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Jack White Creates Third Man Rolling Record Store
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HypeBot
If the record industry is dying, no one told Jack White. Where the major labels see a landscape that's fraught with music piracy and shrinking revenues, he sees an industry that's ripe for disruption. In his latest attempt, White has created the Third Man Rolling Record Store. The truck will carry a full-menu of Third Man Records' merchandise and album releases, as well as, collectables and souvenirs that will be exclusive to it. The first stop for the Rolling Record ...
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Why I AM Obsessed with Direct-to-Fan Marketing
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HypeBot
This post is by Michael Fiebach, Founder of Fame House. Why “obsessed" you ask? Well, I have been working with a Philly based hip-hop group “OCD: Moosh & Twist," and their obsession for their craft has given me the opportunity to let my obsession shine: building, growing, and monetizing online fan bases... I would like to officially announce the launch of my company: Fame House. Some of you may know me from my work with DJ Shadow. I am continuing ...
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Dwayne Kerr Garners Endorsement from GUO Musical Instruments Co. on the Eve of Touring Again with Erykah Badu
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
Dwayne Kerr, flutist for Erykah Badu, recently announced his endorsement with GUO Musical Instruments Co. As a frequently touring artist, Kerr is a great match for this maker of composite flutes. “I always wanted to own a wood flute, but touring with the additional stress of changing weather and climate can make traveling with a wood flute challenging. The Grenaditte is great. It's made with a polymer composite material...no problems and no more worries," he said. Kerr is quick to ...
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Spotify Payouts - The Strangeness Continues
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HypeBot
This post is by Faza at The Cynical Musician. When I originally wrote about the Spotify payouts for my music, I noted the large divergence between the minimum and maximum amounts paid per play. From what I've read elsewhere, nobody really has a clue as to how the rate per-stream is calculated (other than Spotify, of course). I was mystified as to the spread of the numbers at the time of writing the previous post and, if anything, I'm even ...
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Galactic | New Orleans | Review | Pics
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JamBase
By Wesley Hodges Galactic :: 03.05.11 :: Tipitina's Uptown :: New Orleans, LA The chaos has cleared (at least for a day), the trash is (somewhat) picked up, and (some of the beads) have been put away, but the recollections of last Saturday night's Galactic performance still stick out from the otherwise blurry Mardi Gras (Week) Weekend. This year's Mardi Gras was one of the most-well attended and craziest in recent memory, with the pandemonious Bacchus/Endymion double header on Sunday, ...
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Just 1% of Releases Account for 82% of New Album Sales...
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Digital Music News
n incredible 81.7% of new album sales come from just 1% of new release titles, according to details released by Nielsen Soundscan this morning. “It's ridiculous," commented Nielsen executive David Bakula during the presentation at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. But it's been that way for years, at least in the US. According to the same Nielsen dataset, the top 1% accounted for 83.3% of new album sales in 2009, and 82.8% in 2008. And, the figure was just shy ...
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A Record Label Opens for Working Musicians
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HypeBot
In the UK, a record label for musicians with day jobs has opened. It is primary seeking artists who have already funded their own professional recordings and are looking for an extra boost. Day Job Records is run by a cache of music industry, public relations, marketing and legal experts who are looking to sign, develop, package, distribute and market “undiscovered gems“ who can “maximize return for both parties." Amusingly, the company boldly states in its release that it doesn't ...
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