A Place For Jazz: Moving Beyond Audience Development
A discussion broke out on the web about building audiences for jazz. It began at the Huffington Post (with a blogged prelude elsewhere) and continued on NPR at A Blog. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 2 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the second episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
Overheard @ EDMbiz in Las Vegas: Day 1
EDMbiz, the inaugural industry conference for electronic dance music and precursor to this weekend’s massive Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), is well underway at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Our. Continue reading
Louisiana Soundtrack Heralds Cutting Edge Conference In NOLA
Though they are entirely separate events, the launch of multimedia site Louisiana Soundtrack and plans for the Cutting Edge music business conference in New Orleans are certainly connected. The Louisiana. Continue reading
SFX/Live Nation Founder Bob Sillerman Betting $1 Billion On Electronic Dance Music
It's just about the only thing that the industry crowd gathered in Las Vegas for EDMbiz wants to talk about. Media mogul Robert F. X. Sillerman, who launched the concert. Continue reading
Concert Promoters AEG Pacts With LivingSocial For Discounts & Premiums
Concert and event promoters AEG has signed a deal with LivingSocial that gives members access to seats at AEG owned and promoted events and venues across the country. The agreement. Continue reading
Usher Adds Fan Avatars & Holograms To Live Show
Capitalizing on the enormous reaction to the Coachella "resurrection" hologram of Tupac, many have been seeking ways to utilize this new technology in order to cash-in on the buzz. One. Continue reading
Twitter, Pepsi Announce Music Partnership For Live Concerts, Downloads & More
Music is definitely huge on Twitter – so huge in fact, that the top five most-followed accounts are musicians. Recognizing the high amount of engagements musicians experience through their service,. Continue reading
ICM Finalizes Agency Management Buyout
International Creative Management has finalized a buyout deal that will see the exit of private equity partners Rizvi Traverse Management with former CEO Jeff Berg removed from ownership in the. Continue reading
EDMbiz Invades Las Vegas Next Week & Why EDM Matters More Now Than Ever
Electronic dance music (EDM) is undeniably booming at an incredible rate in the United States and worldwide (although the U.S. is notoriously late to the game in terms of a mainstream. Continue reading
