Music Tech

Hypebot Hosts LA Music Tech Meetup Tomorrow

Hypebot will host our fifth Los Angeles meetup for readers to have a conversation with like-minded peers. You are invited to gather for drinks on Thursday, July 23 from 6:30 to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Book of Revelation, Brooklyn, Conversation, creativity, Hypebot, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, New York City, San Francisco, Tennessee

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Rhapsody Has 3 Million Paid Subscribers, Up 50% In Last Year

Rhapsody was one of the first streaming music services. For now, its been eclipsed by Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer. But by sticking to "paid only," a model Apple also. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/22/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Associated Press, Brazil, Colombia, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody (online music service), Seattle, Spotify, Streaming media

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Bandzoogle Adds Commission Free Direct To Fan Ticketing

Web site builder and music marketing platform Bandzoogle has continued to improve it product in ways that serve its growing community of musicians and music companies. Now, the've added robust ticketing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Auburn, Auction, Barcelona, Boston Red Sox, Brazos Valley, Call to Action, Event (philosophy), Massachusetts, Musical ensemble, Product (business)

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Grooveshark Co-Founder Josh Greenberg Found Dead

Grooveshark cofounder Josh Greenberg was found dead Sunday by his girlfriend. The two shared a Gainesville, Florida apartment. He was 28.

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Florida, Gainesville, Grooveshark, Josh Greenberg, List of online music databases, record label, Sam Tarantino, Streaming media, The Gainesville Sun, University of Florida

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Poll of 17,000 Apple Users Spells Trouble For Spotify

[UPDATED] Apple Music launched with an undeniable advantage. More than 55 million U.S. households have at least one iPhone, iPad, iPod or Mac, and millions more use iTunes on a PC.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, IOS, IPad, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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4 Years Of Impressive Snapchat Growth Compared To Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Successful social media grow exponentially. But in many ways, Snapchat is on a trajectory all its own, as this infographic shows.

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), AOL, Artistdirect, Center Stage (2000 film), Character encodings in HTML, Facebook, Instagram, MySpace, social media, Twitter

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Are Music Services Wasting Time Recommending New Music?

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, who is an Associate Professor of Management at Berklee College of Music and Head of Music at Music Audience Exchange. We talk to. Continue reading

admin on 07/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory, Brown University, Carly Simon, Chief operating officer, Daytrotter, Mark Isham, music industry, Paste Magazine, Professor

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Spotify Adds Discover Weekly Personalized Playlists

Data created or human curated? Which one music fans will ultimately prefer is being tested at every music service. Most – except Pandora – offer a mix of both approaches,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, Apple Inc., Biffy Clyro, Disc jockey, Free music, music festival, Pandora Radio, playlist, Songza, Spotify

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Bkstg Raises $20 Million For Free Direct To Fan App That Let’s Artists Keep Their Data

Connecting artists to fans without the middlemen has long been holy grail of the new music industry. Last week, Bkstg, a new player with a substantial pedigree, powerful backers and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Absolute pitch, Austin, Dallas, Facebook, Internet forum, Mark Cuban, Personal message, Shark Tank, social media, Texas, User (computing)

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

NPR leaves the Anti-Artist Mic Coalition, GM controversially sponsors Kid Rock's tour, 50 Cent files for bankruptcy, and we take a closer look at Taylor Swift's negotiations with Apple. This and more in our weekly rewind.

Guest Post on 07/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Apple Inc., England, Equity (finance), Extra (TV program), Freemium, Hypebot, Jennifer Lawrence, Sony, Taylor Swift

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