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4 Reasons Why the CD-Release Complex is Dead
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HypeBot
At the New Music Seminar conference in Los Angeles, founder Tom Silverman opened by revealing that CDs were still 74% of sales in 2010. “CDs aren't doing so bad," he remarked. “People still like CDs." In other words, the format is in decline, but it still makes up a substantial amount of sales revenue. It's important to realize though that it's the economic engine that's built around CDs—not the CDs themselves - that's dying. The reality of the decline in sales of ...
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Subscription Revenues Are Actually Declining in the US...
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Digital Music News
This is another reason why US-based labels have been so hesitant on Spotify. Sure, the licensing climate on Spotify is softening somewhat, but part of the huge delay has come from a 'been there, done that' problem in the US, according to our sources. In other words, subscription services—including very good subscription services like Rhapsody—have been in this market for about a decade, and nothing substantive has happened.
Now, there's more data to back that point. We've seen ...
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It's Getting Worse: Just 1,215 Albums Sold 10,000 Units in 2010...
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Digital Music News
The incredibly-shrinking album is forcing everyone to adapt. But why can't artists even sell 10,000 units anymore? Especially when top-line album sales are still in the billions? At New Music Seminar in LA on Tuesday, another stunning stat surfaced. Last year, just 1,215 albums sold more than 10,000 units in the US. Here's what the last three years looked like, according to the presented figures: Albums selling more than 10,000 units in 2010: 1,215 Albums selling more than 10,000 units ...
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How To: Optimize the Individual Fan Experience
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HypeBot
This post is by Brian Vinikoor, the Head of Marketing at Secret Road. “We're having a great day here at Zappos" is the first of many enthusiastic lines you hear when calling customer support at Zappos. If I've had a rough day, I half-jokingly consider calling Zappos where they even have a phone-line to host their “Joke of the Day." The company not only accentuates its customer service, they market themselves as a service company ("that just happens to sell...shoes, bags, clothing, ...
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Acclaimed British Jazz Violinist Chris Garrick Votes Neolin Best Electro-Acoustic Violin
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Jona Rapoport Artist Management/PR
"I want to learn to play like Chris Garrick!" —Maxim Vengerov “THE NEOLIN is more than just an electro-acoustic violin —with its own, modern sound, its versatility and a whole bunch of options, it's meant to open up new horizons for violin-playing, to enlarge the spectrum of musical expressions in today's music the way the saxophone did in Jazz a century ago!" —Bodo Vosshenrich, Neolin/Neoloncello maker Jazz violinist Chris Garrick looked far and wide for the perfect stage and recording ...
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