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Alfi Records US Label Launch: Sandoval, Turcio, Orozco, Chindamo/Black, Albare
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
ALFI Records Celebrates International Label with Diverse Releases Featuring Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio, César Orozco and the Company’s Own Founder, Albare ALFI Records, the new international, multicultural record label founded by virtuoso jazz guitarist Albert Dadon (aka Albare) celebrates its worldwide launch with five releases by a roster of lauded musicians, including 10-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval, Joe Chindamo/Zoe Black, Phil Turcio and César Orozco as well as the label founder himself. Committed to filling a void ...
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Will Social Networks Ever Be Able To Master Music?
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HypeBot
While some of the more diminutive players in the field of social networking like Vine and Flipagram have been making great strides when it comes to integrating music with their services, some of the larger behemoths like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have some catching up to do. Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium Recently, Vine announced a suite of features that allow users and artists to add music to their videos and discover new tracks. A few months earlier, Flipagram raised a ...
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Giving Fans A V.I.P. Experience Using Periscope
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The live streaming video app Periscope was recently acquired by Twitter and has been on the rise since its launch. Looking at the group Veruca Salt as a case study, this article explores how artists can use Periscope to offer their fans a V.I.P. experience, with minimal cost or preparation. Guest Post by Chandler Coyle on The Coyle Report What is Periscope? Periscope is a live-streaming video app for iOS and Android devices which is part of the Twitter family. Twitter purchased the startup Periscope ...
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Niche Music: The Next Streaming Frontier
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While streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer a seemingly unlimited buffet of music from which listeners can pick and choose, it may be more variety than most listeners need, or than they're willing to pay $9.99 a month for. Should music streaming instead take a hint from companies like Netflix and break into smaller and cheaper niche-based services? Guest Post by Mark Mulligan from his Music Industry Blog If 2014 was the year of fear, uncertainty and doubt for streaming ...
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The Music Industry's Problem With Perceived Value
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Why does the listening public think music is worthless? Although music streaming has become hugely popular, this popularity has yet to translate into significant revenue, largely because potential subscribers don't feel that having tens of millions of songs at their fingertips is worth ten bucks a month. Guest Post by Hugh McIntyre on Forbes For about ten years now, the recorded music industry has been in a pretty steady decline in terms of how much money is coming in. Ever since the ...
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The Evolution Of Music Copyright Law And How It Affects Creators
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Before 1972, there was no copyright protection for sound recordings, at least not on the federal level. Since then, the rules surrounding SR copyright have changed quite a bit, particularly in the age of digital streaming. This article looks at how music's copyright laws have developed over the years and how these developments have affected revenue. Guest Post by Todd Brabec on the Berklee College of Music - Music Business Journal The Performance Right Juncture: Sound Recordings Prior to 1972, ...
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My Phone Call With Prince
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A notable figure in the industry for not only his music but also his business smarts, Prince is continuing to stand his ground with a zero tolerance policy where copyright is concerned, as he revealed in a recent phone call with Scott Goodman of YourListen.com. By Scott Goodman of YourListen.com My morning ritual usually begins with coffee, toast, and a ripe banana, but, today was different. Today... I might be talking to a music legend. I threw on my lucky black T-Shirt, ...
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