A few weeks back, we began to compile a list of music industry professionals that are “required follows” on Twitter; similar to how Billboard listed their top music industry personnel but a little more focused on the music tech side of things. We took our own list of favorites and combined it with reader recommondations to present to you the following list of top innovators, industry leaders, and all around resourceful people who are worthy of following.
- Mark Mulligan - Music Industry Analyst: @Mark_Mulligan
- Ian Rogers – CEO Topspin Media: @iancr
- Benji Rogers – CEO Pledge Music: @BenjiKRogers
- Greg Sandoval – CNET Digital Media Writer: @sandoCNET
- Mike King - Course author, instructor, and director of marketing at Berklee: @atomzooey
- Andrew Mager - Hacker Advocate at Spotify: @mager
- Eric Garland – Founder, BigChampagne: @ericgarland
- Matt Kiser - Digital Product Manager for Fuse TV: @Matt_Kiser
- Wes Davenport - Music marketer and publicist: @wesdavenport
- Brenden Mulligan - Founder of Onesheet & Artist Data: @mulligan
- Madalyn Sklar – Head of GoGirls Music: @MadalynSklar
- Ethan Kaplan - VP Product, Live Nation: @ethank
- Ian Hogarth - CEO / Co-founder of Songkick: @soundboy
- Michael Fiebach – CEO / Founder of Fame House: @mfiebach
- Brenna Ehrlich - Senior Editor, MTV O Music Awards; MTV Hive Writer: @BrennaEhrlich
- David Dufresne - CEO Bandzoogle: @DavidDufresne
- Jason Feinberg - Digital strategy expert: @jasonfeinberg
- Stuart Dredge – Digital music and technology writer, MuiscAlly: @StuartDredge
- Adrian Fusiarski – Social media & disruptive tech news content curator: @Buzzsonic
- Ted Cohen – Founder, TAG Strategic: @spinaltap
- Michael Brandvold – Music marketer, speaker & author: @michaelsb
- Brian Thompson – Creative coach, music marketer, podcaster/blogger: @ThornyBleeder
- Bob Baker – Author, musician, and indie music advocate: @mrbuzzfactor
- Bas Grasmayer – Music biz 2.0 expert, Head of information strategy at Dream Industries: @spartz
- Bob Lefsetz – seasoned music industry blogger: @lefsetz
- Erik Peterson – Music distribution and marketing expert: @plugola
- Jason Spitz – Music marketing and e-commerce expert: @jasonspitz
- Danny “Dee” Aguayo – Monetization, marketing, management, distribution & trans-media strategies: @dannydee
- Brian Schopfel – Co-founder Eyes and Ears Entertainment: @bschopf
- Jesse Von Doom – Co-Executive Director at Cash Music: @jessevondoom
- Lee Martin – Advanced web developer and music tech expert: @leemartin
- Bill Werde – Billboard Editorial Director: @bwerde
- Emily White – Whitesmith Entertainment / Readymade Records: @emwizzle
- Ariel Hyatt – Head of Cyber PR: @cyberpr
- Glenn Peoples – Senior Editorial Analyst at Billboard: @BillboardGlenn
- Brian Zisk – Founder SF MusicTech Summit: @Zisk
- Elliot Van Buskirk – Music technology writer, Evolver.fm: @listeningpost
And of course, there's the Hypebot family:
- Hisham Dahud: @HishamDahud
- Clyde Smith: @fluxresearch
- Kyle Bylin: @kbylin
- Hypebot: @Hypebot
- Music Think Tank: @MusicThinkTank
- Skyline Music: @SkylineAgency
Who do you think we missed?
