Tag: New York City

How To Get Press Coverage For Your Band – Pro Tips For Writing Promo Emails

Getting good press coverage for your band often requires crafting the perfect promo email. Here we look at what the necessary components of a great promo email are, depending on. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Abuse, Accel Partners, Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn, Business Insider, Coat (clothing), Computer science, David Hansell, Davido, New York City

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Sunrise Music Saves 70 HMV Records Stores

Indie music retailer Sunrise Records announced that they will take over 70 of HMV's brick and mortar retail locations across Canada.

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agora Theatre and Ballroom, Airway Heights, Ak-Chin Pavilion, Anaheim, Apple Music, Bluebird Records, California, Canada, HMV, New York City, Washington, Winnipeg

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A Look At The 11 Startups Named To TechStar Music’s Inaugural Class [Bas Grasmayer]

Here we review eleven tech startups chosen by known startup accelerator Techstars, and what they're doing to reshape the future of music tech, and the music industry as a whole. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Boston, London, New York City, Soundcloud, Spotify, Startup company, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Techstars, United Kingdom

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Trump Administration Seeks To Cut Or Privatize All Arts Funding

In an alleged effort to reduce spending by the government, the Trump administration recently drafted a budget which would lop off funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, National. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 Democratic National Convention, Adrian Chen, Barack Obama, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, New York City, United States

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LIve Nation Reports Revenue Growth For 6th Straight Year

When Live Nation (then SFX) began the rollup of disparate and often warring independent promoters to form a concert promotion behemoth, many in the industry thought it was doomed to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 24/7 Wall St., Budget, Debate, Earnings Per Share (EPS), Fiscal year, Mellanox Technologies, New York City, Pete Ricketts, revenue, Thomson Reuters

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FRI. BRIEF: UMG, Live Nation Report Growth • Pitchfork Magazine Shutters • UTA Protest Today • More

FRIDAY 2.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear skeptics (and I'll admit to being one of them), Live Nation just reported its 6th consecutive year of revenue growth.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: America (band), Charlotte, Complaint, Corporation, House Of Blues, Live Nation Entertainment, New York City, North Carolina, Sirius XM Holdings, Songkick, Ticketmaster

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Use The Right Format To Submit Music To Blogs, Radio, Festivals And More

Getting the attention of music blogs, DJs, and licensing agencies etc. is a tricky business, as each one requires a special approach. Here Michael Corcoran helps explain the best way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Active noise control, Alexander Wang (designer), Android (operating system), Apple Lossless, Apple Music, Disc jockey, Extended play, New York City, Secure Digital, United States

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Jay Z To Launch Venture Capital Fund

Jay Z has long been a player. In this case, we don't mean cheating on Beyonce. We are referring to his early stage investments in everything from Uber to JetSmarter.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Europe, Investing, Jay Brown, Jay-Z, New York City, Roc Nation, Uber (company), United States, Venture capital, Victoria Cross

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Spotify Joint Venture ‘Soundtrack Your Brand’ Raises $22 million For B2B Music Service

[UPDATED] Spotify joint venture Soundtrack Your Brand has raised $22 million to expand its music for business service. The round was led by Balderton Capital and Industrifonden and will be used. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activity tracker, Android Wear, Bella Hadid, Google, Jean-Claude Biver, LVMH, McDonald's, New Balance, New York City, TAG Heuer

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Spotify Adds 1000 Jobs In NYC, Will Move To World Trade Center Thanks To $11M In State Incentives

To think that Spotify has inadvertently (we hope) helped President Trump "make america great again"… The Stockholm based music streamer announced today that it would be adding 1000 jobs in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, AT&T, Lower Manhattan, Muslim world, New York City, One World Trade Center, September 11 attacks, Streaming media, United States, World Trade Center (1973–2001)

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5 Reasons Small Music Blogs Can Have A Big Impact

When it comes to finding press to promote their music, many artists look to music press giants like Pitchfork or Rolling Stone, but these publications are unlikely to bother even. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Benjamin Tillman, BrooklynVegan, Elizabeth Warren, Frank Zappa, John L. McLaurin, Metal Hammer, Music Express, New York City, New York Daily News, Pitchfork (website)

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