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Vinyl Crowdfunding Site Hifidelics Readies First Projects, Seeks Feedback
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HypeBot
Hifidelics is a crowdfunding and fan feedback startup for vinyl album releases currently in beta. Unnlike sites that just focus on the fundraising process, Hifidelics will also physically produce and distribute funded releases. I spoke with Hifidelics founder Erik Peterson recently about his newly launched site and his plans to release vinyl albums with a focus on rock, hip hop and electronica. Hifidelics emerged, in part, from Peterson's previous project PLUGO.LA, a social network and digital marketplace for indie musicians ...
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A Guide to Crowdfunding Music Using Mike Masnick's CWF + RTB = $$$ Formula
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HypeBot
(UPDATED) Crowdfunding sites now have a solid history of supporting new work. While each platform has its own quirks and some even focus on music, the core concept remain the same, to mobilize a supportive fan base that will provide the funds to complete your music project. Crowdfunding can be approached from a number of perspectives, from emulating grassroots fundraising to pursuing the logic of the sales funnel, but I think Michael Masnick's focus on connecting with fans and giving ...
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A Trip to Target: How Digital is Changing Music Retail
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HypeBot
As music sales go further from physical CD's and become all digital, many mass merchandise stores have been cutting down on shelf space and changing their marketing strategies in their music sections. Big stores like Target and Walmart have continued to sell music by partnering with artists and selling exclusive albums with more content or incentives attached. They have also changed the look of some of their music sections in-store. On one of my trips to Target, I noticed something ...
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The Eagles' Don Henley Declares "Time Has Come" to Prepare for Battle with Record Labels
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HypeBot
"The time has come" for artist to prepare for a potential battle with the record labels, warns The Eagles' Don Henley. While Henley certainly could recite a litany of grievances, the battle he's warning about is the provision in U.S. Copyright Law that could allow musicians to gain control of their masters 35 years after they were released. The clock started ticking in 1978. So in 2013, the major labels could potentially loose the right to release classic 1978 albums ...
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Photostory: John Reynolds on Zoot
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Writer John Reynolds [pictured] in Burlington, Ontario, sent along a clutch of photos he took in the summer of 1960 in Provincetown, Mass. Here's the story in John's own words: “In the summer of 1960, when I was 20 years old, a buddy and I drove from our home near Toronto, Canada, to Boston and then south to New York City for a two-week vacation. On a Saturday morning, we drove down from Boston to Cape Cod, Mass., and up ...
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The Passing of Another Great Jazz Venue: Charlie O's Closes Its Doors
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Chuck Koton
More bad news for the Los Angeles jazz scene. Jo-Ann Ottaviano announced that due to the sluggish economy(not to mention the sluggish Angeleno), after 11 years, she has closed the doors to Charlie O's. The jazz club, located in the San Fernando Valley town of Van Nuys, had been a favorite “hang" for jazz lovers and musicians alike. Charlie “O" Ottaviano, who ran the club until his untimely death in 2008, had always dreamed of opening a jazz club, and, ...
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Musician? Take the Chamber Music America Jazz Musician Survey
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Michael Ricci
Hello from Chamber Music America, We are writing to ask you to participate in a survey that is part of national conversation about the urgent needs and challenges facing jazz musicians and presenters. Click here to take the survey. Note: The survey can be completed anonymously; the results will be aggregated and information collected will not be attributed to any specific individuals. Over the past several months, Chamber Music America has conducted a series of focus group sessions with members ...
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One of Music's Last Holdouts Putumayo Goes Digital
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HypeBot
One of the last holdouts, Putumayo has finally made its music available via digital download. “I've built a business focused on creating compelling physical packages that combine music, culture and travel, that make great gifts and that sound very good," label founder Dan Storper told the New York Times. Putumayo's colorfully decorated, compilations, like “Acoustic Brazil" and “French Café," have sold a total of 27 million copies worldwide, but it's transition to digital may not be easy. How can Putumayo ...
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