Record In Michigan & Louisiana And Get A Tax Credit
It's no secret that the economy is struggling just about everywhere and that governments at all levels are attempting to do something about it. At least two states, Michigan and. Continue reading
Selling To Fans? Think L.I.V.E.
#SXSW - During yesterday's SXSW 2010 panel "Your Fans Are Your Livelihood" hosted by Glenn Peoples of Billboard, Brian Peterson of Bandbox recommended that the key to more sales from fans is. Continue reading
Toby Benson Of Complete Control On Remix Swaps
#SXSW Two questions for Toby Benson of Complete Control Management. Clients include Tiesto, Shuttle, Body Language. Hypebot: What do you consider the most promising creative use of social media for you. Continue reading
YouTube Adds Paid Partner Program For Indie Bands
#SXSW – YouTube is using the SXSW 2010 spotlight to expand its YouTube Partner Program to more indie musicians with a Musicians Wanted campaign. Not every artist will be accepted to. Continue reading
Topspin Expands Platform, Opens API
# SXSW - Fan aquisition and monetization platform Topspin used SXSW 2010 to announce the public availability of a suite of APIs that more seamlessly integrates their e-commerce and promotional tools into major website. Continue reading
Next Stop Austin: Music Arrives At SXSW 2010
#SXSW – The film and interactive portions of SXSW 2010 have been going on for days, but now its music's turn. Patrick May and Mark Lourie of Hypebot's sister company. Continue reading
Modern Music Marketing Basics
This guest post by Dave Kusek is an excerpt from the online lessons developed for The Music Power Network. MPN is an online resource and self-directed learning opportunity for d.i.y.. Continue reading
Whose On Your Email List? Flowtown Will Tell You.
You've got hundreds, even thousands of emails on your mailing list. But who are they? Many email programs use ISP addresses to pinpoint with some accuracy the email address. Continue reading
Overheard #SXSW 2010: Ek’s Keynote, Diversity, Live Music Startups & More
There were few surprises but some interesting sound bite's during Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's keynote at SXSW Interactive. "We're thinking about adding more social networking…but Spotify won't become a social. Continue reading
Busking To Build A LearnAsOne School In Afrca
(Updated) LearnAsOne, a UK-based charity dedicated to funding schools in Africa, is organizing BuskAsOne, a week of busking events around the world from April 19-25, 2010. The charity is hoping. Continue reading