Rdio Turns To The Echo Nest For Recommendations
Music streamer Rdio has partnered with The Echo Nest to power a new Recommendations feature that provides a stream of new music recommendations including albums, stations and playlists based on what. Continue reading
Bandcamp Debuts Music Feeds, BitTorrent Bundle Opens, Giggem Adds Venues & Promoters
Some nice steps forward are being taken by multiple music industry websites and resources. Bandcamp added music feeds to fan accounts which should deepen participation in their developing social platform.. Continue reading
Tips On Getting Your Music Licensed From Music Supervisor & Songwriter Sarah Sharp
Sarah Sharp is a songwriter, music supervisor and the lead singer of the Jitterbug Vipers (@jitterbugvipers). As an occasional music supervisor and a songwriter who has had a lot of. Continue reading
What Social Media Is Doing To Music (Hint: It’s Not Good)
By Tony Hymes (@TonyHymes), the community manager at Whyd, a social music community. Do you remember the early glory days of social media? We started by genuinely connecting with interesting. Continue reading
10 Myths of Music Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is still relatively new but already many myths are in place. Indiegogo recently created "Ten Myths of Crowdfunding," a free download addressing major misconceptions related to crowdfunding as a. Continue reading
Disconnect Your Music Service From Facebook NOW, Says Beats Music Exec’ Ian Rogers
Former Topsin CEO Ian Rogers wants everyone to disconnect their music service from Facebook right now. "If your music service is currently barfing every track you play to Facebook, turn. Continue reading
Indie Artists Gain Exposure On Music Podcasts
With radio playlists increasingly tighter, music podcasts offer an opportunity for indie artists to get be heard. Bob Marcus (Dr. Bob), host of The JogTunes Indie Podcast interviews Cole Hermer, lead. Continue reading
New Hires. Titles and Deals @ Beatport, Creative Allies, Kobalt Music
Beatport appoints Terry Weerasinghe as Vice President of Music Services. He was formerly head of marketing for Native Instruments’ DJ division Fan-sourcing site CreativeAllies has announced that Kevin Carroll, VP of. Continue reading
Top 5 Music Industry Things to Forget and To Keep
Jessica Blankenship is a writer and media manager at Muzooka (@muzooka). Not-at-all newsflash: The music industry is a completely different animal than it once was. While it's true that the. Continue reading
