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Digital Music News
OK Go has linked with Indaba Music and the Rock Band Network to launch a remix contest for their upcoming song, “White Knuckles." As part of the involved contest, the winning song will be included in Rock Band 3. More details at okgo.net.
European authorities have been raiding a number of suspected piracy hubs throughout the continent, according to numerous reports. The coordinated effort involves 15 countries, is largely focused on film and targets The Scene, a loosely-affiliated group responsible ...
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Dubspot Founder Dan Giove on How to Set Yourself Apart as DJ
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We All Make Music
In the past couple of years, DJ culture has become totally demystified. Thanks to a variety of developments, DJing is no longer shadowy or mysterious. In theory, anybody can do it. You can do it with iPods. You can do it with CDs. You can do it with iPads. You can do it online. You can even DJ with video game controllers! Yet as the mystique surrounding DJ culture has faded away, its cache has swelled almost immeasurably. Expanded access ...
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Yellowjackets Sign with Mack Avenue Records
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AAJ Staff
Announced at the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival Mack Avenue Records is proud to announce the signing of Grammy® award winning jazz group, the Yellowjackets. The signing was made official at the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival, where the group headlined on the Carhartt Amphitheatre Stage. Comprised of saxophonist Bob Mintzer, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Will Kennedy (who was a member of the group from 1986-1998 and returned this year), the group joins the Mack Avenue ...
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How to Launch a Music Startup: Market Size
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HypeBot
This post is part of the How To Launch a Music Startup series by Brenden Mulligan, which focuses on building a company that creates online products for musicians. Mulligan founded ArtistData, which was recently acquired by Sonicbids, and can be found on Twitter at @bmull. As mentioned in the previous post, I'm going to start out this series establishing key metrics to think about when building a music startup. The first of our three integral metrics is market size. ...
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When Blank Media Costs Less Than Your Album
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HypeBot
Chances are, blank media costs less than your album. What now? Rarely, do I get a chance to listen to an album all the way through. Writing requires different type of background ambiance; almost familiar, yet not too overwhelming. Therefore, most of the time, when I write, I either listen to streams or non-disruptive titles. Some whole albums are my writing albums, but not many can fill that role; it calls for a certain group of songs and they are ...
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Exclusive: Sonicbids Announcing a Really Stupid Deal...
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Digital Music News
Brands want association with bands, that we know. But they often want edgy, unheard-of indies, mainly to keep things fresh and deliver something totally unique. It's so simple, it's stupid. Enter Diesel, which has been encouraging the world to “Be Stupid" lately. Now, according to details tipped to Digital Music News over the weekend, Sonicbids is joining the fun and minting a brand-focused unit in the process. As part of a broader launch of Sonicbids Brands, the two companies are ...
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"The People Who Invented the Paradigm and Were Trusted to Run It Let It Run Afoul. We Have to Fix It"."
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HypeBot
