Using Groupon To Sell More Concert Tickets
Online service Groupon offers locally based discounts which only go into effect if a specific number agree to participate. If 50 people sign up to buy, for example, a pizza. Continue reading
Video: Monetizing The Concert Experience
Midem recently posted the video of a portion of the panel I hosted earlier this year, Monetizing the Concert Experience, and after yesterday's dismal earnings report from Live Nation it. Continue reading
Live Nation Q3 Down, Promises A More Social Future
News & Commentary: To almost no ones surprise, Live Nation reported a drop in net income for the quarter ending September 30th to $51.4 million from $69.25 million last year.. Continue reading
Survey: Youth 12-24 Go To 50% Fewer Concerts Than They Did A Decade Ago
Income from touring was supposed to help make up for falling artist income from recorded music sales; and more than one label 360 deal has been calculated on the same. Continue reading
Survey: Is Merchandise Helping To Offset Lower Recorded Music Sales?
As sales of recorded music have fallen, the importance of merchandise sales has grown for most artists as well as many record labels. But with the world economy stalled and. Continue reading
Giga Tools Launches, A New Event Management Tool; 25 Free Accounts Offered To Hypebot Readers
GigaTools is a promotional tool for DJ's, musicians, record labels and booking agents to manage, promote and share their event schedules online. Artists can integrate their events schedule with any. Continue reading
An Audience With An Audience: What Digital Technologies Are Changing About Live Music
Traditionally, when journalists write about the widening of the digital divide, what they're talking about is the gap between those who have access to digital technologies and those that don't.. Continue reading
Starving Artists Find Food At Illegal Pete’s In Denver
If your group is touring through the Denver Metro Area in Colorado, Illegal Pete’s will feed you. In hopes of making the road a little more comfortable for artists, the. Continue reading
“An Effort To Become The IMDB Of Live Music.” Part 2 Of An Interview With Michelle You of Songkick
This is the second part of my interview with Michelle You, who is co-founder and Head of Product at Songkick; the live music database and concert alert system. In this. Continue reading
10 Resources That Help Musicans Book Gigs Online
This is by no means an authoritative list of online booking tools. In fact, it may be missing a few players in the field. Duncan Freeman, the founder of Band. Continue reading
