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# Music Startup News: From midemlab to Music Hack Day to Megaupload
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-startup-news-from-midemlab-to-music-hack-day-to-megaupload/
- Published: 2011-12-23T11:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-12-23T11:11:00.000Z
- Description: Music Startup News is a regular roundup of Hypebot coverage of music tech startups including a new category for Music Startups featuring site and service reviews. The last few weeks. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/12/music-startup-news-from-midemlab-to-music-hack-day-to-megau
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- Tags: Startups & Funding, Megaupload, midemlab, Music Hack Day, Music Startups, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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Music Startup News is a regular roundup of Hypebot coverage of music tech startups including a new category for [Music Startups](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/startups/) featuring site and service reviews. The last few weeks have included the **midemlab** music tech announcement and **Music Hack Day** in London introducing new and potential startups. **Spotify'**s making big moves and new ventures and services are appearing on a weekly basis. Even **Megaupload** is threatening to add to the competition. **DETAILS:**

- **30 companies listed for [midemlab presentations](https://www.hypebot.com/midemlab-taps-30-cutting-edge-music-startups/)** include a number covered at Hypebot in posts featuring [TuneRights](https://www.hypebot.com/find-investors-for-your-song-with-tunerights/), [Musicsoft Arts](https://www.hypebot.com/promote-your-music-on-bander-ios-mobile-app/), [Webdoc](https://www.hypebot.com/webdoc/), [Tunipop](https://www.hypebot.com/tunipop-could-add-merchandise-to-itunes-more-video/), [Rockstar Motel](https://www.hypebot.com/rockstar-motel-set-to-unveil-social-platform-for-promoting-artists-and-fans/), [Flowd](https://www.hypebot.com/flowd-network-pushes-into-the-states-adds-mike-johns-for-hip-hop-outreach/), [Sonic Angel](https://www.hypebot.com/sonicangel-creates-hybrid-crowdfunded-label/) and [SoshiGames](https://www.hypebot.com/soshi-games-music-festivals-game-for-facebook-seeks-musicians/).
- **[Music Hack Day London](https://www.hypebot.com/music-hack-day-london-features-spotify-hacks/)** featured a number of seeds for future startups. Spotify apps were in abundance, perhaps the first signs of a [Spotify-driven music app boom](https://www.hypebot.com/developers-predict-spotify-driven-music-app-boom/). The Echo Nest had a presence at both Music Hack Day and in the flood of [Spotify news](https://www.hypebot.com/inside-spotify-radio-vs-pandora-the-echo-nest-makes-the-difference/).
- **Outstanding recent music startups** include [StoryAmp's](https://www.hypebot.com/storyamp-launches-to-connect-indie-artists-with-music-journalists/) music marketing platform, [Shirtify's](https://www.hypebot.com/shirtifys-tshirt-of-the-month-you-listen-artists-get-paid/) t-shirt of the month club and [45Sound's](https://www.hypebot.com/45sound-ups-audio-quality-on-fan-made-concert-videos/) YouTube audio upgrades.
- **Indie music licensing saw new initiatives** [from Audiosocket](https://www.hypebot.com/audiosocket-launches-music-licensing-storefront-providing-new-revenue-for-indie-artists/) and fresh moves by [CD Baby & Rumblefish](https://www.hypebot.com/cd-baby-rumblefish-deliver-licensing-opportunities-to-35m-tracks-from-250000-indie-artists/).
- **[Diaspora](https://www.hypebot.com/diasporas-early-adopters-launch-the-diaspora-noise-project/)** started making noise
- **[Smule bought Khush](https://www.hypebot.com/smule-buys-kush-creating-music-app-powerhouse-video/)** to create an app powerhouse
- **[Megaupload](https://www.hypebot.com/controversial-megaupload-to-launch-topspin-bandcamp-direct-to-fan-alternative/)** announces new services.

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