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Bassist / Composer / Producer / Educator Robert Hurst Signs With Dot Time Records!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Bassist/Composer/Producer/Educator ROBERT HURST Signs With Dot Time Records! New Release, Early 2017 BoB's Black Current Jam DOT TIME RECORDS ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF MULTI-AWARD WINNING BASSIST, ROBERT HURST! Dot Time Records is pleased to announce the signing of multiple Grammy and Emmy Award bassist, Robert Hurst. Robert, a Detroit native, has enjoyed a stellar career spanning over 30 years, and is a well respected and highly recognized composer, electric and acoustic bassist, educator, and recording ...
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Restaurant, Bar, Venue Lobbyists Stupidly Applaud DOJ Decision
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HypeBot
David Lowery examines how such an unpopular decision as the 100% licensing decree handed down by the Department of Justice came to pass with a little help from Google, and how it could negatively impact the ability of venues to license music. By musician and artist advocate David Lowery of The Trichordist (Performing rights organizations or PROs are unions of songwriters. They are also licensing organizations that peform a valuable service to the public. They allow a quick way for any business ...
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The 'Value Gap' In Music Services Could Harm Tech, Music Industry
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HypeBot
'Value gap' has recently become a popular buzz term in the recording industry when describing the disparity in payouts from various streaming services, and in particular to demonize YouTube. The concept is largely inaccurate, however, and its perpetuation could be harmful to both the music and tech industries. Guest Post by Mike Masnick on Techdirt Over the past few months, the legacy recording industry has coalesced around a new talking point— a so-called “value gap" between different kinds of music services. In ...
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How To Use Livestreaming to Grow An Audience
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HypeBot
It seems livestreaming is here to stay, and as the phenomenon continues to grow in popularity, it's becoming a useful way for bands and artists to grow their audience. Here we look at some livestreaming techniques musicians can use to expand their fanbase. Guest Post from The New Rockstar Philosophy I have been impressed by how culturally relevant live streaming has become. Facebook is doubling down on live streaming, YouTube, Twitter, and more are all pushing, or starting to push ...
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Do Modern Artists Really Need Record Labels?
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HypeBot
Do artists operating in today's music economy really need record labels to succeed, or can they simply rely on administrative royalty collection services like Kobalt? The answer may depend on how established the artist already is. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Here’s a very interesting video from The Economist that looks at the new dynamics of the record business and whether an artist really needs a record label these days. It’s a veiled advert for Kobalt, but ...
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Compatible Quotes: Life In Music, Music In Life
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music!" —Sergei Rachmaninoff “They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art." —Charlie Parker “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." —Ludwig Van Beethoven “My goal is to live the truly religious life and express it through my music. If you can live it, there’s no problem about the music, because it’s part of the ...
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Why Artists Need To Embrace The New 360 Model [Cortney Harding]
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As 2016 shapes up to be a landmark year for VR technology, it's time for artists to begin embracing 360 video technology. The cost of creating such content continues to drop, but the returns continue to increase, as the ways in which fans interact with live content continues to shift. Guest post by music tech consultant Cortney Harding It’s already becoming abundantly clear that 2016 is going to be the year VR starts to break in a big way. Headset prices are falling, Google ...
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UPDATE: $9 Million Later, Music Dealers Abruptly Shutters Sync Licensing Service, Musicians Go Unpaid
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A music tech startup going out of business is often just another sad story. But Music Dealers raised big money and cut big deals. Now it's founder has moved on to a glitzy new startup co-founded with a former exec of the defunct synch licensing site's top former clients. The result: many artists are left without payment. Now. Music Dealers has responded. Synch licensing service Music Dealers has shut down, and many artists that made music available through the site are crying foul. ...
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