Blayze: Fans. Artists. United
I was recently watching Kurt Schneider’s YouTube cover of “Safe and Sound” by Taylor Swift, AND expecting a typical cover video. However, at the end of the video, Kurt encouraged. Continue reading
Engagio Organizes Your Social Media Conversations Onsite Or Via Gmail
Engagio is an interesting new web tool that began as a way to keep track of one's social media conversations and has expanded into what they call a "Conversations Network.". Continue reading
Indie Artists Share How They Got Radio Airplay, What It Meant For Their Careers
Randy Goss is a musician and Business Development Manager at Earbits. When a band first forms, the passion is high. Ready to take the world by storm, they have discussed. Continue reading
Jackthreads’ Asher Roth Campaign Provides Roadmap To Merchandise Success
Physical merchandise is so very important to the revenue streams and branding of an artist. Recently, the members-only shopping club Jackthreads.com began rolling out a series of artist-centered merchandise campaigns. Continue reading
Seth Godin On Building Your Fanbase
Part of Seth Godin's appeal is the applicability of his thinking across industry verticals. He really is focused on changes that affect dsiciplines across the board. Godin recently shared his. Continue reading
Presskit.to: A Cross-Platform Portfolio Web App For Music
(UPDATED) Hypebot contributor Natalie Cheng (@ncswim881) is also the MusicThinkTank Community Manager. She writes about and works in digital music marketing, social media and technology. Creating and distributing press kits. Continue reading
Are EDM Artists Buying Facebook Fans? DJ Excision Speaks Out On Controversy
Controversy broke out this week in the Electronic Dance Music scene over whether or not major EDM dj's are buying Facebook Fans. A graphic showing multiple artists' Facebook fan pages. 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
Songkick Unveils “Tourbox”, Simplifies Tour Date Aggregation
Live performances have never been more important for a musician than they are today, making up an increasingly significant portion of an artist’s revenue stream. It is absolutely critical then. Continue reading
Grooveshark Launches Beluga – Free Tool For Collecting Fan & Musician Insights
Despite ongoing lawsuits with major record labels and music publishers, Grooveshark is looking to diversify its product offering with the launch of a free music information tool called Beluga. Beluga. Continue reading
