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How Stereo Records Were Sold To A Skeptical Public: Hi-Res Lessons In An Era Of Lo-Res Music
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Music's pundits wondered ad infinitum if consumers would put up with the inferior digital sound of downloads and streaming. More than 17 years after the iPod was introduced , the answer is a loud lo-res yes. Such was also the case when the music industry first introduced stereo records to a skeptical public. How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public By Jonathan Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology and Janet Borgerson, DePaul University When we hear the word “stereo” ...
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American Pop Loses Global Crown, But Christmas Music Still Can’t Be Beat
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In this piece, Bobby Owsinski observes how US pop hits which once permeated the world over have given way to more local music in every area except when it comes to the holidays, where American Christmas classics from the '50s and '60s still reign supreme. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 One of the ways I used to gauge the magnitude of a hit was if I could walk down a street in another country and hear it ...
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Music Metadata: Why You Need To Get It Right
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Metadata (aka data about data) has become a huge part of achieving musical success in the digital age. So huge, in fact, that to ignore it, or to have incorrect metadata, can ruin your chances of keeping your head above water in the streaming era. By Chris Robley of CD Baby from the DIY Musician blog. What is music metadata? Metadata is “data about data” — information about information. In the digital music world, it’s the data that accompanies your songs and ...
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An Exploration Of Co-publishing, Sub-publishing And Administration Agreements [Pt. 2]
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In this second in a multi-part series exploring some of the less well known publishing agreements in the music industry, Justin Jacobson delves into the nitty gritty of sub-publishing agreement and what its implications are for an artist. Guest post by Justin Jacobson, Esq. of the TuneCore Blog This is the second in a two-part installment reviewing different types of publishing agreements. To catch up on Part 1, click here. In Part 1, we examined administration agreements and began looking at co-publishing ...
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Qobuz Hi-Res Streaming Service US Launch Imminent
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While consumer need for a hi-res streaming services seems to have cooled down of late and most listeners seemingly content with CD-quality music, Qobuz close to imminent launching its hi-res streaming and download platform in the US. The news comes on the same day that Sony became the first major label to launch its own hi-res streaming service. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The fervor for high-resolution music streaming has died down in recent months, and it ...
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NOLA's Favorite Band Just Bought NOLA's Favorite Nightclub
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Galactic has announced that they’ve purchased the iconic New Orleans nightclub Tipitina’s. The recently finalized deal, which has been in negotiation for most of the year, will transfer ownership of the music venue and it’s associated business to the popular indie funk band. Galactic is no stranger to Tipitina’s and the band has been performing there for more than two decades. The members of Galactic stated that they plan to continue to operate Tipitina’s as a music club, hosting both ...
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How Create Music Group Located $60M In Unclaimed Revenue For Artists, Labels In Three Years
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Here Dana Feldman looks at how Los Angeles-based company Create Music Group has been able able to impact the online streaming economy in artists' favor by tracking down $60 million dollars in unclaimed streaming revenue. By Dana Feldman. This article originally appeared on Forbes.com In just three years, Los Angeles-based Create Music Group has changed the online music streaming game. What started as a YouTube monetization company, collecting revenue on behalf of artists and labels, now monetizes more than nine billion streams per ...
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Streaming Services Hold Key To Music's Diversity [Op-Ed]
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Johan Svanberg of indie distributor Record Union looks at the need for music streaming services to become more diverse and egalitarian; not only where gender and ethnicity are concerned, but also in terms of creation and ownership. The answer, he believes, is to make streaming platforms a more hospitable and profitable environment for independent artists and labels. Guest post by Johan Svanberg of Record Union The music industry needs to become more diverse, but equality and diversity is not only ...
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