Facing The Music Industry As An Independent Artist
Industry professionals and artists have different mind sets. Artists try to get the attention of industry professionals by calling, e-mailing, and mailing constantly usually not getting anywhere. On Music Think. Continue reading
Why Hasn’t Superglued Concert Community Achieved Critical Mass?
Superglued is a community built around the music concert-going experience. It's a nice looking site with an interesting concept that includes rewarding its users for their activity both on and. Continue reading
AM News: Jay Frank Exits CMT, More Sony Layoffs, SXSW Panel Picker, Rightsflow, shuffler.fm & More
Jay Frank, author of FutureHitDNA, exits CMT as SVP Music Strategy for a stealth digital startup. Former radio exec Leslie Fram replaces Frank. More layoffs as the new Sony team. Continue reading
Onesheet Leaves Private Beta With 10,000 Users, New Features
ArtistData founder Brenden Mulligan is reporting some solid first month for Onesheet, his new service that lets musicians set up a branded web presence quickly by pulling assets from other. Continue reading
Check Out Chill – “Turntable.fm For Videos”
Chill launched last week and was quickly dubbed a "Turntable.fm for Videos" in that it hosts VJ'ing rooms using videos from YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu. I've been checking it out. Continue reading
SF Music Tech Announces New Speakers
Just as the Bandwidth Conference gets underway in San Francisco today, SF Music Tech is offering the music industry a reason to return to the Bay area next month with. Continue reading
Swarm.fm Turns Facebook, Web Into Virtual Jukebox
This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. TechCrunch calls it “amazing” and “wonderful.” Swarm.fm’s +Music, available for Google’s Chrome web browser, does a lot to justify those claims. This. Continue reading
What Indie Bands Can Learn From Rebecca Black: Ignore The Masses
By now, most people know of Rebecca Black and her viral song, Friday. The music video has allowed her to appear on major shows like Good Morning America and led. Continue reading
Pretty Boy Gangsters Member Sues iTunes for Copyright Violations
[Updated] Korvel Sutton, a former member of now defunct rap group Pretty Boy Gangsters, has filed a lawsuit against iTunes for selling what he maintains are unlicensed tracks from their. Continue reading
Inspiration From Jani Lane: “No one needs to be a superman, just your biggest fan.”
This personal story comes from music marketer Anne Leighton. (Jani Lane, 2/1/64 – 8/11/11) Warrant original lead singer's Jani Lane's passing caught me at a time when I felt condemned. Continue reading
