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2015: Year Of A Million Streaming Services [Cortney Harding]
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While there are a plethora of streaming services currently available, most of which are reasonably well designed and user friendly, none of them seem to have gained enough traction as to become especially profitable, meanwhile the market has become saturated. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium 2015 will go down as the year that Apple, YouTube, and Jay Z all looked at the current music landscape and thought, “You know what the world needs? Another streaming service.” Now, none of these ...
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MIDEM 2016 To Have International Focus
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Music industry convention MIDEM will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an international focus.Taking place in Cannes, France, on June 3-6, the international dimension of the music ecosystem will be at the core of next year’s event, and will act as the central theme of 2016 conference program. It will examine how the music industry needs to build development strategies with a cross-border perspective and encompass best practices in digital, marketing, and monetization from all around the world. The conference program ...
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Are Streaming Music Services Providing Useless Artist Data?
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While many streaming services may talk up the fact that they provide artists with data and analytics regarding their listeners, closer inspection reveals that, in addition to not being all that useful, a lot of this information isn't always accurate, says Chris Castle. Op-ed by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Pandora and Spotify (among others) have made a big deal out of providing “data” and “analytics” about streaming uses to artists–and particularly managers–about how the artist is performing on their respective services. The “artist ...
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American Music Abroad Program Accepting Applications Now
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American Music Abroad represents the new generation of musical ambassadors; reaching beyond concert halls to interact with other musicians and citizens around the globe. During 2015 and 2016, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will partner with American Voices to send 10 American roots music groups in different genres to more than 50 countries. Each year, approximately 10 ensembles are selected to embark on a month-long, multi-country tour, where they engage with international audiences through public concerts, interactive performances with ...
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How Can Musicians Engage Intermediate Fans?
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The importance of uber fans is well documented, as is the power of appealing to the more casual masses. But what about those many fans in the middle? They really like the artist, might even go to a show, but they don't spend a lot of time visiting the artist's Facebook page for updates. If you were a music consumer pre-2001, here’s a fun experiment to try the next time you’re cleaning out your basement: go through all your old ...
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Things I Hate Hearing About The Music Business [Ethan Kaplan]
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In this article, Ethan Kaplan takes on what he feels are some of the main misconceptions regarding the current state of the music industry, with specific regard to Apple Music, the dismissal of EDM, and the importance of music and music discovery in people's day to day lives. Guest Post by Ethan Kaplan on Medium The running list of things that I hate hearing about the music business I recently ventured to SF Music Tech, and ran into a familiar ...
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Reverb, The EBay For Music Gear, Raises $25 Million
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New and used musical instruments and other music gear is a $23 billion global business. Reverb.com has positioned itself to be the sector's eBay acting as the marketplace for about $120 million in used gear this year. Reverb, an online marketplace for musical instruments and gear, today announced the completion of a $25 million Series B funding round led Summit Partners. Launched in 2013, Reverb is on pace to process more than $120 million in transactions in 2015. The company’s ...
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Jerald Miller, Managing Director Of The Nu Jazz Agency Named One Of The Top 30 Influencers In The Performing Arts Industry By Musical America Magazine
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Musical America Worldwide, the 118 year old performing arts magazine, named Jerald Miller, Managing Director of the Nu Jazz Agency, as the first Jazz business professional inaugurated into their annual list of Professionals of The Year, covering 1015’s category Arts Influencers. This year’s category, “Influencers”, highlights those professionals who have demonstrated an exceptional ability to tangibly influence the way people think in the performing arts industry. It's annual end of year special report is available online. “Musical America Professionals of ...
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