Tag: Record producer

7 Habits Of Highly Ineffective Artists

While we spend a lot time trying to figure out what it is that successful artists do in order to be so, it is perhaps equally important to consider what unsuccessful. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/11/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Compact disc, Gaon Chart, Gold medal, London, music industry, Music of Korea, Record chart, Record producer, United Kingdom

Share on:

6 Seismic Societal Shifts Changing The Music Industry

In this piece, Dmitri Vietze examines six different societal shifts that have been stewing beneath the music industry, which are beginning to bubble up in different and sometimes unexpected ways,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Aphex Twin, Artist, Barnes & Noble, Best Life, Electronic music, music industry, record label, Record producer, User-generated content, YouTube

Share on:

Are You Co-Writing Songs? A “Split Sheet” Just Isn’t Enough

When a band enters the recording studio they typically sign a "split sheet," a document which specifies each person's contributions and ownership percentage on a given track. This often isn't a sufficiently detailed. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/25/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: copyright, Entertainment law, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, YouTube

Share on:

SF MusicTech Names 2015 Startup Innovators Challenge Winners

[UPDATED] SF Music Tech has named its 2015 Startup Innovators Challenge winners. Each will be showcasing when SF Music Tech convenes on November 10th. BTW, if you have not registered, do it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/30/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind, Apple Inc., Bandcamp, iTunes, music education, music industry, record label, Record producer, Sirius XM Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube

Share on:

Jay Z, Timbaland “Big Pimpin” Lawsuit Dismissed

The lawsuit against Jay Z and Timbaland over the use of a sample in their song "Big Pimpin" was dismissed on Wednesday. The decision ended a week long trial in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/21/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 99 Problems, Baligh Hamdi, Big Pimpin', California, Daily News (New York), Jay-Z, lawsuit, Record producer, Settlement (litigation), Timbaland

Share on:

Apple Music: We Won’t Play Free Music “Shell Game… building an audience on the back of the artists” [ANALYSIS]

Apple Music has no intention of "building an audience on the back of the artists" by offering a free ad supported music option, as Spotify does, according to senior exec. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bruce Springsteen, Dr Dre, Hypebot, Interscope Records, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, Record producer, Trent Reznor

Share on:

5 Ways To Check If Your Music Is Actually Good Enough To Release.

As it has become increasingly easy for artists to churn out music, it has also become harder to make said music stand out as anything other than mediocre. Here are. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (11)

Tags: Africa, Amazon.com, Asia, music industry, Naughty Boy, record label, Record producer, Roc Nation, Runnin' (Dying to Live), YouTube

Share on:

Billboard Channels Its Inner TMZ With Leaked Survey Of Music Execs [See The Full Survey]

For decades, Billboard has been the go to trade for the music industry, but that apparently no longer attracts enough readers and advertisers. New editors mix serious journalism from Glenn. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/20/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, Activity Feed, Amazon Kindle, Associated Press, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Justin Bieber, music industry, New York, Record producer

Share on:

BMG Partners With BroadbandTV For Windfall Online Music Video Initiative

Expanding from its strong base in publishing, BMG is starting to feel more like a label too. A new partnership with BroadbandTV is aimed at extending marketing reach to online. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, BMG Rights Management, Dillon Francis, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Hip hop music, IOS, Major Lazer, Record producer, YouTube

Share on:

Tips For Touring Europe As A Musician

Touring can be a difficult experience no matter where you are, but these difficulties are often magnified when said tour takes place in a foreign country. Here are a few. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Germany, London, Musical composition, Netherlands, record label, Record producer, United Kingdom

Share on:

The Changing Face Of Music Collaboration

While the landscape of recorded music is littered with countless famous instances of collaboration between artists it seems that, despite the connectivity of the modern world, many of the creative players in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Apple Inc., Audio engineering, Barcelona, BBC One, Billboard Hot 100, independent music, music industry, Record producer, United Kingdom

Share on: