Women in Music By The Numbers
NPR Music asked women musicians to tell them a little about themselves. 700 responded with 63% saying they played music full time. They shared a variety of insights including regular. Continue reading
More Music Inudstry News: New 50 Cent Deal, Ian Rogers, MuseOpen, EMI vs. Citi, Nokia & More
The music industry news will have to speak for itself today, because I want to use my daily paragraph to congratulate Kyle Bylin on his two year anniversary. If you. Continue reading
“Artists Are Still Afraid Of New Technology,” Says Kevin Breuner of CD Baby. Interview Part One.
Recently, I spoke with Kevin Breuner, who is the Marketing Project Manager at CD Baby and host of the DIY Musician Podcast. In the first part of this interview, Breuner. Continue reading
Why Free Isn’t Free, Nor Is It Forever: Reactions To Bandcamp Charging For Free Downloads
Great services such as Bandcamp can’t stay free forever. In an attempt to diversify their revenue streams and create a more sustainable future for their service, the company switched from. Continue reading
The Aura Of Music Has Been Imbued In Objects
In his most recent New York Times column, Rob Walker, author of Buying In: What We Buy and Who We Are, explores the increased emphasis on band-branded merchandise and the. Continue reading
Slicethepie Retools Fan Funding, Partners With UMG
(UPDATED) Slicethepie has made siginifigant changes to its fan financing platform. All financed artists now keep 100% of proceeds from their project. The site also finished conversion to US currency. Continue reading
BrightCove Study Shows Online Video Shift
Video platform Brightcove and analytics firm TubeMogul have issed their Online Video & the Media Industry Research Report for Q2 2010. The report, which showed some important shifts in the. Continue reading
For Fans, By Fans: A Crowd-Sourced Radiohead Film
I’ve finally gotten the chance to read Clay Shirky’s previous book Here Comes Everybody; this fan initiative struck me as right up that alley. Last summer, 62 fans attended a. Continue reading
YouTube Tests D.I.Y. Live Video Platform Today
Sunday and Monday only, YouTube is testing a new platform that integrates live streaming directly into partner YouTube channels. Assuming the service becomes more widely available, broadcasters will need a. Continue reading
MTT: The Social Media Food Pyramid; Community & File-sharing; Fan-Funding; & Merch Table Essentials
This week on Music Think Tank, there were a number of great posts. Jonathan Ostrow outlined the essential things that musicians need to have at their merch table. Mike King. Continue reading
