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Birddi: like Twitter but Spanish. And heading for a lawsuit.
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 8th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
Another excellent post from the Music Ally blog – http://musically.com/blog/ Take a look at this site. Remind you of anything? Yep, us too. Birddi is the work of a 19-year-old Argentinian coder, who decided that not many Spanish speakers were u read more
INgrooves boss warns of streaming dangers for labels
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 8th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
Another excellent post from the Music Ally blog – http://musically.com/blog/ INgrooves boss Robb McDaniels has written an op-ed piece for Billboard warning of the challenges that the rise of streaming music poses for labels. He points out that read more
INgrooves boss warns of streaming dangers for labels
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 8th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
Another excellent post from the Music Ally blog – http://musically.com/blog/ INgrooves boss Robb McDaniels has written an op-ed piece for Billboard warning of the challenges that the rise of streaming music poses for labels. He points out that read more
SellABand und die Crux mit dem 50.000 Dollar Fund
myoon music | October 8th 2009 by Christian Knips
Während der Versuch das Konzept in Deutschland zu etablieren unbeachtet scheiterte, verspricht sich SellABand mit der Kooperation mit Public Enemy eine sichere Landung in den USA. SellABand selbst verkündet, dass mittels Plattform bereits 3 Million read more
theEnvelope.com launches into high award season gear for awards s…
MAYO Public Relations | October 8th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
l to r: Greg Braxton, Rachel Abramowitz, Geoff Boucher, Sallie Hofmeister, Lisa Fung, Elena Howe, Patrick K. Day. (photo courtesy MAYO Communications) By George McQuade West Coast Bureau Chief www.Odwyerpr.com  NY West Hollywood, CA – read more
Public Enemy lassen sich ihr neues Album via SellABand finanziere…
myoon music | October 8th 2009 by Christian Knips
Mit den Hip Hop Ikonen Public Enemy hat die Musikfinanzierungsplattform SellABand ihren bisher dicksten Fisch geangelt. Der bekannteste SAB Act soll die Revolution РFans finanzieren Album und werden am Gewinn beteiligt Рauf dem gr̦sste read more
LA Times Launches TheEnvelope.com with more voices, images and st…
MAYO Communications & MAYO PR | October 8th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
West Hollywood, CA - Several hundred mostly Los Angeles Times writers, editors and staffers from LAT packed into a launched party on the top floor of a swank West Hollywood Hotel to launched theenvelope.com and awards season coverage. “When we laun read more
OpenMusicMedia Toronto Proves the Future of Music Looks Bright
Studio Manifesto | October 6th 2009 by James
Duke’s note: Optimism is not in short supply these days, as mainstream sources would have you believe. This story is proof of its vitality in Toronto. by Gabriel Nijmeh The fact that people made the time to attend is very encouraging as we mov read more
Apple Settles Out of Court With Music Publisher Eight Mile Style
Future of Rap Music | October 6th 2009 by Ryli
Attention Artists: Changing Website Design & Structure Will A…
The Nashville Feed | Music + Culture + More | October 5th 2009 by David Beronja
Word of warning to an Artist that wants to blow away their website and start new. You’re inbound traffic will decline considerably. I know that every artist out there updates their website on a regular basis and usually if you have the funds re read more
Attention Artists: Changing Website Design & Structure Will A…
The Nashville Feed | Music + Culture + More | October 5th 2009 by David Beronja
Word of warning to an Artist that wants to blow away their website and start new. You’re inbound traffic will decline considerably. I know that every artist out there updates their website on a regular basis and usually if you have the funds re read more
Audiolife partners with Hopeless Records
Studio Manifesto | October 5th 2009 by James
For those not familiar with Audiolife, its an online merch store, which is custom made by you. It allows you to design, buy and sell t-shirts, CDs, MP3s, and various other merchandise. While similar to other merchandise sites like CafePress, it is g read more
Amanda Palmer on the Loss of the Middleman
Studio Manifesto | October 5th 2009 by James
by Jesse Cannon Duke’s note: You know her. She has a real gift for articulating the thing in the back of your mind before you really knew it was there – especially when it comes to DIY music. Last week we read about how she isn’t read more
Less than zero
Studio Manifesto | October 5th 2009 by James
In this quick blog post by Seth Godin, he details that the Long Tail does exist, however, even though there are niche buyers out there, there’s only so many. One of the more important parts he mentions is that in songs released this year 80% of read more
How I Connect with Thousands of People in 7 Minutes A Day
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
I always love hanging out at the Music Think Tank blog – http://www.musicthinktank.com. Here’s a great post from {author}. File under: Ariel’s Down & Dirty Twitter Short Cuts… How To Save Time Updating Twitter read more
Music Think Tank’s Google Analytics Reminder
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
I always love hanging out at the Music Think Tank blog – http://www.musicthinktank.com. Here’s a great post from {author}. Just a reminder that frequent and ongoing contributors and commentors (we know who you are) can have access to Mus read more
Dog Guru
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
I always love hanging out at the Music Think Tank blog – http://www.musicthinktank.com. Here’s a great post from {author}. My wife, Roxanne and I saw Jamey Johnson last weekend in an awful club in Clifton Park, N.Y. Johnson’s a cou read more
How much is a fan worth? – Part 1
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
I always love hanging out at the Music Think Tank blog – http://www.musicthinktank.com. Here’s a great post from {author}. Most aspiring artists intuitively understand that there’s value in building an audience for the long-term ra read more
GoGirls Interview with Madame Scorpio of Scorpio Rising
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
More great music marketing info from Madalyn Sklar titled GoGirls Interview with Madame Scorpio of Scorpio Rising by Madalyn Sklar What drives your music? Not too sure, there is something within that keeps telling me to not stop this… seem to read more
Banned Books and the Music Business
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
Another great music marketing post from David Hooper over at www.musicmarketing.com. Banned Books and the Music Business We're in the middle of "Banned Book Week" and this quote just came across my desk… "Don't join the bo read more
Are You REALLY in the Music Business?
Music Marketing + Music Promotion Help | October 5th 2009 by Bruce Abbott
Another great music marketing post from David Hooper over at www.musicmarketing.com. Are You REALLY in the Music Business? Just got off the phone with a friend of mine. He's been self-employed for a number of years. He's also a guitar p read more
Top Ten – Week Ending 10/4/09
Studio Manifesto | October 5th 2009 by James
compiled by Duke Here they are in a particular order: 1. Why Mastering Sucks in the 21st Century 2. Don’t Forget to be Awesome 3. Music Presentation at Soundtopia part 1 4. Homemade Acoustic Drum Machine? 5. Reverb Store Looks Awesome 6. Awaren read more
Tickets On Sale For The Mighty Echoes Concert
Warrior Records | October 3rd 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
The Might Echoes Coming To Los Angeles For a LAVC Fundraising Concert. Los Angeles Valley College 60th Anniversary “Doo-Wop” Rock ‘n Roll Fall Fling 2009! Featuring The Mighty read more
Why I am not afraid to take your money
Studio Manifesto | October 3rd 2009 by James
Amanda Palmer. She’s outspoken, and crass, but she’s doing something right. In this post she goes into depth about why people shouldn’t be afraid to give their money directly to the artist, and why the artist shouldn’t have a read more
Freelancers Talk About Powerful media Coverage At Entertainment P…
Warrior Records | October 2nd 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
EPPS & ICG Local 600 sponsored media workshop Editors and writers are say “read the trades, and know what you are pitching It’s all about trust between a publicist and working member of the press said Independent Journalist Janice L read more
Indie Artists: Drive = Success
Studio Manifesto | October 2nd 2009 by James
By Philip Newman Some people are told they aren’t good enough. From these people there are those who listen and those that don’t. Those who listen may try something else, maybe it works for them, maybe it doesn’t. The people who d read more
How to Get Your Face on a Magazine Cover
Studio Manifesto | October 2nd 2009 by James
by Tori Sparks You’re a musician. You want to reach your potential fans. Those fans, in theory, want to find out about you. What stands between you and reaching millions of people through magazines and newspapers? The barrier is composed of a few read more
Zoe Keating: Web Fame that Actually Translated to a Career
Studio Manifesto | October 2nd 2009 by James
Over a million Twitter followers, no record label, a MacBook Pro (running Ableton Live and SooperLooper), and a cello. This has garnered quite a bit of success for Zoe Keating, a solo celloist, who holds the #1 spot on the iTunes classical charts. I read more
MikeCann Rant: Music Acts And/Or Managers That Bitch
MikeCann.net | October 1st 2009 by Mike Cann
This is me going off on a classic email I just received. I'm going to post just this and strictly because this jackass made this statement below which I'm not going to leave unaddressed to my people. You want to talk shit behind myself and masscann's read more
Interview with indie artist Jonathon Coulton
Studio Manifesto | October 1st 2009 by James
Jonathon Coulton is the Indie Artist’s indie artist – a singer-songwriter who has built an enviable career with no label support at all. Consequently when he speaks it pays for artists to listen. by Mike King It’s likely that youâ read more
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