2012: The Year Music Crowdfunding Broke

2012 was a big year for music crowdfunding. Though crowdfunding isn't new, this year was marked by a general buildout of the music crowdfunding space from new services to wide. Continue reading

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Nominations Now Open For DMW Music Industry Leadership Awards

This upcoming February, Digital Media Wire will combine their Digital Music Forum East and West conferences into one event in New York City, simply named DMW Music. The event is. Continue reading

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Big Data: The New Oil, or the New Snake Oil?

Guest post by Will Mills (@will_mills_) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Mills is the Director of Music and Content at Shazam.  Big data played a pivotal role. Continue reading

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Neil Young’s Pono Music Teases “Your Own Personal Time Machine”

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young’s Pono Music trifecta — an audio format, hardware music player, and presumably some sort of online music distribution system, all with an. Continue reading

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UPDATE: Deezer Eyes U.S. As It Launches Free Music Globally, Deezer4Artists Promo Platform

UPDATED: Deezer CEO Axel Dauchez told the Wall Street Journal today that  said that they are "looking for a partner in the U.S." that would help it gain access to. Continue reading

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The State of Music Psychology

Guest post by Diana Hereld (@christypaffgen) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank.  The psychological conversation surrounding music has boomed. In a few short years, the studies of music. Continue reading

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A Better Social Music Experience

Guest post by Alex May (@AlexmDrums) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank.  Of the growing number of social music services and apps, none of them have realized the. Continue reading

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Goldminds: A Vision For The Future Of The Indie Music Community

By Derek Webb, Co-Founder of Noise Trade. As I'm closing in on the end of my second decade as a professional, indie-minded musician, I've been thinking about how I got. Continue reading

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Boombotix Brings Fan-Funded Portable Speakers To Mobile Social Music [INTERVIEW]

Consumer electronics may not fall under the typical “music tech” umbrella, but it continues to be a huge part of the greater music business (in fact, the highest paid musician. Continue reading

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Live-Streaming’s Long Tail

Guest post by Cortney Harding (@cortneyharding) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. For the past ten years, I’ve heard some variation on the following statement almost every day: “artists. Continue reading

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