How To Get More Gigs [Dave Kusek]
Gigging is, without a doubt, a critical income stream for every artist. Securing gigs is extremely competitive, but going in with a plan can give you the jumpstart you need. Continue reading
After SoundCloud Deletions, Kaskade Plans His Own Music Platform
On Wednesday, in a series of Twitter posts, electronic music dj and producer Kaskade revealed that he was getting SoundCloud takedown notices for many of his posted tracks and that. Continue reading
Case Study Of A Background Singer’s Financials: Mailbox Money and Union Support
Future of Music Coalition (FMC) adds another case study to its ongoing Artist Revenue Streams project. The study looks at the financials of a background vocalist based on "income from. Continue reading
atVenu Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round For Event Merchandise Sales
(UPDATED) Music and event merchandise sales an management platform atVenu has raised $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Montreal based Real Ventures and included private investors from. Continue reading
How To Get Millions Of People To Download and Use Your Music App
As Co-founder and CEO of Khush, Prerna Gupta led the company to a huge success with mobile music apps such as LaDIDa and Songify before they were acquired by Smule.. Continue reading
Berklee Launches Entrepreneurship Institute Led By Sonicbids Founder Panos Panay
The Berklee College of Music today launched the Institute For Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE), and named Sonicbids founder and Berklee alum Panos Panay as Founding Managing Director. Introductory lectures begin this spring,. Continue reading
SoundCloud Adds $60 Million New Funding, In Talks With Major Labels
Audio platform SoundCloud has closed a series D funding, raising $60 million ot a total valuation of $700 million. The round was led by led by Institutional Venture Partners along with the Chernin Group. In. Continue reading
Connecting Your Digital Music Kingdom With IFTTT
One of my big goals this year at Hypebot is to take closer looks at more services that either combine features typically offered separately or that connect separate services through. Continue reading
Bandsintown Partners With Sony Music Unlimited
Bandsintown has partnered with Sony's Music Unlimited subscription service to bring song previews to its concert listing app. Bandsintown users will now be able to preview music by artists whose concerts are. Continue reading
Rock Is Most Popular Genre Among U.S. Album Buyers [CHART]
Rock music was the most popular genre with U.S. album purchasers in 2103. Statista used Nielson and Billboard data to find that 34.8% of all albums bought here in 2013. Continue reading