MySpace “Worth $15 Billion” When Sold For $35 Million, Says Co-founder
(Updated) MySpace was worth much,much more than the $35 million that Rupert Murdoch sold the site for in 2011 according to co-founder Chris DeWolfe. “He made a big blunder in. Continue reading
Reverb Instrument Marketplace Receives $2.3 Million Series A Funding Round
David Kalt launched Reverb to address the issue musicians and music retailers have buying and selling instruments and gear on Ebay. This true pain point led to a nicely designed. Continue reading
Fetchnotes’ Users Help Make Social To Do Lists More Useful For Music Fans and Musicians
Fetchnotes is a social note-taking app that began life with a focus on improving to do lists and notes to self by keeping things simple. As the team closely watched. Continue reading
Between Art and Business: A Musician As A Startup
By Tommy Darker of Think Beyond The Band. It all starts with a problem… I'm Tommy and I'm a musician. I moved to London 10 months ago, knowing nobody. Early. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
YouTube's Google+ Comments Currently A FAIL As Users Respond With "Fuck You Google+" Live Nation To Buy U2, Madonna Management Companies For $30 Million Rolling Stone Tells EDM Fans "Your. Continue reading
Team Jukely Graduates Techstars, Expands To Ten Cities Matching Friends and Music
Bora Celik began work on Jukely in order to create an app that drew on his experience promoting shows and bringing people together through music. Joined by former Kickstarter designer. Continue reading
Beatguide Founders Discuss The Business Of Electronic Music Event Discovery [VIDEO]
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. SATN conducts an interview with Beatguide co-founders Tino Ehrich and Daniel Bock, taken at the WORD! Conference at Berlin. Continue reading
MySpace Laying Off 5% Of Staff
Improving traffic, a $20 million tv campaign and an association with Justin Timberlake brought some attention to the new, new MySpace, but apparently they did not lead to profits. This. Continue reading
Budtobud Debuts Social Listening Rooms
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We once found ourselves intrigued by a unique desktop app called budtobud, which let anyone turn their computer into a listening room. Switch it. Continue reading
5 Audience Growing Tips For Music Tech Startups From iHeartRadio’s Brian Lakamp
Over the weekend Brian Lakamp, President of Digital for Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, shared what he's learned over the last two years of growing iHeartRadio's audience. Lakamp emphasizes putting. Continue reading
