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How You Should Be Writing Your Music Press Releases

A good press release is the foundation of a forward thinking press campaign, so getting it right is really important in order to ensure that recipient of the release wants. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Customer service, Dash, Digital asset, Embargoed, For Immediate Release, Journalist, PR Newswire, press release, Search engine optimization, TechCrunch

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3 Old-Fashioned Ways That Work To Get People to Your Shows

In these times of rampant social media messaging, basic on-the-ground community building tactics are more valuable than ever to cut through the maze of the digital world and reach fans. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, Automated teller machine, Bill Gates, Bitcoin, BitPay, Facebook, LinkedIn, social media, Startup company, TechCrunch

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Musicyou Raises $330K Seed Round For Private Music Messaging

Music Messenger, PingTune, Mindie, Flipagram, TunePics. Music messaging and sharing is a crowded corner of the music tech space. Joining in is Musicyou, armed with a second round of seed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Accel Partners, American Idol, Amphitheatre, Angel investor, AOL, Bangalore, Seed money, Spark Capital, TechCrunch, Twitter

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Fezzee Introduces New Device-To-Device Technology For Festivals At #SXSW

Fezzee introduced FessMesh at SXSW as the newest addition to it's suite of event management tools that creates a device-to-device, ad hoc mesh network using mobile devices at festivals to overcome. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/18/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barcelona, Cell site, Cellular network, Google, Hotspot (Wi-Fi), Mobile World Congress, Smartphone, Sundar Pichai, TechCrunch, Wi-Fi

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YouTube Offers A More Interactive Experience With Multi-Angled Video Experiment

YouTube doesn't sit still long enough to get comfortable. After the launch of YouTube Music Key, YouTube is now playing around with yet another way to engage viewers – a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy Award, Angle, Camera angle, Facebook, Google, Interactive video, music industry, Streaming media, TechCrunch, YouTube

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Facebook, Twitter Changes Make Music Videos More Important Than Ever

The need for quality promotional video isn't going away – in fact, it's importance is rapidly increasing. With YouTube's continued growth and relevance in music discovery and the moves that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising campaign, Alex Day, Android (operating system), BuzzFeed, Dave Kusek, Dolce & Gabbana, Facebook, FAQ, Instagram, IOS, Photo sharing, social media, TechCrunch, Twitter, Unmetric, YouTube

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Katherine McVicker Launches New Booking Agency Music Works International

Music Industry Veteran Katherine McVicker has launched a new booking agency, Music Works International. Based in Reading, Mass, the new agency represents an international roster that includes Dianne Reeves, David. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2014 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amadou & Mariam, Archimedes Labs, Burkina Faso, Dakar, Entrepreneur, Keith Teare, Spotify, Steve Gillmor, TechCrunch, The Easynet Group

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Spotify Reports 73% Revenue Gain, But Losses Continue

Spotify released its 2013 financial report which showed both rapidly growing revenue and significant net losses. Revenue grew 73% from 2012’s €430.3 to €746.9 million or $931 million USD last. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AC/DC, Agence France-Presse, Air France, Billboard Magazine, Europe, iTunes, revenue, Spotify, TechCrunch, YouTube

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OFFICIAL: Uber Links With Spotify For Backseat Music [DETAILS, VIDEO]

[UPDATED] As rumored, Spotfy and Uber have partnered to add a personalized music experience to the popular ride service. The new offering is launching this Friday, November 21 with special promotions. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Boston, MassChallenge, public relations, San Francisco, Seattle, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company)

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Why The Spotify Uber Partnership Matters More Than You Think

[UPDATE 2] I admit to a bit of surprise when Uber's PR team reached out on Friday with a personal invite to "Please join Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Special Partner Guest. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Advertising, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Aux (TV channel), Billboard Magazine, Digital audio, Disc jockey, Friday (1995 film), iHeartRadio, Spotify, Streaming media, Taxicabs of the United States, TechCrunch, The New York Times, Travis Kalanick, Vimeo

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Spot.IM Gives Social Media Marketing a Facelift

The brainchild of a former TechCrunch Disrupt winner, Spot.IM is demanding the attention of the social media marketing community. Allowing any website to become a social network with two lines of code, the company puts website. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/24/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Facebook, Green, Shoval, Social network, Spot.IM, TechCrunch, TechCrunch Disrupt, Twitter

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