The Hypebot & MusicThinkTank Team
Bruce Houghton – Publisher & Editor Bruce Houghton is the Publisher and Editor of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank, as well as, the Founder and CEO of booking agency Skyline Music. Follow. Continue reading
Jeff Jampol On The Big Business Of Dead Rock Stars [VIDEO]
On a new episode of This Week in Music, Ian Rogers inteviews Jeff Jampol, Manager and President of Jampol Artist Management. He's the manager of legendary, iconic long since left. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Commentary: What Live Nation’s Acquisition Of BigChampagne Means To Future Of The Live Music Industry plus former Hypebot teammate Kyle Bylin joins new Live Nation venture. Spotify Free Users, Don't. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 12 Ways To Increase Your Fan Base In 2012 & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Ariel Hyatt: 12 Ways to Increase Your Fan Base for 2012 Michael Shoup: Artistic Efficiency: How to Create More and Get Out of. Continue reading
Musician Website Quick Fix #4: Make It Easy To Listen To Your Music
Another quick improvement you can make to your website is to make it easy for people to listen to your music. First time visitors should be able to sample your. Continue reading
Joshua Bell Records New Album In A Musical Instrument Museum
This week violinist Joshua Bell with pianist Jeremy Denk released "French Impressions," the first album recorded in the Music Instrument Museum's Music Theater. An intimate venue in Phoenix, the MIM. Continue reading
Spin Magazine Replaces Most Album Reviews With 140 Character Tweets
Spin Magazine, the 26 year old music magazine once known for it’s counter-culture reporting (today known to be more pop-culture centered), has announced that it will be moving a large. Continue reading
Losing Your Free Spotify Account? 2 Grooveshark Staffers Make It Easy To Switch
Despite hints yesterday that Spotify may make their free accounts a bit more attractive, some users are looking hard for alternatives. One, for now, is Grooveshark which is still up. Continue reading
DJ Shadow’s 13 Secrets For Music Business Survival
In time for Friday January 13th, DJ Shadow shares 13 secrets for music business survival. After 18 years, beginning with his debut acclaimed by Mixmag as The Greatest Dance Album. Continue reading
OutListen’s Crowdsourced Concert Videos: Creating A New Music Format
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Attending a show is different now. Everybody's holding up a cellphone shooting video instead of watching and listening. This doesn't have to. Continue reading
Paradigm Bets On Electronic Music With AM Only Booking Agency Partnership
Talent agency Paradigm has struck a deal to create a strategic partnership with one of the leading electronic music agencies, AM Only. The agreement will allow Paradigm to continue to. Continue reading
