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SoundExchange partners with ReverbNation
Studio Manifesto | December 2nd 2009 by James
by Duke Reverb Nation has teamed up with royalties collection agency SoundExchange to deliver said royalties to RN’s 500,000+ artists. From Hypebot: Artists and labels who may be due compensation should sign up at SoundExchange.com. “Wh read more
Nashville Feed Episode 12 – Tech Episode 01 – SocialFresh, Gr…
The Nashville Feed | Music + Culture + More | December 2nd 2009 by David Beronja
This is the first of our panels covering tech news out of Nashville and tech that affects Nashville. Hosts: David Beronja, Dave Delaney, Lucas Hendrickson & Geoff Smith Subscribe with iTunes Topics: Social Fresh Nashville Costly? $195-$315.00 R read more
Nashville Feed Episode 12 – Tech Episode 01 – SocialFresh, Gr…
The Nashville Feed | Music + Culture + More | December 2nd 2009 by David Beronja
This is the first of our panels covering tech news out of Nashville and tech that affects Nashville. Hosts: David Beronja, Dave Delaney, Lucas Hendrickson & Geoff Smith Subscribe with iTunes Topics: Social Fresh Nashville Costly? $195-$315.00 R read more
Canada’s labels diversifying services
Studio Manifesto | December 2nd 2009 by James
According to an article in The Toronto Star, smaller Canadian labels have expanded their range of services in an effort to combat shrinking market shares. “The entire music industry is changing, and nobody knows what it’s changing int read more
8 Tips For Getting Press On Music Blogs – Guest Blog
The Hit Music Academy | December 2nd 2009 by Dexter Bryant Jr
Greg Rollett - Gen-Y Rock Stars By Greg Rollett Press separates the boys from the men, but really it separates a good release vs. one that collects digital dust. In the age of social networks, blogging, twitter and other new media, getting word of mo read more
Why Audio Engineers Need to Know Video
Studio Manifesto | December 2nd 2009 by James
By Nathan K. Whether you’re pursuing audio as your full-time job or just a side gig, you will have more job opportunities if you can branch into other types of media. Having a high-quality audio recording is important when releasing new mate read more
Video: I dO Music Spotlight with Fatboi
The Kaos Effect | December 1st 2009
I caught up with Atlanta Super Producer Fatboi recently to drop knowledge for all producers looking to build their names in this ever changing business. The mission to Empower Musicians Worldwide will never stop as long as music is constantly being read more
Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing…
Studio Manifesto | December 1st 2009 by James
By: Connor Here’s an interesting study from Times Online, essentially compiling data to ascertain where the true monetary loss is being felt in the music industry. It would seem that every aspect is slowly growing except the amount of reven read more
Got an Idea? Keep your mouth shut.
Studio Manifesto | December 1st 2009 by James
By: Connor The next time you’ve got a great idea, or a dream, or a plan, remain quiet. Imagine a hen, so proud of it’s egg that it shows it to all the other hens. So much time is spent looking at the egg and admiring it, that no time read more
The music business is fine
Official gogoyoko.com blog | December 1st 2009
We’ve all heard the doom and gloom news regarding the music business recently. Illegal downloading, declining record sales and the shift in media power from a chosen few to the many (which is actually quite a good thing). They other day we stum read more
GOING ON DEFENSE
LiveWorks Newsletter | November 30th 2009 by Jim Lewi
Just as the labels took-on fans in the music business, it started with a lawsuit in telecom as well. AT&T sued Verizon for “false claims” believing it was Verizon’s advertising and not AT&T’s service that was hurtin read more
[Video] Steve Stoute Talks Music Business, Nas & Rap Beef
Liveagl.com – Source For Hip Hop X Entertainment | November 30th 2009 by Neal Owusu
Steve Stoute is a huge player in the game, so much so that he was recently inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. Any one who is an upcoming artists or are looking to get into the industry should heed his words, because they could be really ben read more
Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way: Recording An Album With…
Studio Manifesto | November 30th 2009 by James
By: Connor Sometimes, all you need to do is ask. That’s exactly what the members of Georgia Wonder did when pondering how to go about recording an album without any money whatsoever. The solution? Ask. They asked Nevada Music if it would read more
Essential items every artist should have. (Part 1) Where is your…
YourProSound | November 30th 2009 by Jonathan Simon
The most essential item that an artist can have is a demo. A demo proves that you can create good music and if you don’t have one ready at all times, a lot of doors will remain closed. If you are in the business of selling music, then your demo is read more
Introducing…..MOG
MusicNewsTidBits.com | November 29th 2009 by RonnieD
I’ve been a member of a few music streaming sites over the years but I have to say that I’m pretty excited about MOG. December 2nd is the day they will go live and for $5 a month you will get a huge on-demand library of music. With Rick read more
GridMOB & iOKi Karaoke Take Over Entertainment on the IPhone!…
Diary of a Hollywood Street King | November 29th 2009 by jacky jasper
Tweet This Story! GRIDMOB INTRODUCES “IOKI” STATE OF THE ART KARAOKE FOR IPHONE FEATURING BUILT-IN MOBILE KARAOKE SONG STOREFRONT; AWARD-WINNING LADY GAGA TO LAUNCH FIRST ARTIST-BRANDED IOKI PLAYER Company Partners with EMI, Sony/ATV Music Publis read more
Record company executive arrested for not posting on Twitter
Studio Manifesto | November 27th 2009 by James
By: Connor A record company exec for latest tween sensation Justin Bieber was arrested for failing to update on twitter. Is it even possible to be arrested for not updating on twitter? Although, more likely it would be endangering public safety. read more
Get the Musical Mojo Back
Heather Fenoughty Music & Sound | November 27th 2009 by Heather Fenoughty
My latest post for SCORECastOnline is up now: How to Get Your Mojo Back This month’s theme on SCORECastOnline, the very cool site for film music composers, sound designers, and others in the same line of work, was Creativity, and more speci read more
Breakthroughs, Bitterness and Biopics
Allen Shadow's blog | November 26th 2009 by Allen Shadow
Music biographies mesmerized me when I was a kid. Whether it was Glenn Miller or Elvis Presley, it was always the same fascinating formula: talent and tenacity leading to the precipice of success, with the artist always searching for that one elusive read more
Independent Music Community
TRAEXS.COM Music Video News | November 26th 2009 by emediablogger
broadjam.com is both a community for listeners and musicians to promote and sell their music. It is up to the musicians, if the music is free or have to be bought. At least all music can be streamed. Further features of the site are blogs, charts, co read more
From CD to Download – The Evolution of Distribution
Boy in a Band | November 25th 2009 by boyinaband
This blog was written for primeloops.com – check them out for some ace samples and to see my blogs 2 months earlier! Do you remember the days before the internet? Dark times, where people ran amok in the streets and the term “Be Kind, Re read more
Live Nation & iTunes To Offer Concert Downloads
Studio Manifesto | November 25th 2009 by James
By: Connor More live versions of songs seems like a good idea to me. While it won’t compete with actually being there, this latest offering from Live Nation and iTunes should be loved by fans and artists alike. Check out the iTunes store fo read more
Vienna, 1800: signs of the coming distinction between classical a…
Musicology for Everyone | November 25th 2009 by David Guion
The polarization of the musical public into classical music and popular music during the opening decades of the nineteenth century has been a recurring theme of this blog. As early as 1800, an article in the influential musical journal Allgemeine mus read more
Robbie Williams will private Investoren
myoon music | November 25th 2009 by Christian Knips
Es geht auch anders: Selbst große Künstler wollen sich nicht immer den Major Labels anschließen. Das Management um Robbie Williams überlegt derzeit, an private Investoren zu gehen, statt den Plattenvertrag mit EMI zu verlängern. “Reality Kille read more
Pollution en Chine, concours NatGeo, coupons Google, modèle sué…
Benoit DARCY : site personnel | November 24th 2009
Liens du soir : quelques liens prospectifs, humoristiques ou informatifs, issue de ma revue de presse perso ou envoyés par les amis via les canaux modernes de partage de l’information… A consommer sur place, et sans aucune modération ! read more
Adam Young, A.K.A. Owl City
Studio Manifesto | November 24th 2009 by James
by Duke Chalk up another win for the viral independent artist. If you don’t know (and you probably do), Owl City started with a MySpace in an unassuming neighborhood in Owatonna Minnesota. Since then, founder Adam Young has found himself bo read more
Tweet My Song
Studio Manifesto | November 24th 2009 by James
By: Connor Along the lines of Tweet For A Track, Tweet My Song offers another method for artists to spread their music. Tweet My Song differs from Tweet For A Track in a few ways. One, it may be seen as less ‘pushy’ – the song read more
MySpace Music hat jetzt auch Indies
myoon music | November 24th 2009 by Christian Knips
Lang ist’s her, da MySpace Music in den USA startete. Mittlerweile gibt es den Service auch in Australien und Neuseeland, bald vielleicht schon in Großbritannien. Doch bislang mussten sich die Amerikaner stets den Vorwurf gefallen lassen, dass read more
Rock the Biz: Dokumentation über das alte und neue Musikbusiness
myoon music | November 24th 2009 by Christian Knips
Im Januar 2010 erscheint die Dokumentation Rock the Biz, in dem der Musikjournalist Marc Weissenberger das alte und neue Musikbusiness ergründen will. Laut Website sollen die Filme als kostenfreie Downloads zur Verfügung stehen. Hier der Trailer. read more
Rock N’ Roll Wine
MusicNewsTidBits.com | November 23rd 2009 by RonnieD
‘Wines That Rock’ have put out wines inspired by The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. Co-Founder Ron Roy has put together ‘Forty Licks Merlot’ and ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon Cabernet Sauvignon’. Sounds pretty int read more
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