TheHub.fm Music Merch Management & Sales App Launches At SXSW March 8th
TheHub.fm is an ecommerce music merch startup featuring a mobile app that will be available in beta on March 8th. Bands can use the app to manage their merch inventory. Continue reading
Steve Gottlieb’s Video Chat Platform Shindig To Stage Online Events For Bands At SXSW
Steve Gottlieb is likely best known for his indie label TVT Records which was ultimately sold to The Orchard after 25 years of operation. Though he never truly went away,. Continue reading
Pinterest For Music App Songdrop Grabs $150,000 From SOIC Capital
(UPDATE 3) London based Songdrop, a Pinterest-like online music playlist creator, has closed it's first investment round of $150,000 in seed funding from SOIC Capital. Users create mixes with songs. Continue reading
ThingLink’s Jonas Forth Discusses How Web Apps Serve the Music Industry
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. This episode of Stand Above The Noise features an interview with Jonas Forth, Creative Director of ThingLink – a. Continue reading
Shazam Drives $300 Million A Year In iTunes, AmazonMP3 Sales
Dozens of startups are searching for the holy grail of music discovery leading to purchase and many thousands of artists and labels are hoping they'll find it. Other than perhaps. Continue reading
Spotify Releases Major iOS App Upgrade, Amazon Brings Cloud Player To iPad
Spotify and Amazon both released major updates for their Apple product apps today. Amazon added an Amazon Cloud Player app for iPad, now available in the Apple App Store. Users. Continue reading
Tunezy’s New Fan Wishlists Connect Musicians And Fans Through Tangible Experiences
Last week Tunezy announced the introduction of Fan Wishlists that provide a structured means for musicians to identify fan experiences, i.e. direct interactions between fan and artist, that can then. Continue reading
The New Live Music Experience: Tech, Bands And Fans
Guest post by Casandra Govor (@casandragovor) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. In 2005, live was considered the golden goose of the music sector, all hopes were invested in the. Continue reading
Switchcam Now Produces Broadcast-Quality Crowdsourced Music Concert Videos
Tomorrow Switchcam's CEO and cofounder Brett Welch will join the SF MusicTech Summit's panel on Artist Tools. He gave me a tour on Friday of Switchcam's newest incarnation which has. Continue reading
CrowdSync Mobile Video Platform Evolves Prior To SXSW Music Accelerator Debut
Last week I spoke with FoxSpring Labs' cofounders about their CrowdSync mobile app, one of a series of related tech products that includes Vyclone and Switchcam, that takes crowdsourced videos. Continue reading
We Are Hunted’s Stephen Phillips On The Limits Of Music Discovery [INTERVIEW]
By freelance writer Tyler Hayes of Liisten.com (@thealbumproject). Is 2013 the year when Music Discovery breaks into the mainstream? It seems like services are finally realizing they need a good. Continue reading
