CoinDL: “iTunes Of The Bitcoin World”. Can Digital Currency Create New Music Revenue Stream?
Bitcoin is an attempt to create a new digital currency. It's had some ups and downs, in part because it's not issued by a government, but it seems to be. Continue reading
Fresh Music Marketing Tools For Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, Tumblr
Lots of new tools and features are rolling out from the big guns of social media that music marketers will find of interest: Pick your own Pinterest board cover. Go. Continue reading
New “Shoppable” Music Videos Could Provide Sales Boost For Artists & Labels
Taking interactive e-commerce to the next level, Montreal-based online clothing retailer SSENSE has debuted a unique music video where viewers can actually make purchases of the products shown on screen –. Continue reading
Drowned In Sound Founder Sean Adams On The Decline Of MP3 Blogging
(UPDATED) Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. MP3 bloggers were the revolutionaries of music criticism, taking on established outlets like Rolling Stone and Spin by being faster, cooler,. Continue reading
Top New Music Tech Startups Pitch @ techpitch 4.5
MUSIC techpitch 4.5 is a project of techpitch 4.5 that focuses on European tech startups more generally. The second MUSIC techpitch 4.5 event took place March 27 in London in. Continue reading
Grooveshark Introduces Video Engagement Platform To Promote Emerging Artists
Popular and controversial music service Grooveshark has launched a Video Engagement Platform that is designed to both promote emerging artists and create a branded revenue stream. Sponsored videos are shown. Continue reading
Early Band + Brand Hookup Rediscovered: The Rolling Stones Shill For Rice Krispies
Brands partnering with musicians may be exploding, but the concept is hardly new. As hinted on a recent episode of Mad Men, way back in 1964, none other than The. Continue reading
Jack White Pioneers New Music Distribution Channel: Balloon Launched Flexi Discs [VIDEO]
Three weeks before the "Blunderbuss" album release date, Jack White and his Third Man Records have released the track "Freedom at 21" exclusively as a flexi disc attached to helium. Continue reading
BandRX Rebrands As FanRX, Releases Facebook Timeline Band App
The third largest band application for Facebook, BandRX, has changed their name to FanRX and rebuilt their entire app to adjust for Facebook’s (now officially standard) Timeline for pages. The. Continue reading
Creative Music Marketing With A SoundCloud Game, Flixel Photo Animator & myband.is [Updated]
Breaking through the noise can be tough for an indie musician, but the following three tools will help you add some flair to your efforts. The biggest news is that. Continue reading
