Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous
Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Jobs Board: PledgeMusic Seeks Global PR Head & More
New on our Music Industry Jobs Board is an opening as Global Head of Communications and PR at PledgeMusic. The company is also seeking full and part-time A&R Scouts. The are also job openings. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Spotify, CEO Ek Respond To Thom Yorke & Nigel Godrich's Statement "New artists get paid fuck all." The Music Tech Graveyard: A Graphic Look At Music Tech Startups Circa 2007. Continue reading
CEO Benji Rogers On Why PledgeMusic Is Building An A&R Team
Last week PledgeMusic posted a call for full and part-time A&R Scouts. While any business that offers services to musicians might conceivably need folks to seek out talent and build. Continue reading
Sofar Sounds: Growing A House Party Network [Updated]
House parties take different forms but all tend to exist as alternative venues for specific subcultures to gather. Sofar Sounds is gathering those who wish to enjoy music in a. Continue reading
Universal Music Canada Links With PledgeMusic For Direct-to-Fan Campaigns
This week Universal Music Canada (UMC) announced that they are using PledgeMusic's unique direct-to-fan platform for their artists. Dubbed a partnership, it's a bit different than the wide range of. Continue reading
DIY Music Tech News: SoundCloud, Vimeo, Tunezy, Thefuture.fm, Musicplayr, PledgeMusic
Though some folks still mistake "music tech" for a limited range of companies and products such as Spotify, Pandora and iTunes, the diy-focused music tech world is typically a much. Continue reading
PledgeMusic Launches D2F Album Presale Campaign For Major Label Band Bring Me The Horizon
Though widely considered a crowdfunding or fan funding platform, PledgeMusic says they're a platform for direct to fan campaigns. The latest news, their deal with RCA Records and Raw Power. Continue reading
How To Execute A Successful Fan Funding / Direct To Fan Campaign [VIDEO]
Guest post by Mike King (@atomzooey), a course author and instructor at Berklee’s online continuing education division, at Berkleemusic.com. I’m working with Dave Kusek to update his Future of Music. Continue reading
PledgeMusic’s Benji Rogers On Going Beyond Fan Funding To Power Album Campaigns
PledgeMusic is a unique web service for indie musicians and labels that, in my opinion, faces a bit of an identity crisis. When I recently spoke with founder Benji Rogers,. Continue reading
