Spotify and Backplane Add Music, Live Web Cast To SXSW Music Hackathon

Spotify and Troy Carter's social media startup Backplane are taking this year's SXSW music hack day to a another level with the edition of live performes. DJ Reflex, New York. Continue reading

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The Game Of Music Discovery

Guest post by Marc Ruxin (@ruxputin) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The wonderful thing about music is that there will always be another new band to love,. Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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