Tag: Compact disc

Borrowing Success: Legally Sample Music

The line can be blurry when it comes to legally sampling music and the ramifications for sampling illegally can be crippling. Knowing the difference is worth the read.

Guest Post on 02/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, Biz Markie, Compact disc, music industry, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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IFPI Set To Declare Friday As Global Music Release Day, Target and Other Retailers Balk [REPORT]

Which day of the week new music is released on varies from country to country, leading to confusion and some say to more piracy. But getting everyone to agree has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Australia, Beggars Group, Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, France, Germany, music industry, Norway, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group

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Four Things You Can Do To Generate More Music Sales (in Five Minutes or Less)

When it comes to your music career, it's not all about generating sales and making money. You do it for the joy, the creative satisfaction, and the positive impact your. Continue reading

admin on 02/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Acid house, Advantest, Automatic test equipment, CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, Electronic music, iTunes, Rock music, Streaming media

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How Music Consumer Research Has Changed 

By Kyle Bylin, author of Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, and the Social Music Revolution. Studying people’s music buying habits used to be simple. You handed a person a. Continue reading

admin on 02/13/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Acts of the Apostles, Christmas tree, Compact disc, Embezzlement, Freedom of speech, Grammy Award, lyrics, music video, Taylor Swift, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Onkyo Launches Hi-Res Music Download Store In US, UK, Germany

Japan based audio and video manufacturer Onkyo has expanded its Onkyo Music high resolution music download store to the US, UK and Germany in beta. Unlike Pono, Tidal and Deezer. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/09/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Compact disc, FLAC, HDtracks, Image resolution, iTunes, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Pono, Samsung GALAXY S5

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Future Of Music Coalition Praises FCC Moves Towards Real Net Neutrality

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is to present his plans to preserve an open Internet where musicians, composers and content creators are ensured the ability to reach fans and audience members. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chairman, Christmas, Common carrier, Compact disc, Copyright Royalty Board, Cost-effectiveness analysis, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality

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By The Numbers: How Did the Music Industry Do in 2014?

Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on Sonicbids Blog Now that 2014 is through, it's time to kickstart a new year with plenty of resolutions and new ideas of what 12 more months can. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Bruno Mars, Canada, Compact disc, Nielsen SoundScan, Record chart, Taylor Swift

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The Musicians Guide To Rocking Your Next Email Interview

In the age of digital media, there is very little that we cannot do over the internet. If you are a musician, the internet will be your most valuable tool. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 02/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Ambient music, Aphex Twin, Artist's book, Borg (Star Trek), Capital punishment, Coca-Cola, Compact disc, Do it yourself, marketing

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Bandsintown Adds Tour Date Promotion On SoundCloud

Bandsintown just announced it's newest feature, an integration with SoundCloud that allows artists to promote their tour dates on their artist profile. Any artist with Bandsintown Manager installed will be. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Bass music, Bassline, Compact disc, Copyright Royalty Board, David Blue (musician), Facebook, Sound recording and reproduction, Soundcloud, Twitter

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The Full Transcript Of Zoe Keating’s Conversation With YouTube Rep

No music industry story has gotten more play in the last week than Zoe Keating's struggle with YouTube. After the independent musician shared her conversation with YouTube over a new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Alexa Goddard, Asymmetric warfare, Bandcamp, Compact disc, Conspiracy theory, Google, music industry, music video, YouTube, Zoe Keating

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