Announcing Hella Hack Oakland, The East Bay’s First Ever Music Hackathon
Gracenote and Pandora are teaming up to host the first ever music hackathon in Oakland, CA. “Hella Hack Oakland” will bring together up to 150 coders, developers and designers on. Continue reading
Microsoft’s XBox Music Goes Freemium, Adds iOS and Android Apps
Microsoft is expanding the reach of it's subscription streaming service XBox Music to include a free ad-supported web player and it's first ever apps for Googles' Android and Apple's iOS platforms.. Continue reading
5 Ways To Promote Your Music With SoundCloud
SoundCloud has become an important part of the musical web's infrastructure. It plays a particularly strong role in music marketing and musicians are finding ways to make use of it. Continue reading
Playlists: Streaming Music Curation’s Duct Tape?
Lists are a big part of music from album tracklists to live show setlists. But web or app-based playlists of music, typically linked to streaming options from YouTube to Spotify,. Continue reading
Breaking Into The Music Business Today
By Mika Salmi, CEO of creativeLIVE. Whether you love making music, or love listening to it, there are now more ways than ever to break into the music business. It's. Continue reading
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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
A Friend To Artists & Fans Exits: R.I.P. 9:30 Club's Josh Burdette Trent Reznor Dismisses DIY, Ridicules Musicians Shaking Their Cups For Scraps Social Media News: Google+'s SEO Value, Facebook. Continue reading
Reverb Builds Thriving Music Instrument Marketplace
Reverb is a well-thought-out online marketplace for instruments and gear said to be inspired by founder David Kalt's own problem selling used instruments on Ebay. Kalt, who also acquired and. Continue reading
YouTube For Musicians: Single Frame Music Videos, Free Analytics, Creator Updates
YouTube continues to be a primary tool for many musicians and fans and third parties are here to help out. To create a quick single frame music video, see TunesToTube.. Continue reading
Today Is SXSW PanelPicker Deadline. Which Panels Are Worth Voting For?
Today is the deadline help chose the panels for for SXSW 2014. Voting ends tonight, Friday September 6th at 11:59 PM. With many dozens of potential panels , which ones. Continue reading
Pandora Listener Hours Jump 16%
After several months of less stellar stats, Pandora's August listening hours totaled 1.35 billion, up 5% month over month and 16% over the same month last year. Pandora's share of total. Continue reading
