Billboard’s FutureSound: Showcasing Music Startups, Debating The New Licensing Landscape
The difficulties both new and established music startups have licensing music was a dominant theme at Billboard FutureSound last week in both panels and keynotes. The only people not obsessed. Continue reading
Congress May Pave Way For Small Investors To Crowdfund Music Startups
A bill that was recently passed by the House of Representatives opens up the possibility of music startups raising $1 to $2 million annually via social media and crowdfunding platforms. Continue reading
restorm.com Introduces Facebook App For Labels
Zurich-based restorm.com recently introduced a label-focused version of their Facebook app for bands. Billed as the "world's first Facebook app for labels", restorm.com offers a number of features ranging from. Continue reading
Slowbizz.com Builds Global Home Concert Network
Slowbizz.com is a newly launched social network for music lovers designed to facilitate house concerts for solo artists. They emphasize that they are focused on slowly building a solid infrastructure. Continue reading
Startup Adva Mobile Using Crowdfunding To Improve Free Mobile Sites For Musicians
Adva Mobile was featured on Hypebot in August for their free mobile websites for musicians. Now they're back with a crowdfunding campaign to help them bring the design aspects of. Continue reading
Standout Hacks from Music Hack Day Boston 2011
Boston's Music Hack Day has come and gone with a bunch of interesting projects to show for the hackers' efforts. This was one of a number of ongoing Music Hack. Continue reading
Poorsquare Guides You To Deals On Tour
Poorsquare is a newly created hack created at the General Assembly's recent Reinventing Local Hackathon in New York City. Though it's not actually a musician-focused service, it features local deals. Continue reading
The Tour Trail Combines Gig Calendar & Ticket Sales
The Tour Trail is a recently launched service for musicians offering a combined calendar of upcoming dates with ticket sales where applicable. It's a free service designed for indie artists. Continue reading
Taio Cruz Facebook Fans Join The Hangover Party With Help From Momentus Media
Infographics are quite popular these days and Momentus Media launched an infographic creation tool Monday to help Taoi Cruz fans share the fun of his new single "Hangover" featuring Flo. Continue reading
88tc88 Helps Indie Artists Get ‘Big in China’
88tc88 is a Berlin-based music startup that helps outsiders distribute and sell music in China online, via mobile and in physical forms though they appear to have most fully developed. Continue reading
