StageBloc Launches Fansites For Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock and You
StageBloc, which launched as a blogging platform described as being somewhere between Tumblr and WordPress, takes another step in its ongoing development with the introduction of fansites. Both Justin Timberlake. 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
Spotify Revenue Doubled Last Year To $577 Million
(UPDATED) Documents filed by holding company Spotify Technology show that revenue more than doubled in 2012. The music streamer's revenue took in $577 million USD, as it doubled it's user. Continue reading
Bandcamp Upgrades Ticketing Features
Direct to fan tech provider Bandcamp has just made two significant improvements to how tickets are listed on the site. Users can now set the shipping for a ticket to. Continue reading
Sellbox: Sell Downloads On Social Media Direct From Google Drive And Dropbox
Start up Sailbox allows users to sell downloads and other digital files direct from cloud drives D Dropbox and Google Drive. The service appears simple to use: select a file from. Continue reading
Chirpify Finalizes $6 Million Series A Round, Teases Upcoming Live Event and TV Offerings
Chirpify handles in-stream payments on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for everyone from indie musicians to big brands to the ever present Snoop Lion. Today they announced an additional $4 million. Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Recent Music App ‘Fails’
By Daniel Turner (@dantrnr), with contributions by Nicole Nord, for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Recent months have seen more than one questionable launch of a high profile. Continue reading
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
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
