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
Want A Global Hit? Spend More Time On Facebook.
Social networks are hugley popular in the US, but they are rapidly becoming even more so in other markets. According to Nielsen, the social network and blog category reached 74%. Continue reading
Ticketmaster’s Irving Azoff Unveils All In Ticket Pricing And Three Day Return Policy
(UPDATED) Over the weekend Live Nation / Tickermaster CEO Irving Azoff tweeted: "New TM full disclosure pricing! http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00448D1A496EA9?brand=&tm_link=tm_homeA_g7&hot_ticket_brand=home". In addition to Azoff's failure to use a URL shortener, those following. Continue reading
Bruce Warila: Why LSD Makes Wonderful Music
Meet Bruce Warila. He knows everything there is to know about LSD. The in's and out's. The business and even the production. Why it helps make music wonderful. Err, not. Continue reading
Songkick Partners With Vevo & YouTube
Live music database Songkick has partnered with Vevo and YouTube; fans browsing for music videos will now be automatically updated about shows happening in their area. I’d like to think. Continue reading
Super Fan Beatle Bob To See His 5000th Consecutive Show Tonight
Who needs 1000 True Fans when you have Beatle Bob dancing in front of the stage? Tonight, super fan Beatle Bob, aka Robert Matonis, reaches a goal he set for. Continue reading
RedAntenna Shares Listening Data With GigsWiz
Direct-to-fan marketing service RedAntenna is now collaborating with GigsWiz, a developer of analytics tools for the live music industry, to share data related to key decision making metrics. That way,. Continue reading