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The Power Struggle of Music Versus the Machine
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The digital age has created previously unimagined opportunities for musicians, and changed music creation, distribution and discovery forever. But alongside those changes, the livelihoods of creators has been threatened. Now is the time to recapture the value that music creates, argues Sound Royalties Alex Heiche, and he sees signs that it's starting to happen. Guest post by Alex Heiche, the CEO and founder of Sound Royalties It is time for music to take back control from technology. Over the past several ...
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Virginia Woolf To Howlin' Wolf: Author Peter Guralnick On Algorithm-Defeating Art, Expression Of Emotion [INTERVIEW]
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Here George Howard shares his recent experience speaking with Peter Guralnick, an author noted for his use of music as a tool through which to explore socio-political and cultural issues. The two discussed their shared concern of an increasingly algorithm-based culture of music consumption, and if we have reached peak curation. Guest post by George Howard on Forbes Peter Guralnick exists in a rarified realm of those who write immensely entertaining books about music that are also appropriately classified as scholarly and definitive. ...
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Why You Need To Be As Active On Spotify As You Are On Facebook
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While most musicians now realize that maintaining an effective artist presence on Facebook requires daily maintenance, the may not know that the same is true of Spotify. Here we go over ten easy steps that can do wonders for the growth of your presence on Spotify. Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY Musician 10 small steps you can take to maintain and grow your presence on Spotify Most musicians understand by now that a Facebook page is like a ...
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CD Baby Expands Major Latin American Footprint with Local Office In Argentina
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CD Baby has expanded into Argentina hiring Martín Liviciche to open a local office. Already one of the largest distributors in Latin America, CD Baby represents 20,000 artists from Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Mexico. Martín Liviciche has been hired to open a local office of CD Baby in Argentina, expanding the D.I.Y. and indie music distributor's already substantial Latin American presence. Livichiche founded his own label and publishing endeavor and has managed publicity for major government cultural initiatives and festivals in ...
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ASCAP Teams With LANDR To Offer Members Free Mastering
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ASCAP has teamed with LANDR to offer its 600,000 songwriter and publisher members unlimited automated mastering. All ASCAP members will be given free access to LANDR’s Basic Subscription plus one HD WAV per month. This benefit also includes access to LANDR’s smart sharing features which enable songwriters and composers to privately and securely share their work with collaborators. More Member Services Planned ASCAP says that this partnership is the start of a larger initiative to offer member benefits with organizations that ...
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Support Copyright Office Legislation And Call Congress
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Here Chris Castle urges readers to support new bipartisan legislation making the Librarian of Congress a presidential appointment, as well as bringing about several other badly needed fixes to the position. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy I don’t often ask MTP readers for their vote, but I am asking you to call your member of Congress and ask them to support bipartisan legislation introduced by Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers, H.R. 1695, The Register ...
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YouTube Has Changed Its Payment Threshold and It's Bad News For New Musicians, Creators
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YouTube has been working on ways to respond to a major ad boycott over ad placement alongside objectionable videos. One of the changes will be bad news for musicians and other creators at the beginning of their careers. Effective immediately, YouTube will no longer serve ads on videos until the channel reaches 10,000 lifetime views. "This new threshold gives us enough information to determine the validity of a channel. It also allows us to confirm if a channel is following our ...
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