THE PITCH: Gigwax – DJ Booking Marketplace
Today, DJ booking marketplace Gigwax steps into THE PITCH spotlight. In this ongoing series for early stage music startups we give them 100 words to pitch their site or service. Continue reading
Google’s Eric Schmidt Thinly Disguised Attack On Apple Music: “Elitist…The Preferences Of A Select Few”
While Spotify and others have proven to be impressive innovators, the music business gets really interesting and change ripples into the mainstream when big online players jump in, as Apple. Continue reading
Riding The Vinyl Boom, Technics Returns With New Turntable
The vinyl record boom has been good for artists and great for independent records stores. But it has also spawned startups to serve vinyl lovers and a resurgence in turntable. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we wind our way back through the week that was, we hear from Matt the Electrician/Musician, look at what SoulCycle's IPO might mean for music licensing, are warned about. Continue reading
SoulCycle IPO Presents Opportunities In Music Licensing
SoulCycle, the increasingly popular spin-class-meets-dance-party fitness company's integral use of music in their business is calling into question whether or not the traditional "general licensing" method currently being used by. Continue reading
TuneCore Expands To UK
TuneCore is expanding into the UK. While the flat fee digital music distributor already has many UK based artists onboard, the expansion will allow them to be paid in local currency.. Continue reading
Ex-Apple Music Exec Ian Rogers To Head Digital For Luxury Brand LVMH
The music tech and broader music industry brain drain has usually attracted talent to more lucrative areas in tech and media. This time, a music tech veteran has been lured. Continue reading
Live365 Launches DJ Curated Music Discovery Channel – How To Submit Music
Curation and, thanks to the early success of Beats 1, disc jockeys are hot topics in music streaming and the wider music industry. Now internet broadcaster Live365 has launched a. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
It's been a busy week in the music industry! We explore the cost of unlimited streaming, look at some of 2015's top earning DJs, and how Greenpeace is making digital. Continue reading
Top Earning DJs 2015: Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Tiësto and More
Forbes is out with another one of their popular lists of entertainment's top earners. This time the world's top DJ's are analyzed by the financial magazine's team of calulator jockeys.. Continue reading
The Outdoor Music Festival Boom
Are music festivals too popular for their own good? While the recorded music industry remains tumultuous, the popularity of outdoor music festivals only continues to grow, to the point where finding. Continue reading
