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Rich Venture Capitalist Converted into Music Pirate
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HypeBot
Fred Wilson, a predominate venture capitalist and blogger, converted into a music pirate the other day. This is someone who is extremely well off and, by his own admission, spends upwards of $2,000 a year on music in his family. And yet, Wilson found himself pirating the latest Streets album from the Internet: “searched the Internet for the record. It was not even listed in iTunes or eMusic. It was listed on Amazon US as an import that would be ...
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An Uncommon Career as a D.I.Y. Musician
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HypeBot
In 2005, Josh Phoenix, 25, sold cell phones by day and retreated to his home studio by night. This is a situation that many D.I.Y. musicians find themselves in. They have an unsexy job that pays the bills and when they return home, they create music they love. Fast forward to today and Phoenix finds himself in a slightly different career. As time went on, he grew interested in digital photography and video editing. Like recording, he mastered those fields ...
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The Allman Brothers Band: Beacon and Wanee Live Streaming
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JamBase
STREAM ALL SHOWS AT MOOGIS.COM Fans of rock music icons The Allman Brothers Band are getting ready for their annual pilgrimage to New York City's Beacon Theatre, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will again take up residency for 13 shows (March 10-26). The group will also headline their own Wanee Music Festival in Live Oak, FL (which takes place April 14-16) with special guests Widespread Panic, Robert Plant & Band of Joy and the Steve Miller ...
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Alan McGee: Emi Proves P2P "Is Murdering the Music Business..."
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Digital Music News
EMI seems like the biggest enemy of EMI, though Creation Records founder and indie stalwart Alan McGee is making waves with a different take. “First things first: EMI is still a great British label," McGee penned a few days ago for NME. “It's justeconomics. Guy Hands bought it in 2007, at the height of the market, when people were paying stupid prices for everything, not just labels." Okay, so who's the real culprit then? This is a more complicated picture. ...
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It's Over! Activision Nixing Guitar Hero...
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Digital Music News
Funny how quickly games can end. First, Rock Band gets pawned off by Viacom for scraps. Now, Activision Blizzardis nixing Guitar Hero, based on a sagging revenue picture. “Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing's Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011," the company confirmed. “These decisions are based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities that the company currently has to create the ...
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Five Things Critics Do Not Like
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We All Make Music
Music critics and fans alike have started to bring up generation gaps when talking about the music industry's uncertain future: “Do kids still buy things? Do they still like albums? Do they listen to music on hi-fi systems? Do kids even know what hi-fi stands for?" These kinds of questions can be frustrating, because nobody has the answers. So when you think about the generation gap, think about the people on the other side (read: OLD PEOPLE), the people with ...
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The Pros and Cons of the Privateer Model
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We All Make Music
A music business veteran named Chris Holmes has come up with an interesting business idea for helping the music industry. Called the Privateer Model, Holmes envisions a future where the myriad networks of tastemakers and influencers that spread music online are financially compensated for the role they play in music's spread. On its surface, the idea looks very appealing. But would the Privateer Model actually help the industry, or hasten its decline? Holmes goes into great detail explaining the cultural ...
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Emily White: The Case for Artist Management
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HypeBot
This post is by Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment. Robin Davey's point is that the music business is changing constantly and rapidly. The old school management ideology IS over, which is why our 2-year old artist management company is thriving. That is exactly why the artists on our roster have brought us on to guide all aspects of their career, particularly in this modern era. Someone needs to navigate new opportunities, revenue streams, technology, and help to create a structure ...
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