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Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose And Patreon Looks Back At 2014

Source: HypeBot
December 15, 2014

Jack Conte, multi-instrumentialist of Pomplamoose and co-founder of Patreon joins us today to Hypebot.com's year end virtual panel. When asked about effect of ubiquitous music online and what the “Taylor Swift Debate" means for music streaming he says “No - the debate won't change anything, but artists pulling out of Spotify will." Conte goes on, “So many financial models are crumbling for artists right now - they're going to go where they get paid, as they should." Continue reading for more from Jack ...

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 12-18

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
December 13, 2014

As we get closer to the holidays, the options for live music keep growing. This week, for instance, you can hear one of the finest jazz quintets on the local scene in a too-rare live gig; welcome home (if briefly) one of our most popular, swinging pianists; enjoy productions of holiday brass and holiday songs from top local talents; hear two nights from an internationally acclaimed vocalist dubbed by legends as the “next big thing;" hear in an intimate space ...

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The art of the jazz duo

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
December 12, 2014

Pianist Johnny Varro is best known for his interpretations of vintage jazz, most of it dating to the 1920s through the '40s. But Friday afternoon's duo concert with bassist Mark Neuenschwander for the South County Jazz Club gave Varro a chance to spread his wings a bit into material not associated with his Swing 7 classic jazz band. Their duo came about by accident a few years ago when the drummer never showed for a trio gig. They shifted gears ...

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Dave Cool of Bandzoogle

Source: HypeBot
December 12, 2014

Dave Cool, Director of Artist Relations at Banzoogle joins us next on Hypebot.com's 2014 Year End Virtual Panel. Cool lands among other YouTube Music key skeptics: “I'm not sure what impact it will have. YouTube has gotten away with being the largest free music streaming service for years. I don't know how they're going to get people to start paying for it now, and it already seems confusing." Find out more about how 2014 impacted Bandzoogle and what Dave Cool thinks ...

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The Cost Of Breaking A Major Label Act

Source: HypeBot
December 12, 2014

By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Blog The latest IFPI (International Federation of the Phonograph Industry - boy, is that name outdated) recently came out with a report about the state of the music industry and a few of the elements that were analyzed included how much the major labels spent on developing new acts. Here are some interesting figures. The cost of breaking an act is between $500k and $1 million. The typical advance averages between $50k and $350k Typical album recording costs are ...

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Dmitri Vietze

Source: HypeBot
December 11, 2014

Dmitri Vietze of Music and Technology PR Firm Rock Paper Scissors is up next on Hypebot.com's virtual panel. He shares his thoughts on the Taylor Swift rift with Spotify and the importance of YouTube Music Key and the expansion of Beats Music ecosystem below. He also speaks to the changes brought on by 2014 and what it means for his business: “The largest shift right now is that we are in a transitional moment, which means there are no one-size-fits-all solutions ...

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Simon Cole of 7digital

Source: HypeBot
December 10, 2014

Up next in our 2014 Year End Virtual Panel, Simon Cole, CEO of 7digital chimes in on the current state of the music industry. Cole says “The switch to hi-res and wearable technology has pushed the need for a great deal of quick innovation on our part. But these challenges are exciting to us because we see how they will lead to engaging new customers for digital music, as well as demand for services like 7digital." Continue reading for more from Simon ...

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Our Virtual Panel Looks Back on 2014 | Kyle Bylin of Soundhound

Source: HypeBot
December 9, 2014

Kyle Bylin, of SoundHound, former editor of Hypebot.com and author of Promised Land, a collection of essays on how disruptive startups and digital youth reshaped the music industry from 2008 to 2013, revisits his old stomping grounds by joining our year end virtual panel. On the significance of YouTube Music Key and the expansion of Beats Music within Apple's ecosystem, Kyle shares: “The debut of YouTube Music Key and distribution of Beats Music within Apple’s ecosystem are important, highly-anticipated moments in the online ...

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