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An Open Letter to Robb McDaniels, Founder and CEO of InGrooves
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HypeBot
By Philip Kaplan, Founder of Distrokid. Dear Mr. McDaniels, This is in response to an article you wrote on HypeBot (here) entitled, “5 musings from a digital music exec who’s been doing this a long time and isn’t even that old.” In the article, you oppose your competitors who “offer to distribute all the music you want, for a fixed fee.” My company, DistroKid, is the only service I know of that does that. For $19.99/yr, our artists can distribute ...
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5 Musings from a Digital Music Exec Who's Been Doing This a Long Time and Isn't Even That Old
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HypeBot
Guest post from Robb McDaniels, Founder and CEO, INgrooves Music Group. I have been at the helm of INgrooves Music Group for nearly twelve years now, and have largely chosen to keep my head down and mouth shut (must be that New England upbringing). But once in a while, it is necessary to speak up and make sure you all know what I know. Here are five things on the top of my mind these days – feel free to ...
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Let's Give a Boost to American Jazz, Too
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Michael Ricci
Lawrence A. Johnson, a music critic who also runs a group of web-based classical-music sites, has had a corker of an idea: He's launched a nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to boost the number of performances of American classical music. Not only will Mr. Johnson's foundation commission new compositions and ensure that they get performed and recorded, but—even more interestingly—it will also make grants to musical ensembles and concert presenters that want to perform previously existing works by American composers. ...
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An Industry Insider Explains Why Streaming Music's Already Profitable
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HypeBot
By Thomas McAlevey, CEO of Radical.FM. This article was originally published on Radical.FM's blog. Just how bright is the future of the music industry really? A new generation has spoken and Access (streaming any music in the world from ‘The Cloud’) will win out over Ownership (collecting a finite number of songs as CDs or files) just as Personal Radio (interactive Internet radio streaming) is replacing AM/FM. This is no longer debated by the informed, but accepted as a matter ...
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Why Bashing Jazz is Profitable
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Everyone wants in on the fun. Just over a week ago, the New Yorker created a fuss by fabricating quotes that trashed jazz and falsely attributed them to Sonny Rollins. Days later, a disclaimer was added to let unsuspecting online readers know it was all in jest. Over the weekend, it was the Washington Post's turn. In an online column entitled “All That Jazz Isn’t All That Great,“ Justin Moyer, deputy editor of the paper's online “Morning Mix," wrote that ...
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Long Time Music Industry Writers Clueless on Impacts of Technology
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HypeBot
Op Ed by Daniel Legere for China Music Radar. Every now and again the big bad business press take a dip into topics that don’t really suit them or their typical audience. Could be boredom, or perhaps vague attempts at riding the buzzwagon of a trending topic. Imagine our surprise when we spotted this article on Forbes, entitled “4 Reasons Why Music Careers Are Getting Trounced By Tech”, authored by a contributor who claims to have worked in music for ...
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Streaming Music Reduces Artist Revenue and Waters Down Creativity
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Op Ed by John Dilley from HighSpeedInternet.com. When iTunes launched 10 years ago, it became the model for buying and legally downloading music. Soon services like Spotify came along and changed the game from a purchasing model to a licensing model. How has this changed the industry? For consumers it’s great, but for the music industry it’s meant tons of competition at the bottom, a vanishing middle, and more corporate domination at the top. Streaming services like Spotify give artists ...
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Dear PledgeMusic: It's Time to Stop Misrepresenting Music Crowdfunding
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HypeBot
I think PledgeMusic is one of the most important music tech companies currently in the game. I also think crowdfunding is one of the most important financial developments of this century to date though it does precede this century. Because I think both PledgeMusic and crowdfunding are extremely important to the music industry in this time of radical change, I find it disappointing that PledgeMusic insists on misrepresenting crowdfunding to musicians in order to position themselves as the true direct-to-fan ...
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