NY Times Looks At New Music Business
“You have to create an almost hysterical pace to find hits to sell as digital downloads and ring tones that everybody’s going to want. It’s scary.” – former Atlantic President. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: Mecora Goes Mobile With Microsoft, ShoZu Enables Mobile Promo & More
>>> Brigt Eyes frontman goes on record about "selling out" and his own path to success. >>> Microsoft plans to announce a distribution deal to make Mercora’s newly updated social. Continue reading
Sprint Slashes Download Prices To 99 Cents. AT&T Offers Free Napster.
The announcement derby in the music space shifts to Florida this week and mobile conference CITA Wireless. Even prior to today’s opening the press releases are flying. Sprint announced late. Continue reading
Mozes Cuts Universal SMS Pact And Offers Service Free To Indies
SMS broadcast service Mozes has cut a major deal with the Universal Motown record group for campaigns by a bevy of the label’s acts. (details here) The company also told. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing: EMI and BMG Settle, College Kids Ignore RIAA & More
>>> EMI and Bertlesmann have agreed to settle old Napster lawsuit. >>> UK download site 7Digital has been named to magazine Red Herrings’s Top 100 emerging EU companies. >>> Singer. Continue reading
“O.C.” Music Supervisor Gets Atlantic Imprint
Chop Shop Music Supervision’s Alexandra Patsavas, whose placements on shows like "The O.C." and "Grey’s Anatomy" helped launch Death Cab for Cutie, Snow Patrol, The Fray and others, has inked. Continue reading
Indie Fueld By Ramen To Launch Streaming Destination
Indie label Fueled By Ramen who already uses new technologies and the net better than most, is set to launch its own streaming destination FBR+ tomorrow 3/27 with a live. Continue reading
New Music Business Briefing – SnoCap + PumpAudo, RIAA Targets Children, MusicWorld 3D & More
>>> SnoCap has cut a deal with PumpAudio to make indie music liscening for films amd commercials almost seemless. >>> One of the latest targets of RIAA litigation is a. Continue reading
Three Music 2.0 Services Worth Watching
Patrick May agent provocateur for our sister firm Skyline Music and one of our SxSW scouts came back from the trade show with these three tips: Disc Revolt – Provides. Continue reading
UPDATED: New Music Business Week In Review
>>> EU regulators have stopped the clock on their probe of the 2005 merger of Sony with BMG and demanded more information and documents. >>> COMMENTARY – In the long. Continue reading
