“Is America Killing [Electronic] Dance Music” Or Is It Just Going Pop?
As Electronic Dance Music (EDM) moves from the club to the arena, lots of hand wringing is making it difficult for everybody but the push-play djs to enjoy their time. Continue reading
Music Festivals Profit From Cultural Shifts To Quality Topped Off With Luxury
The Researchist, a market research blog, recently took a look at luxury offerings at three music festivals, Coachella, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza. Since I don't follow the luxury market and haven't. Continue reading
“Live Nation Part 2” – Will Ownership Consolidation Ruin EDM?
Guest post by Daniel Lieberman, Policy Fellow at Future of Music Coalition. We’ve seen this movie before: large media company enters growing, now profitable music scene. Large media company buys. Continue reading
Louis CK Shows Music Industry How Direct Ticketing Defeats Scalpers [100K Tickets / $4.5M / 2 Days]
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our piece about what funnyman Louis CK is teaching the music industry has attracted a fair amount of attention on the web. Continue reading
Ticketfly Expands To Offer Full-Fledged Marketing Services
(UPDATED) Independent ticketing and social marketing company Ticketfly has announced that they will begin offering full-on marketing services to their users. This announcement comes as the company found that while. Continue reading
Live Nation Settles With Michael Cohl – Does This Mean A Rolling Stones Tour?
Live Nation has amicably settled its legal dispute with former chairman Michael Cohl. "We’ve had a long and fruitful history, collaborating with Michael Cohl," said Arthur Fogel, Chairman of Global. Continue reading
The Capitalization of EDM Continues: Live Nation Acquires HARD Events
As electronic dance music (EDM) continues to grow in prevalence, it continues to attract the attention of investors and major concert promoters looking to cash in. Robert Sillerman (the man. Continue reading
Comedian Louis CK Offers Music Industry ‘How To’
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Lots of people are talking about whether electronic artists push one button or more than one button when they play live. Everyone. Continue reading
5 Concert Apps That Shift The Live Music Paradigm
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The Flaming Lips blew us away in the ’90s, when they invited the crowd onto the stage as part of their infamous. Continue reading
Deadmau5 Says ‘All EDM DJS Are Button Pushers’, Peter Kirn Sets Him Straight
Deadmau5 recently attacked push play DJs in Rolling Stone and got some pushback himself from artists like Swedish House Mafia. So he clarified his position in a blog post on. Continue reading
