Lessons from a Street-Wise Professor: From Music Student to Entrepreneur
Ramon Ricker's book Lessons From a Street-Wise Professor: What You Won't Learn At Most Music Schools seeks to fill the void in professional music programs related to not just surviving but. Continue reading
More News: Amazon Up 51%, Indies #1, Orchard + Sharesquare, Rumblefish Hits 4M & Opens API
Amazon announced second quarter sales up 51% to $9.91 billion, It's the first quarter since added enhancements to Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player including storage plans with unlimited space. Continue reading
71% Of Adults Online Use Video Sharing Sites
Online video is soaring. 71% of online Americans now use video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, up from 66% a year earlier, according to a new Pew Internet survey.. Continue reading
Warning: Do NOT Start a Google+ Account for Your Band, Label, Studio or Store. Here’s Why
This guest post is by Bob Baker of TheBuzzFactor.com Unless you've been on tour in Antarctica lately, you've no doubt at least heard of Google's new social platform called Google+.. Continue reading
Visual Music Marketing On Instagram
Instagram, the photo sharing app for the iPhone, has taken off with millions of users and a heck of a lot of photos. Recent experiments by Moby, The Deftones and. Continue reading
The Week’s Best New Music Apps: Music Communities, Wedding Plans & Ben Franklin
Evolver.fm interns Peter Amara and Connor McKnight offer the latest weekly music app roundup for Apple iOS, Google Android and on the web. This week's focus is on music communities,. Continue reading
Can There Be Another CD Baby?
Many know Derek Sivers as the founder of the music distribution company, CD Baby. A couple of weeks ago, Derek Sivers released his book, “Anything You Want”. After reading the. Continue reading
BMG Submits EMI Bid, WMG Reportedly Next
(UPDATED) Music publisher BMG Rights submitted its bid for EMI to bankers Citigroup in on Friday, according to the New York Post. Warner Music Group is expected to submit their. Continue reading
Flowd’s Social Music Network Features Electronica
Though Flowd bills itself as the "Music Lovers' Social Network", it seems to have become a dj driven music network with the top artists mostly identified as "trance". Judging by. Continue reading
More News: Mottola Film & Book, Kejner To Myxer, ZapTunes, Sony Earnings Preview, UMG & More
A film documentary about Tommy Mottola, who ran Sony Records for a decade+, is nearing completion. “The doc is of Tommy’s life, but also documents the history of music, from. Continue reading
