8tracks.com – Digital Answer To Lost Art Of Mixtapes
A digital answer to the lost art of the mixtape, 8tracks allows listeners to create their own playlists that can be easily shared with others. Half music discovery service and. Continue reading
Forget The Potholes, “Gaping Craters” Await Anyone Pursuing A Music Career
"Before we started this band, I was smug. I thought I knew it all, thought I'd heard enough horror stories and seen enough people fail to know that I could. Continue reading
JamLegend Music Gaming Site Shutting Down
(UPDATED() After three years of of competing with Rock Band and Guitar Hero, online music gaming site JamLegend is shutting down. Investors had ponied up $2 million and legendary VC. Continue reading
ReDigi Raises $535,000 For Used MP3 Store
Cambridge,MA based startup ReDigi has raised $535,000 from 21 investors to operate a used digital music download store according to an SEC filing. When we've written about ReDigi previously, Hypebot. Continue reading
QR Codes Move Into Music’s Mainstream
A music industry tipping point of sorts arrived for QR (quick response) codes as PepsiCo announced that, through June 26, Taco Bell customers who buy the "Mountain Dew Free Music. Continue reading
The Silver Bullet for Music Business Success?
On Music Think Tank, Minh Chau has found an overarching theme that leads to music business success. Through various stories and advice from music industry events, Minh realized that the. Continue reading
News Brief: Ticketfly Gets $12M, Tornado Destroys Malaco, Tweetdeck Sale?, Sonos, 1Band1Brand, More
Ticketing provider Ticketfly has raised $12 million in Series B funding, bringing total capital raised to $15 million. This round was led by Mohr Davidow Ventures with participation from existing. Continue reading
News Update: LN Adds Variable Pricing, Grooveshark Sidesteps Google, MXP4’s Facebook Music Game
You paid what for that seat? Live Nation and Ticketmaster have partnered with MarketShare to develop variable pricing systems for concert and sports tickets. After being banned by Google, Grooveshark. Continue reading
Topspin, Ticketmaster & Music’s Great Re-Bundling
Last week former eMusic CEO and vc David Pakman posted "The Unbundling Of Media". It's an analyst's view of the unbundling of music ($.99 single vs. $15 CD) and how. Continue reading
How To Get Your Music Into Video Games
The National Association of Recording Industry Professionals (NARIP) held a professional’s panel in downtown San Francisco last Wednesday where top minds in the video game industry discussed ways that independent. Continue reading
