Music Tech

Billy Bragg Points To Major Labels, Swedish Lawsuit In Spotify Controversy

Musicians getting on the mic to share their views about Spotify have been a big thing lately. Thom Yorke and David Byrne have been particularly noted musician/critics. This week Billy. Continue reading

admin on 11/08/2013 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Billy Bragg, David Byrne, Nick Mason, Nigel Godrich, record label, Spotify, Swedish Musicians' Union, Thom Yorke

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Flesh Roxon Combines Zombie Games With Rock Music For A Mobile Blast

"Horror punk from hell" trio Flesh Roxon not only appear in a mobile game but they've now got a game of their own. A Flesh Roxon update to "Zombie Road. Continue reading

admin on 11/08/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android, Facebook, Flesh Roxon, Hypebot, IOS, Mobile game, Zombie Road Trip, Zombie Rock

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Spotify Closing In On $200 Million New Funding From Technology Crossover Ventures

Spotify is in advanced talks to secure a major new funding round. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a California firm whose investments include Facebook and Groupon, would receive a major stake in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/08/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, Facebook, Groupon, Spotify, TCV, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thursday, United States

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MFiveLabs Scores $500,000 Funding For Listn Social Music App

Montreal and Los Angeles based MFive Labs has scored a $500,000 seed round. The startup, which incubated at FounderFuel and LaunchPad LA,raised the funds from Real Ventures and BDC Venture Capital.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/07/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: FounderFuel, iTunes, Listn, Rdio, Real Ventures, Spotify, Venture capital, YouTube

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What’s Happening Now: The State Of The Music Business ft. Aaron Ray — Upward Spiral Podcast 32

In episode 32 of the Upward Spiral, we are talking with Aaron Ray, who is a former Partner and Head of New Media at the Collective, a leading talent management. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/07/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Counting Crows, Enrique Iglesias, gmail.com, iTunes, Linkin Park, Twitter, Upward Spiral, YouTube

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YouTube Overtakes Facebook As Most Popular Site Among Teens

Facebook may be a giant but an increasing range of data points shows it slipping among teens. The most recent news came from a teen survey by Piper Jaffray asking. Continue reading

admin on 11/07/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Facebook, Hypebot, Instagram, Piper Jaffray, Social network, tumblr, Twitter, YouTube

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Bandzoogle Now Lets Musicians Sell Any Digital File With No Fee

A week after completing the migration of its user base to their new 2.0 platform, Bandzoogle has announced a new feature that could help artists make more money from their direct-to-fan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/07/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: arts, Bandzoogle, David Dufresne, Louis CK, mp3, music, PayPal, Website

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Beats Names IKEA Exec Matthew Costello As COO

(UPDATED) Beats, the audio brand and soon to launch streaming music service co-founded by Dr. Dre and record exec Jimmy Iovine, has appointed Matthew Costello as Chief Operating Officer. Separately, Beats. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/07/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beats Electronics, Chief operating officer, Costello, Dr Dre, IKEA, Jimmy Iovine, Luke Wood, Matthew J. Costello

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SEO For Musicians: “Don’t Chase The Algorithm”

There are a number of technical things one can still do to have a higher presence in Google and other search engines. But, unless you’re really into playing search engine. Continue reading

admin on 11/06/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Federated Media, Google, Hypebot, Matt McGee, Search Engine Land, Search engine optimization, YouTube

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Radio Search Engine Lets You Find Which Station Is Playing Your Song Right Now

DAR.fm founder Michael Robertson has added a new search engine for music playing on the radio to his portfolio of radio-related sites and services. Radio Search Engine provides search by. Continue reading

admin on 11/06/2013 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Death Grips, Google, Hypebot, iTunes, Michael Robertson, Radio broadcasting, Radio Search Engine, Web search engine

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