WMG’s Edgar Bronfman Jr. On “Risk Capital” And Artist Exploitation
"Fundamentally, we are the risk capital. We're prepared to take the capital risk on a new artist and we're building a company so that we can exploit on behalf of. Continue reading
A2IM & AIM: Indie Trades Groups Join Forces
US independent music trade organization A2IM is joining forces with its UK counterpart AIM to provide members access to databases, contacts lists, "how to" guides and other resources from both. Continue reading
Looking Beyond The Music Industry For Inspiration
It's easy to be critical of the music industry and far more difficult to offer solutions. As I wrote today on the MidemNet blog, from Bob Lefsetz to Hypebot, there. Continue reading
Interview: Dalton Conley of Elsewhere, U.S.A.
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Today I spoke with Dalton Conley, who is University Professor of the Social Sciences and the Chair of the Department of Sociology at New York University. Continue reading
Video: Techdirt’s Mike Masnick Offer Hope For The Music Industry At NARM
NARM 2009 State Of The Industry: Michael Masnick from NARM on Vimeo. The always insightful Mike Masnick on the state of the music industry and some digital music success stories.. Continue reading
Moby Says Disband The RIAA
From Moby's website: the riaa have sued Jammie Thomas-Rasset of minnesota for $2,000,000 for illegally downloading music.argh. what utter nonsense. this is how the record companies want to protect themselves?. Continue reading
Video Interview: Bill Wilson, NARM’s Dr. Of Biz Dev. & Digital Strategy
Virgil Dickerson speaks to Bill Wilson, Director Digital Strategy and Business Development for National Association Of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). MORE EXLCUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Virgil's interviews from NARM include Duncan Hutchinson. Continue reading
YouTube Rolls Out 6 Incremental Improvments
Rather then a big splashy make-over, YouTube has been rolling out an ongoing series of changes and improvements that marketers and uses should pay attention to. Download MP4 Files of. Continue reading
Eventful Passes 10 Million Users, 75,000 Performers
Do you use Eventful? If not, now may be the time to start. The online event calendar and promotion tool has now surpassed ten million registered users ind 75,000 performers. Continue reading
Monday’s Music Brief: Indie Ties, Inspiration, ASCAP Demands, UK Charts, Twitter $’s, iTunes & More
Happy Monday! This is already shaping up to be a busy and eventful week. Be sure to get involved in helping us build a database of artists that have "made. Continue reading
