Zoë Keating Crowdfunds London Concert Using Songkick Detour
(UPDATED) Concert crowdfunding is still inching along for the most part, but a solid step was just taken as Zoë Keating achieved critical mass to book a concert in London. Continue reading
Do We Expect Too Much From Music Listeners?
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I often wonder if the music industry expects too much of music listeners. This might seem like an. Continue reading
CEO Chris Kantrowitz On Creating The Future Of Music Storage & File Transfer At Gobbler
Cloud storage is a big topic these days but specialized services for musicians are still coming into their own. Last week I spoke with Gobbler CEO and Founder Chris Kantrowitz. Continue reading
Direct-To-Fan Holds Much Promise, Many Problems
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The notion of artists selling music directly to their fans holds a powerful allure. Why pay to distribute. Continue reading
BitTorrent’s New Startup Acceleration Program Targets Music Discovery And Usage
BitTorrent continues its legitimacy offensive by debuting an acceleration program for startups in such areas as music/video discovery and usage as well as live streaming. It's not an accelerator where. Continue reading
Earbits Online Radio Launches Android App, Reveals Success Of Social Currency
Online radio service Earbits today released an Android mobile app that mixes music delivered by Earbits with the music in listeners' collections. This expansion beyond the web means more discovery. Continue reading
Challengers Strive To Knock Pandora Off Perch
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Have you ever heard of Pandora? This is often the question that music and tech executives open a. Continue reading
Chirpify Adds $2 Million In Funding, Signs Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Puma For In-Stream Social Commerce
Today Chirpify, an instream social commerce app for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, announced $2 million in new funding from Voyager Capital. That brings their investment total to date to $3.3. Continue reading
Eventbrite Raises $60 Million For Indie Ticketing
Self-service ticketing platform Eventbrite has raised $60 million in new financing led by Tiger Global Management and new investor T. Rowe Price. After this round, the company’s total funding is. Continue reading
Hands On Grooveshark’s New Broadcast Feature: Exploring Your Inner DJ
Grooveshark continues its innovation streak with the launch of Broadcast, a new feature that turns any user into an online DJ. Grooveshark's Broadcast is much more than another playlist app.. Continue reading
