New Music Business Week In Review
>>> A new survey showed that there are actually more active music buyers than there used to be; the problem is that each of them is spending a whole lot. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 3
21. Try local internet advertising via Google Adsense or local web sites22. Advertise on internet radio and blogs that serve your market.23. Create consistency by creating ad mats and radio. Continue reading
Six Degrees Of Music Repositioning
Product repositioning is a buzz concept that is easy to dismiss. But for labels trying to monetize existing investments and artists attempting to make noise in a crowded marketplace, repositioning. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 2
11. Put your promo online in downloadable form for easy access by the media and your fans.12. Enable and encourage others to do your promo for you. Ask fans to. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Amazon Close, Ringtone Rip-Off, Prince Sues & More
>>> Billboard says Tuesday’s the day for the Amazon mp3 store launch. We hear Tuesday is not a hard deadline but they will launch soon. >>> NY Times tech columnist. Continue reading
Epitaph Adds ADA & Drops eMusic. Fontana Hooks Ameoba.
Indie Epitaph has inked with ADA for digital and mobile distribution and says they will exit their deal with eMusic when it comes up for renewal next month. "We’ve had. Continue reading
Music Buyer 2.0 – More Of Them But They Each Spend A Lot Less
An analysis of combined data from the Bridge Ratings data and the US Census Bureau showed that despite the popular belief that fewer people are buying music; there is actually. Continue reading
100 Free & Affordable High & Low Tech Music Promotion Tips – Part 1
Never leave promotion to the other guy. Depending on your point of view don’t count on the label, band or publicist to do their jobs. Do it yourself or ot. Continue reading
Viva la Rock Connect Bands With Brands
LA based Viva la Rock connect bands with brands. The agency founded by two former Atlantic Records marketing executives, Julianne Hintz and Lindsay Harris, develop campaigns connecting artists, actors and. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: New Microsoft Watermark, Kayne Tops 50, Mecora Becomes Social.FM & More
>>> Microsoft has patented a new watermark technology called "stealthy audio watermarking,"that can tag songs to track origin and ownership without adding DRM that restricts usage. (PC) Amusing name for. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 09-09-07
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 CHIODOS|BONE PALACE BALLET 2 HARPER*BEN & IN|LIFELINE 3 M.I.A.|KALA 4 RILO KILEY|UNDER THE BLACK LIG 5 MANU CHAO|LA RADIOLINA 6 NEW PORNOGRAPHE|CHALLENGERS 7 LOVETT*LYLE|IT’S. Continue reading
