Music Tech

TUE. BRIEF: Spotify, Believe VC Raises $2.5B • DJ Kahled’s Key To #1 • Whyd Exits Streaming • More

Tuesday 8.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web STARTUPS REJOICE! One of music tech biggest investors, Technology Crossover Ventures, just raised $2.5B more. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 08/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adams Street (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), Celtic House Venture Partners, Diablo Technologies, Google, Hasso Plattner Ventures, press release, Securities offering, Seed money, The Ventures, Venture capital

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Spotify Releases Useful “Organize Your Music” Tool

UPDATED: If you're a regular Spotify user, you've likely got an unwieldy number of tracks and too-long playlists. To the rescue comes a new tool from Spotify's Echo Nest that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Al Green, Aquarium Drunkard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Artist, Beastie Boys, Berklee College of Music, Brian Whitman, playlist, Spotify, The Echo Nest

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Blockchain Tech: A Solution For Music At Political Events?

As inevitable controversy continues to erupt between artists and politicians regarding the use of music at political events, George Howard takes a closer look at exactly what rights these artists. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Harvard Law School, Inc., Josh Groban, Martha Minow, Music licensing, SESAC, Twitter, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Social Music App Eyegroove Shuts Down, Team Joins Facebook. Should Musical.ly, Dubsmash Be Worried?

Video app Eyegroove was an early mover in social music. Now overshadowed by Musical.ly and Dubsmash, the startup is shutting down and most of its team is joining Facebook.

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Singolda, Facebook, Facebook features, music video, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Twitter, YouTube

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MON. BRIEF: Bkstg CEO, President Both Exit • BMG Buys Altitude • Phil Thorton Joins RCA • Brain.FM • More

Monday 8.8.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear Music Tech Startup Founder, Loving music is easy, disrupting an industry is hard, changing people's habits is almost impossible. Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Agrupación Aérea Presidencial, American Society of Composers, Amoroso's Baking Company, Apple Inc., Asia, Australia, Australian Jewish News, Authors and Publishers, British Empire, music industry

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Spotify Adds Personalized Weekly New Music ‘Release Radar’ Playlists, And It’s Great News For Artists, Labels

If you like their popular Discover Weekly playlists, but also want to stay abreast of new releases by your favorite artists and some you're likely to want to hear, than. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising Age, Airplay, Apple Inc., Google, IOS, iTunes, List of online music databases, playlist, Spotify, YouTube

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How To Use Livestreaming to Grow An Audience

It seems livestreaming is here to stay, and as the phenomenon continues to grow in popularity, it's becoming a useful way for bands and artists to grow their audience. Here. Continue reading

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Should You Use A White Or Black Background For Music Websites?

Although audio is ultimately the primary focus, when it comes to designing a music website, background color is something to be carefully considered, along with the physical/emotional response different palettes will evoke.

admin on 08/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: . design, 60 Seconds, Album cover, Analogous colors, Black-and-white, Color scheme, Complementary colors, Palette (computing), Screen printing, web design

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Windish, Tmwrk, Mtheory, AGI Launch $250M Music Investment Fund With Eye On SFX, Developing Artists

The Unison Fund: What happens when a music booking agency, artist management firm and music industry consultancy join forces with an investment group and raise $250 million to fund developing artists,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Apple Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg L.P., Financial analyst, Financial Markets, Goldman Sachs, music industry, RSS, Spotify, stock, Stock trader, The Wall Street Journal

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TheWaveVR Closes $2.5M Seed Round For Social Music Virtual Reality Platform

Austin, Texas based virtual reality music platform TheWaveVR has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round to build a social VR music platform that will launch later this year.

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aerospace manufacturer, American popular music, Arcadia, Arizona Diamondbacks, Artesia, Augmented reality, Austin, Beijing cuisine, Bellagio (resort and casino), California, Los Angeles, Texas

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FRI. BRIEF: DoJ Ruling Boosts Pandora, Apple • Pasquale Rotella Walks • Lyor Speaks • More

FRIDAY 2.5.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Not sure the sky is falling, but we've only begun to feel the ramifications of yesterday's DoJ royalty ruling. Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4 Minutes (Madonna song), Android (operating system), AOL, Artist, Bob Seger, IOS, Web application, web design, Web page, World Wide Web

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