Copyright Essentials: 5 Things Every Musician Should Know
Music copyright law can be an intimidating world, even for the well versed, but with a general overview and a handful of pointers, you can be well on your way. Continue reading
Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill
The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates. Continue reading
Rumblefish Reveals RADKey, The “Barcode of Music Licensing” At #SXSW
YouTube monetization and micro-licensing have become essential sources of income for a growing number of artists and labels. Now smart startups like Rumbefish are creating the tools to manage, track. Continue reading
This Week in Music Commentary
An Open Letter to Spotify About Taylor Swift and Why I'm Unsubscribing [Bill Werde] If You Schmooze, You Lose: 5 Things to Avoid at SF Music Tech It’s Time. Continue reading
Everybody Needs NPR So Georgia State Is Ending Daytime Student Programming Of College Radio
Sadly Georgia State administrators have been colluding with Georgia Public Broadcasting in an undemocratic fashion to attempt to replace daytime student programming of terrestrial broadcasts at student-run college radio station WRAS. Continue reading
Okkervil River Looks Back With 8-Bit Game For ‘The Silver Gymnasium’
With the debut of "The Silver Gymnasium" right around the bend, Okkervil River turned to frontman Will Sheff's childhood for creative marketing inspiration that's connected to their music. Sheff worked. Continue reading
Introducing Agogo, The Swiss Audio Knife of Listening Apps
By Dexter Blumenthal of Evolver.fm. It’s always nice when new technology erases boundaries between formerly discrete functionalities. Suddenly, you only need one thing where you used to need two or. Continue reading
Save The Music: Jack White Donates $200,000 To Nat’l Recording Preservation Foundation
Jack White has made a $200,000 donation to the National Recording Preservation Foundation. The gift allows the foundation to start work on the National Recording Preservation Plan to organize and preserve radio, music and. Continue reading
NPR Recognized By Wall Street Journal As Music Discovery Powerhouse! Who Knew?
A recent feature in The Wall Street Journal describes the "Improbable Rise of NPR Music." For those of us who are long-time NPR listeners and, increasingly, web followers, the fact. Continue reading
Research: Young Listeners May Embrace CD Quality Audio, But It Won’t Be On A CD
According to research conducted by Dr. Sean Olive, young listeners choose CD-quality audio over lossy alternatives when given the choice. Listeners may prefer CD-quality audio, but many do not embrace. Continue reading
How Many Sell-Outs Does It Take To Change A Music Business?
I am sure by now you have already heard or read the NPR piece on how much it costs to make a hit record. And whereas the exact numbers may. Continue reading
