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Why Event Marketers Should Learn To Lean On Their Ticketing Partners
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As the one responsible for the marketing of a concert or event, there's typically a great deal of pressure to up the headcount of attendees. One way to ease some of the burden in this situation is to get assistance from your ticketing partner. Here we look at three major ways this can be done. Guest post by Tori Trimm of Eventbrite If you’re a marketing leader within an event organization, only you can understand the complex challenges that are ...
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Bill Before Congress Rewards Infringers, Punishes Songwriter Victims [David Lowery]
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A bill titled the “The Transparency in Licensing Act" but more commonly known as “The Shiv Act" in reality does little in the way of promoting transparency, and in fact punishes songwriters while benefiting tech and broadcasting behemoths, says David Lowery. Guest post by musician and artist advocate David Lowery from The Trichordist The company that claims to organize the worlds information, could not figure out how locate a songwriter named Brian Wilson, he wrote a little song called “Surfer Girl.” ...
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How To Collect Your Share Of $43.5 Million Spotify Songwriter, Publisher Settlement
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You may be eligible for a share of the $43.45 million class action lawsuit brought successfully against Spotify on behalf of all songwriters and publishers by musicians Melissa Ferrick and David Lowery. Both sides have agreed to the settlement, which is now just awaiting final court approval. If you wrote a song or own a copyright that has been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office and available on Spotify between December 28, 2012 and June 29, 2017, and you contend ...
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The Beautiful Secrets Behind Vinyl
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This article takes a deep dive into the world of vinyl, exploring why vinyl is superior to a digital format, how one can maximize the sound quality of a vinyl record, several useful ideas for recycling a vinyl record, and more. Guest post by Alex Frank of Music Instruments Center Let’s take a second to do a little exercise, shall we? Imagine yourself strolling down the street, by your favorite bar. You have your new dress or suit on, and ...
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On Building A Music City
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In this piece Dr. Shain Shapiro and Danny Keir unveil a new way of thinking about the concept of Music Cities, and what can be created through the combination of urban planning and the cultural offerings of a thriving music industry. Guest post by Dr. Shain Shapiro and Danny Keir of Sound Diplomacy Over the past few years, there have been dozens of articles, talks, seminars and reports concerning how we define and then proliferate, for our collective benefit, the ...
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SoundCloud Nearing Deal To A Sell Majority Stake To Two Private Equity Firms [REPORT]
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A struggling SoundCloud may have found not one, but two lifelines. A pair of private equity firms are reportedly close to each taking a separate stake in the unprofitable music streamer that would collectively mean the acquisition of a majority of the company. SoundCloud is close two selling a majority stake to two private equity firms. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Alex Ljung of the troubled music streamer has long resisted selling the company to a single buyer, and this split ...
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New Song Release Schedules Explained
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As the music economy continues to shift, it's important we keep our thinking current, particularly when it comes to releasing songs. Here we breakdown what a modern release schedule looks like, as well as how implementing one will benefit the artist. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Our current Music 4.0 world requires new thinking regarding song releases. Here’s an excerpt from my Music 4.1 Internet Music Guidebook that outlines the new release schedule and its benefits. “If we go ...
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YouTube Red, Google Play Music To Merge, Says Music Chief Lyor Cohen
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Did you even remember that Google has two music services? You're not alone. The fact that YouTube Red and Google Play Music compete is confusing, at best. Finally, Google has decided to merge the two to create a new music service. Google and YouTube will merge their music services to create a new one, YouTube's head of music, Lyor Cohen reveled during a panel sponsored by the New Music Seminar yesterday in NYC. Cohen said that a combined service would ...
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