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10 Things Bands Can Do to Book More Live Shows

Source: HypeBot
October 21, 2010

Looking to play more live shows? On our Music Think Tank blog, Chris Bracco gives 10 things you can do to get more gigs. Things such as creating a YouTube channel, making business cards, networking, and getting creative can help get your music out to the masses. A great way to get more gigs is to meet and develop a relationship with bigger bands that can help you get opening slots. Playing live shows is one of the best ways ...

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MTT: The Music Manipulation Curve (Theory)

Source: HypeBot
October 16, 2010

Bruce Warila discusses the constant trend of moving toward easier listening formats that allow for personalization on demand. Sites like Pandora utilize user feedback and hire professionals to break down songs and figure out what to recommend to listeners. Bruce thinks that services that feature “ubiquitous, on-demand streaming (or even downloading) of any song, brilliant user interfaces, and an integrated, trusted quality fader" will drive up music consumption. Take note: There may be business opportunities to fill that need. Are ...

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Google Shares Impressive YouTube Stats

Source: HypeBot
October 16, 2010

Google shared some impressive Q3 earnings numbers this week and for the first time broke down a bit more of how they achieved it. While Google didn't share specific revenue numbers for YouTube, they did say that they are now monetizing an impressive 2 billion views per week. That's a jump of 50% from last year. Recent reports suggest that YouTube is approaching $1 billion per year in revenue. As part of an effort to prove that it's revenue wasn't ...

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Can You Dig It? Emporer X Buries New Songs Around L.A. for Fans to Find

Source: HypeBot
October 15, 2010

Singer-songwriter Chad Matheny has been recording albums under the name Emperor X for years. He's gotten a little attention, but certainly not broken through to anything close to mainstream success. Now Matheny's started burying his new songs in the ground and giving fans clues as to how to find them. Recently, Matheny walked to a rock near L.A. dropped to his knees and started scratching at the dirt.  “Ha, there it is," he told the NPR reporter accompanying him. “So ...

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What the Lawyers Are Hearing

Source: We All Make Music
October 14, 2010

Just like we said would happen, last night the New York Law School held an event called “Monetizing the Band: How to Be a Working Band in 2010."

Just like we didn't expect, however, the room was crawling with entertainment lawyers.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you. We love entertainment lawyers! Some of our best friends are entertainment lawyers!

But because the panels were held at a law school, they focused on giving lawyers an idea of ...

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The Top 13 Things We've Discovered in the Digital New World...

Source: Digital Music News
October 12, 2010

Hey, we couldn't resist—hope you enjoyed the Columbus Day weekend. Here are the top lessons the music industry has 'discovered' in the early days of this 'digital new world.' (1) It's really, really hard to sell music to fans online. Whether the iTunes Store or Rdio, getting fans to allocate even modest amounts of their income to music is an extremely difficult challenge. Competing with free has proven a hard game indeed. (2) But it's not as hard to engage ...

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What Will the Next Decade in Music Look Like?

Source: HypeBot
October 6, 2010

That's a big question. One that I promise that I don't have the answer to. It's provoked by the fact that ten years ago this week, Shawn Fanning graced the cover of Time Magazine. The cover raised the question, “What's Next For Napster?" Indeed, by now, most of us know that story all too well. Both Steve Knopper and Greg Kot wrote at great length about the changes that Napster brought forth and how it reshaped our culture and industry. ...

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50 Million Digital Albums Sold in the UK

Source: HypeBot
October 5, 2010

New figures released by BPI to The Telegraph indicate that the '500 millionth single download was purchased in the UK last week.' Also, UK digital album sales have topped the 50 million mark. When figures started being recorded four and a half years ago, digital albums accounted for less than 2% of UK music industry revenue—now they're up to nearly 20%. Incredibly, the amount of time that it took digital albums to reach that mark is less than the duration ...

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