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How Music Streaming Services Could Help Artists, Fans, Labels, Charities and the Music Industry
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HypeBot
Guest post by Benji Rogers (@benjikrogers), Founder & CEO of PledgeMusic. I'm not into streaming. I've never really made a secret of that, and as such it occurred to me that rather than simply bashing it and those who seek to profit from it, I should come up with a solution that would make it work for everybody. And yes, this includes the independent artist as well. The Problem As I See It Streaming services do nothing to motivate anyone ...
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Bonnaroo's First Decade Nets $5 Million to Charities
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Promoters of the Bonnaroo festival announced that after the first 10 years of the festival, they have donated more than $5 million to local, regional and national charities and organizations. Festival partner Rick Farman explained that as they prepare for the 2012 festival, organizers have challenged themselves to surpass that over the next 10 years with new programs and upgrades to existing charitable outreach and philanthropic support through the Bonnaroo Works Fund (BWF), the festival's official charitable arm. Farman says ...
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Ian Kwon on Fanatic.FM's Platform to Monetize Music by Connecting Artists with Brands and Charities
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Volumes have been written on how to monetize music in the post-Napster age. Most recently, streaming music and selling direct to fans are touted as industry saviors. But Ian Kwon, who I met and began advising last year offers a different solution that's a four-way win for artists, brands, charities and fans. In this interview, Kwon explains fanatic.fm in depth. HYPEBOT: fanatic.fm connects bands and brands. What do you see as the implication of your model to the music industry? ...
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Local Charities Benefit From Kansas City Music Blues And Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
KANSAS CITY, KS Music lovers can give back to the community when they attend the 2005 Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival Sept. 3-4 at the Woodlands Horse Track. Specifically, show organizers are donating $2.50 for each advanced ticket they sell during the Labor Day jazz extravaganza to four Kansas City-area charities, including Midland Hospice, Youth Arts Consortium (YAC), KC Fee Health Clinic and PUPS-Without-Partners.org. According to Mark Valentine, festival founder, Kansas City jazz has been such a ...
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Clare Teal & Ian Shaw team up to raise money for M.E. Charities
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All About Jazz
On Sunday 29th May 2005, Clare Teal, Ian Shaw, Tony Smith (Roy Ayers' guitarist)and other celebrities from the Jazz world will be performing a unique concert at the 606 club in London to raise money for charities that suport research into M.E. The event will be a truely exceptional experience and will sell out very quickly so please book early if you want to guarantee being there. We don't have the full details yet, but as it is a Sunday ...
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