Getting Your First Gig…
This guest post is by David Chaitt of SoundCtrl. …is a matter of thinking from a talent buyer’s perspective and making promises you can keep. The first thing you have. Continue reading
The Culture Of The “Old-School” Record Industry
Why do fans download music? Well, the story goes that file-sharers believe record industry executives—i.e. “The Man”—are just a bunch of coke snorting, extremely rich, shady people, who wear Armani. Continue reading
The Hypebot Hit Song Contest: Help Write The Music
Data drives your marketing, so why not your music? Hypebot has written the first data-driven hit song and wants you to sing their first single. Inspired by the work of. Continue reading
Richard Florida On Designing Musical Experiences
In a recent column in the Atlantic, Richard Florida talks about a subject that aligns perfectly with an interview I am running tomorrow, featuring Rich Huxley from Hope and Social,. Continue reading
More than 10 Billion Videos Were Streamed In June
In June, more than 10.2 billion videos were streamed in the U.S. This represents a 1.3% increase over the number of streams last year and nearly a 4% jump over. Continue reading
How To Be A Successful Musical Entrepreneur
Industry pundit and analyst Andrew Dubber has famously said that, "If you want to make the music that moves you, that will hopefully create meaning for people, and that will. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Russ Solomon Retires, Disco Biscuit Festival, & Zune Pass Comes To UK
(UPDATED) File sharers targeted with legal action over music downloads: Lawyers for Ministry of Sound and other music labels are seeking compensation, threatening court action unless file sharers pay. (Guardian). Continue reading
Last Week On Music Think Tank
(UPDATED) Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Kyle Bylin: On File-Sharing: Are You Smarter Than A 12th Grader? Brian Hazard: The Jango Focus Group Ariel Hyatt: Madina Lake's bass. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Amanda Palmer thinks we're moving toward a patronage society. Jeff Price Of TuneCore "apologizes" to Tommy Silverman. If the Beatles couldn’t make it today, something’s wrong. NPD Survey says iTunes. Continue reading
Live Nation Stock Ends Week Down 20%
Live Nation's stock fell another 11.78% today down $1.20 to close at $8.99. Today's drop contributed to a 20.23% overall decline in the stock 's price for the week. Most. Continue reading
