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Ditto Music Responds to Tunecore Ceo Jeff Price

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2010

Yesterday, Hypebot broke an interview with TuneCore CEO Jeff Price. In it, he said it was disingenuous for companies, like Ditto Music and others, to claim 24-hour live times to iTunes, because there is no way to guarantee that; it depends on too many factors that exist outside of the control of digital music distributors. Also, Price want even as far to say that making such promises, ones they know they cannot keep, “preys on the hopes, dreams and aspirations ...

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Suddenly, I Don't Think I Want to Own Music Anymore

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2010

This guest post is by Brenden Mulligan, founder of ArtistData. ArtistData was acquired earlier this year by Sonicbids, where Brenden is now the VP Strategic Development. Follow him on Twitter @bmull.

Something weird happened last week. I realized that I no longer want to own music.

I've always loved my music collection. It helps define me. I was one of those people with an abnormally large CD collection, mostly filled with non-major label music that none of my friends had heard ...

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iSound: Discovering up-and-Coming Artists Now

Source: HypeBot
July 28, 2010

As I write this, I'm listening to music on the improved iSound site; it's an online, personalized radio station, with a heavier lean towards indie music and up-and-coming artists. The sound is rich and the music is good, so that covers the most important bases. The site proves to be a simple and rather efficient way to discover new music, based on your current preferences. Also, what's nice is that there are no play restrictions, meaning, there's unlimited skips and ...

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Marc Hoffman Creates Americana Musical Ambiance for Physician-Oriented Website

Source: blueplate pr
July 27, 2010

(CHARLOTTE, NC)--When composer Marc Hoffman of Salisbury was commissioned to create arrange and orchestrate a musical background for Atrinea Health's website, he was challenged to create an atmosphere of hope and strength derived from a sense of the American heartland. Atrinea is a physician-owned and operated franchise organization that offers doctors who are struggling to keep their practices viable in the current economy an alternative to selling out to large hospitals or groups where they become employees. Lou Bruno, creative ...

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Pixels Versus Pulp.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
July 27, 2010

Deadbeat Aditorial Meeting

One of my regular e mail bro's sent me a rant recently about what passes for the latest content in Deadbeat...aaah yes...Deadbeat. I'd almost forgotten about them. They are still in last year somewhere, tail wagging Lovano and the imploded industry line up game plan. Poor Deadbeat with fewer than 50 employees, numerous poorly paid stringers and a revenue base shrinking like a slushball on a Dallas summer sidewalk. It's like a bug in amber. I ...

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