Music Startup News: From midemlab to Music Hack Day to Megaupload
Music Startup News is a regular roundup of Hypebot coverage of music tech startups including a new category for Music Startups featuring site and service reviews. The last few weeks. Continue reading
Report: Moontoast Raises $1.5M In $6M Round
Direct to fan platform Moontoast has raised $1.5 million as part of a recently launched $6 million equity capital round, according Venture Nashville. Earlier this week, the Boston and Nashville. Continue reading
Promote Your Music On Bander Music Game App
Bander is an iOS app for both iPad and iPhone that gamifies music discovery while connecting indie artists and music listeners. Artists are offered free profiles and opportunities to sell. Continue reading
Indie Tracks Drive Sound City Game Facebook App
Sound City is a social network embedded within a Facebook app that allows players to create night clubs within the game with audio playlists drawn from Music Dealers' pool of. Continue reading
45Sound Boosts Audio Quality Of Live, Fan Videos
45Sound is one of the more unique participants in January's midemlab music tech events. 45Sound addresses the opportunity for matching high quality audio recordings of live events with fan-made videos.. Continue reading
TuneRights: A Stock Market For Future Hit Songs
TuneRights made the cut for January's music tech pitch competition at midemlab. It's essentially a financial services platform that allows musicians to post singles and investors to buy in for. Continue reading
Organize Facebook Events From Invites To Ticketing with Usher iPhone App
Usher, a new iPhone app unrelated to the superstar performer, looks like a great way to organize Facebook events using your smartphone. It has numerous capabilities for event organizers and. Continue reading
Shirtify T-Shirt Of Month Club: Music You Like, Money For Independent Artists
[Updated below] Shirtify is a t-shirt of the month club that's based on your social listening preferences. This Canadian starup uses music services like Spotify to identify what you're listening. Continue reading
StoryAmp Launches To Connect Indie Artists With Journalists [GET 3 MONTHS FREE]
In August, StoryAmp released an ebook titled "Amplify Your Story: Getting More Press through the Art of the Pitch" that articulated the founder's perspective on the need to focus on. Continue reading
Music Hack Day London: Spotify Hacks & More
Music Hack Day London took place December 3 and 4 resulting in the usual mix of stuff that didn't work, stuff that kind of worked, stuff that worked but was. Continue reading