Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Google's Changing SEO Policies, How To Optimize Your Music Site 5 Essential Elements for Your Band's Website Contact Page Bandcamp Upgrades Ticketing Features Amadou and Mariam: A Special Kickstarter About. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
7 Second 'Twerk Team' Vine Video Delivers 750% Sales Increase To Year Old Song POLL: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify? – Initial Results Music Ad Watch:. Continue reading
Google Copyright Infringement Reports 4X This Year
The battle against piracy appears to have moved from the court to the search engine. The number of takedown requests that Google receives weekly has grown four times over the. Continue reading
Presskit.to’s Press Kits For Musicians Now Embeddable, Boutique Services Added [Updated]
Presskit.to launched last year offering a hosted web app to create one or more electronic press kits for your band or for special events and releases. They recently announced the. Continue reading
Chromecast For TV A Big Hit, Now What About A Chromecast For Music?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The reviews continue to roll in, but consumers have already voted on Google Chromecast, a $35 HDMI dongle that streams video and music from. Continue reading
Browse Upcoming Shows With Rhapsody Concerts App
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify encourages third-party developers to build desktop apps on its platform, but Rhapsody has a different vision: to craft its own Rhapsody-powered apps beyond. Continue reading
Nwplaying Founder On Gamifying A Music App
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Each day brings another raft of apps for telling people what music you’re listening to, as start-ups fall over each other to become the Twitter. Continue reading
Tunecore Founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells Raise $500K For Audiam
(UPDATED) Tunecore co-founders Jeff Price and Peter Wellls have raised $500,000 for their music tech startup, Audiam. Investors include TuneSat CEO Scott Schreer, TuneSat COO Chris Woods, PTC Advisor's Tom. Continue reading
Patreon Receives $2.1 Million In Funding, Jack Conte Currently Supported At $6,153 Per Video
Yesterday news hit that Patreon, Jack Conte's innovative and highly successful patronage platform, received a funding round of $2.1 million. It's another level of validation for the recently launched site. Continue reading
Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous
Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading