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Kickstarter Bets On Independent Music With Drip.com Aquistion
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HypeBot
Last month, Drip announced that it was shutting down its indie label and artist subscription service. Now, top crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, who would seem to be losing some music market share to PledgeMusic, has brought Drip back from the dead. Kickstarter has acquired direct to fan artist and label subscription service Drip for an undisclosed sum. Launched five years ago by Ghostly International founder, Sam Valenti IV and partner Miguel Senquiz, Drip.fm allows artists and top indie labels including Domino ...
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Paradigm Bets on Electronic Music with AM Only Booking Agency Partnership
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HypeBot
Talent agency Paradigm has struck a deal to create a strategic partnership with one of the leading electronic music agencies, AM Only. The agreement will allow Paradigm to continue to bolster their already solid roster in regards to electronic artists who've become a very hot commodity in recent years. The deal will also provide AM Only artists access to Paradigm's resources and representation in the media world, particularly in the advertising spectrum including music, television, motion pictures, theatre, publishing, branding, ...
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News Corp Bets $77m on Beyond Oblivion's Locker
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HypeBot
Beyond Oblivion, a new music locker service, has received a massive $77 million investment from News Corp and charity Welcome Trust. Rather than fight the major labels like MP3tunes, Beyond Oblivion plans to buy its way into their heart. It has assured rights holders a $500 million revenue guarantee, and will give between 70% and 90% of its total revenue to them. How does Beyond Oblivion work and will it pay artists? Good question. Beyond Oblivion intends to charge device makers a one-time ...
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Best Bets for the Detroit International Jazz Fest
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All About Jazz
Detroit and Philadelphia have such similar jazz histories that the cities might well be twins separated at birth. Both reached their zenith of influence in the hard bop 1950s. Both graduated countless players to the national scene. Both produced R&B juggernauts, Motown and Philly soul. The 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival, which runs Friday through Monday, is dedicated to these meccas. More than 100 national, local and school groups will perform under the banner of “A Love Supreme: The ...
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