSwap
SpokesBUZZ Fort Collins is a nonprofit focused on raising "global awareness of Fort Collins [Colorado] sound and culture by bringing worldwide attention to local bands." I'm not sure how their. Continue reading
IROCKE Launches Live Streaming Concert Hub [FREE BETA INVITES]
IROCKE is a recently launched hub for live streaming music concerts. The site features embedded live streams from such sources as Ustream, YouTube and Justin.tv. The aim is to become. Continue reading
Timbre: Elegantly Simple Local Concert Discovery
As live concerts continue to be the bread and butter of any musician’s business model these days, any and all new technologies that comes along to help people attend more. Continue reading
Despite Ratings Drop, VMAs Performers See Music Sales Spike
While last week’s MTV Video Music Awards saw a significant drop in television viewers compared to last year’s (6.1 million vs. 12.4 million – due largely to the Democratic National. Continue reading
Bandtastic Joins Concert Crowdfunding Miniboom
Though Bandtastic is based in Mexico City and their site is currently in Spanish, they are planning to expand to other countries and are starting to get some attention in. Continue reading
