Music Industry News

Spotify Has Users "By the Balls." Users Disagree.

Source: HypeBot
October 26, 2010

Sean Parker spoke about Spotify at The Daily Beast's conference. Rather candidly, Parker explained that the war on piracy has been a failure and that the answer to it is Spotify. He says that once users become addicted to their music libraries they will want to bring these songs with them on the go and this is when they are most likely to get fans to subscribe to the service. He claims, in this sense, that he will have users ...

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CMJ 2010: Tips for Getting Gigs in New Markets

Source: We All Make Music
October 23, 2010

When CMJ released its panel schedule about ten days ago, there were a couple titles that jumped out at us right away, most of which we've been lucky enough to attend over the past few days. But the final panel we attended today, “How to Sell 500 Tickets in 5 Different Markets," was the first thing we circled.

And it turns out our instincts were good. There was a ton of information offered up not just by the panelists, but ...

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Investors Have Zero Interest in Financing Music Startups; It's in the '20th Century Media Bucket'

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2010

Patrick Bradley, founder of Ingenious Media, one of UK's leading media investment and advisory groups, says that he, like many other investors, put recorded music in the '20th Century media bucket.' Asked by The Music Void what he thinks about music start-ups and whether or not he had interest in investing in them, he said that people only pay for experiences now and are too excited about other media forms to care about buying physical albums. “Actually I think we ...

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MOG's CEO Responds: Music Startups Do Work

Source: HypeBot
October 23, 2010

In response to recent comments by former imeem CEO Dalton Cadwell that music startups face almost insormountable challenges, David Hyman, the founder and CEO of MOG wrote:  ..."providing music content is a smaller-margin business. But, the addressable market is massive. Music consumption is at an all-time high and is most likely the second biggest leisure activity in the world behind watching television... It's an industry in massive flux."  (Read on.) “Those with models that work can reap massive rewards through ...

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The Hot New Sound on the Scene? Oh, Yes, It is the Clarinet

Source: AAJ Staff
October 22, 2010

Since the end of the big band era, the clarinet has taken a backseat to its sexier woodwind cousin, the saxophone. But in the Bay Area, thanks to a fertile environment of classically trained clarinetists with experimental sensibilities, the oft-overlooked instrument is having a moment. “I can't imagine a better time for clarineting in the Bay Area," said Ben Goldberg of the New Klezmer Trio. “There are so many wonderful players here now. And it's only getting better, baby." Talented ...

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Accelerator at SXSW 2011 Names Music Advisory Board, Accepting Startup Applications

Source: HypeBot
October 22, 2010

This  year SXSW is extending its hugely popular technology Accelerator events to the Music conference. Presented by Microsoft BizSpark, bleeding edge music technology start-ups will demo their new and often yet to be released offerings in front of a live audience and panel of expert judges. I'm proud to have been named to the Advisory Board alongside a stellar group of new music industry leaders. Accelerator at SXSW 2011 Advisory Board: Andrew Perliman, Vringo Mobile Entertainment Executive

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Henry Jenkins: 'Recording Industry Acted Like Jackasses and Don't Deserve Any Sympathy.'

Source: HypeBot
October 24, 2010

Everyone has an opinion about the plight of the record industry. Some are worth listening to, others not so much. Henry Jenkins, author of Convergence Culture, is a renowned media scholar and cultural critic. Copy Grounds, a new media discussion form, had the chance to talk to Jenkins and he had some choice words about the record industry. He's in the midst of a new book and has been researching grassroots process of circulation. Asked his thoughts on the RIAA ...

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Hammerax Is A Hit With Diverse New Endorsers Marco Giovino, Terry Bozzio and Omar Hakim

Source: JCM Media
October 22, 2010

Clearwater, Florida,—Hammerax, famed for making out-of-the-ordinary bronze instruments with sustain and musical effects that go well beyond the sonic possibilities of traditional cymbals, has launched an innovative, diverse endorsement program. New artists who have joined the Hammerax family include drumming legends Terry Bozzio and Omar Hakim, and current Robert Plant skinsman Marco Giovino. Hakim Sticks To Hybrid Hammerax Drummer Omar Hakim is among the world's most elite drummers, a top call recording and touring star who has played with everyone ...

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