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Project Music Tech Accelerator Begins Accepting Applications

There are many tech accelerators offering help to early stage startups, but none focus just on music. Project Music Accelerator run by Nashville's Entrepreneur Center is the exception.

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Artist, Austin, Bellagio (resort and casino), Big data, Entrepreneur, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, Startup company, Tennessee, Texas

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TuneCore Expands To UK

TuneCore is expanding into the UK. While the flat fee digital music distributor already has many UK based artists onboard, the expansion will allow them to be paid in local currency.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Canada, Disc jockey, Government of Japan, Instagram, IOS, iTunes, Television advertisement, YouTube

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The Evolution Of Music Copyright Law And How It Affects Creators

Before 1972, there was no copyright protection for sound recordings, at least not on the federal level. Since then, the rules surrounding SR copyright have changed quite a bit, particularly. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

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6 Tips For Selling CDs At Gigs

Even in this digital age of music, fans can still be willing to part with cash in exchange for a physical copy of your album, particularly if you sell it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: CD Baby, Compact disc, Korea under Japanese rule, Koryo Tours, Laibach (band), North Korea, Pyongyang, Slovenia, Sound of Music, USB flash drive

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Ex-Apple Music Exec Ian Rogers To Head Digital For Luxury Brand LVMH

The music tech and broader music industry brain drain has usually attracted talent to more lucrative areas in tech and media. This time, a music tech veteran has been lured. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beastie Boys, Disc jockey, Financial Times, Ian Rogers, Ian Rogers (chess player), Louis Vuitton, LVMH, music industry, Yahoo! Music

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Live365 Launches DJ Curated Music Discovery Channel – How To Submit Music

Curation and, thanks to the early success of Beats 1, disc jockeys are hot topics in music streaming and the wider music industry. Now internet broadcaster Live365 has launched a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cumulus Media, Disc jockey, DJ Skee, internet, Janus Friis, KFOG, KLOS, Los Angeles, Rdio, TuneIn

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Dubsmash +$5.5M • TuneCore To UK • Shazam Losses Widen • The Orchard • Thirty Tigers • More

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Bruce Houghton on 09/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Air Saguenay, Anxiety disorder, Anzac Day, Apple Inc., Australia, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, Australian Federal Police, Belief, Emotion, music industry

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Watch The Weeknd, John Travolta’s New Apple Music Service Commercial Part 1 & 2

Just after it launched, Apple let it be known that aggressive promotion of its new streaming music service would begin last night with MTV's Video Music Awards. While it was. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Goliath tracked mine, IPhone, iTunes, John Travolta, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Award, Spotify, Streaming media, The Weeknd

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A Stream on Apple Music Pays Songwriters And Publishers 33% More Than A Stream On Spotify

All streaming music services are not created equal, at least when its comes to payments. A myriad of advances to major labels, fine print and legal trickery makes it impossible. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/31/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., European Commission, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, IPhone, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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The Failure Of The Global Repertoire Database

It is generally acknowledged that information regarding musical rights and works can be difficult to obtain, something which the Global Repertoire Database initiative was hoping to fix, before crashing and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: A Midsummer Night's Dream., Alexander Armstrong (comedian), BBC, Dara Ó Briain, Edinburgh International Television Festival, EMI, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, music industry, Russell T Davies, Steve McQueen

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