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Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%

Global music rights agency Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2013 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Charles Caldas, Hypebot, Independent record label, Merlin, Merlin Network, MySpace, Spotify, Trade association

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Re:Discover: A Digital Label For Cover Song Artists Emerges From A Stealthy Network

Re:Discover is both an interesting new label and the center of a group of labels and services including Bundle Dragon which I wrote about yesterday. Re:Discover describes itself as offering. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/30/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra, Cappella Records, Chris Crawford, Contemporary A Cappella Society, label, LinkedIn, University of California Santa Cruz, YouTube

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VOTE: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify? [POLL]

(UPDATED) If you care about music should you ditch Spotify? That’s the title of a recent New Yorker magazine article and a bottom line question some involved in the “Are streaming services. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/29/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: art, bert ernie, business, New Yorker, Sesame Street, Spotify, tumblr, United States

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Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose Tries Bundle Dragon For DIY Digital Bundles

Bundles of music and merch and of all-digital content have shown that there are many alternatives to simply throwing in the towel, giving everything away for free and hoping for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/29/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Crowd funding, Flux Research, Google Checkout, Hypebot, Jack Conte, PayPal, Pomplamoose, YouTube

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Google’s Changing SEO Policies and How To Optimize Your Music Site

New search engine changes are rolling out from Google that may affect you if you've been taking certain approaches to link building to boost your site. Other changes may affect. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/29/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Barry Schwartz, Google, Google Panda, Google search, Matt Cutts, Panda, Search engine optimization, Uniform Resource Locator

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The Week In Music Commentary

Tom Dillon: The Reasons Paid Music Downloads Are Going Downhill Jason Herskowitz: Can Apple Convince The Mainstream Consumer to Switch to iTunes Radio? Michael Robertson: MP3.com Domain For Sale For. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/28/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music

MusikFly Makes It Easy To Submit Music To Bloggers Band Uses Google Glass To Shoot Live Music Video On Warped Tour Indie Artist Patrick Sweany On His Music Career vs.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/27/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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US Gov’t Says Music Depreciates 3X Faster Than Movies

By Jay Frank (@Repojay), Owner and CEO of DigSin. How fast does music depreciate? Try three times as fast as movies. This isn’t quantified by me just making a random. Continue reading

admin on 07/26/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bob Lefsetz, Bureau of Economic Analysis, depreciation, Gross domestic product, Jay Frank, Paris, Television, United States

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Indie Artist Patrick Sweany On His Music Career vs. Pandora

By Patrick Sweany a musician and songwriter based in Nashville, TN. On July 16th, he released a new solo album, Close To The Floor, on Nine Mile Records. I am. Continue reading

admin on 07/26/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (11)

Tags: Black Keys, Dan, Dan Auerbach, Nashville, Nashville Tennessee, Patrick Sweany, record label, Sales

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