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Bose Is Building Their Own Streaming Music Service
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Audio manufacturer Bose is hiring staff and moving “quickly" to build and launch its own “next generation streaming music platform". While Bose could integrate their music service within their own audio products, the company still faces very steep competition. And this new move is likely to displease Apple, who recently pulled and then reinstated Bose products from its Apple stores. Bose is currently advertising for a Senior User Experience Designer of Cloud Music Services. According to the ad, the company is “seeking an expert Experience ...
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Spice Up Your Instagram Profile With These Tools (The Best Ones Are FREE!)
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By Yannick Ilunga on TheJazzSpotlight.com In episode 51 of the Jazz Spotlight Podcast I had the pleasure to welcome on the show #1 Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman aka “The Instagram Expert”. One of the world’s leading social media and internet marketers, she has been featured on some of the most important websites in the field such as Social Media Examiner and Creative Live.During our talk, she shared some incredible tips for SMART Instagram marketing. From what kind of profile picture to have, ...
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Sonos Adds $130 Million for Wireless Music Systems
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Leading wireless music system manufacturer Sonos has added $130 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Thus far, Sonos has released no official word of the latest addition to its impressive war chest which now tops $455 million. While one of the first to manufacture high quality wireless speakers, there's increasing competition in the sector both from old school audio companies and upstart newcomers like Jambox. In recent months, Sonos has been steadily improving its products and adding ...
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AppLOUD Like Instagram for Musicians but with a Paycheck
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To any musician, all the world's a stage. Whether it's a proper stage on a planned performance date or an impromptu jam session on a crowded street, musicians will find a way to make music. If you're a witness to the latter, the music is good, and you have change in your pocket, odds are (if you're a music fan) you'll be inclined to spare some change for the musician sharing his craft. Street musicians pull in tips all the ...
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Technics to Launch FLAC Music Download Store Powered by 7digital
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Move over Neil Young, the options for those who care about sound quality are expanding. Today, newly relaunched audio brand Technics announced the opening of a hi-resolution music download service offering 24-bit FLAC tracks powered by 7digital. Available first in the UK and Germany starting January 2015, the new download store will carry a selection 24-bit FLAC audio tracks including tens of thousands in the 192kHz sampling rate, with aggressive expansion plans for more hi-resolution titles. This will be complemented by an ...
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Move over Spotify and Rdio. YouTube Music Key is Finally Here.
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By Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Blog After much anticipation, YouTube has just announced the launch of its subscription streaming service: YouTube Music Key. YouTube Music Key, available in the US and 6 European countries, will let subscribers listen to ad-free music (including full albums in high quality audio) AND watch music videos — even when offline — for $9.99/month (though the introductory price is $7.99). And YOUR music (and “Art Tracks” videos) could be available on YouTube Music Key soon! As a CD ...
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Former MOG, Beats CEO Raises $5m, Launches Chosen - "The Voice" Meets the Web
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David Hyman, former CEO of Beats Music, has taken the lid off of his most recent startup venture, Chosen. The first of it's kind, Chosen is recreating the concept of hit TV shows like American Idol, X Factor, and The Voice by bringing the main stage to the consumer's pocket. By making competition accessible to any and every musician with a desire to be discovered. Having just raised $5 million dollars to further explicate their vision, Chosen is anticipating a strong ...
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The Musician's Guide to Snapchat
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By Keidra Chaney on Sonicbids.com For a working musician, the thought of yet another social media platform may seem exhausting, especially considering that Facebook and Twitter are already pretty time-consuming. While video- and photo-sharing networks like Vine or Snapchat may seem nonessential for musicians, don’t overlook them. Photo messaging platform Snapchat, founded in 2011, is a particularly hot platform for younger-skewing music audiences and genres like EDM. Unlike photo and short form video sharing apps like Instagram and Vine, a message on Snapchat is only meant to exist on a user’s phone for a short ...
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