George Howard: The Leveling Has Arrived
"The first moment of leveling occurred with the advent of ProTools. No longer did one need to collateralize their creativity in exchange for funds from a record label to create. Continue reading
Normal Fans vs. Extreme Fans
Is Music Paying Too Much Attention To Uber-Fans? A new Kelly Research survey that takes a look at nermal fans vs. extreme fans of radio may also provide a glimpse. Continue reading
Help Me Nail My MidemNet Presentation
Terry McBride, Ted Cohen and I have each been asked by MidemNet to each share our vision of new revenue streams for the music industry at their international gathering later. Continue reading
Echo Nest Raises Another $1.3 Million
Music intelligence developer Echo Nest has raised $1.3 million in venture funding. According to the SEC filing the round included 14 unnamed investors. The company previously raised a round of. Continue reading
Shorty Awards To Honor Twitter’s Best
The Shorty Awards honor people and organizations on Twitter. Online voting is public, culminating in an awards ceremony that recognizes the winners in 27 official categories as well as those. Continue reading
More New Music Industry News: France Delays 3 Strikes, Dangerbird, Google Phone, Rhapsody Droid & More
France three strikes law delayed by govt's own data watchdog. - The French government department that examines the data privacy implications of new legislation is refusing to sign off on. Continue reading
Indies Artists Asked To Pay $250 To Sell At Best Buy
Independent artists who want their CD's stocked in their local Best Buy stores are being told to pay a $250 non-refundable upfront fee and to use a preferred vendor, the. Continue reading
Collecta – Tracking MySpace Activity
Want to know what's being said about a particular artist or topic on MySpace – not just on the artist's page but on fan pages and across the massive social. Continue reading
A Riff Between Google & Lala? Maybe Not…
On Monday, Digital Music News lead with an investigative piece, "Suddenly, Google Focusing Music Results On MySpace". DMN content partner paidContent also featured the post. A sample of Google music. Continue reading
A Framework For Music Marketing In 2010
Most know Bruce Warila as the glue that holds the Music Think Tank blog together. But he's also an entrepreneur who has been involved in many tech startups over the. Continue reading
Manager Emily White On Art, Social Networking & Family Of The Year
"I've always believed that if you make great art, people will pay attention." "The music has to be amazing. Focus on that first and foremost. But when you feel like. Continue reading
