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Vevo Flop Reemphasizes How Badly The Record Labels Underestimate Technology
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Record label's inability to understand and effectively get on the band wagon with new tech was recently highlighted by the shuttering of video hosting service and wannabe YouTube competitor Vevo, which will ironically now only be found on YouTube. Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt Just last week we wrote about how the big record labels have a hilariously long history of failing to grasp the importance of providing a good underlying technology service for music online and how ...
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Why Music Fan Data Matters
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While it's been established that most online sites are collecting as much of our data as possible, artists and bands would do well to adopt a similar strategy, as carefully utilized fan data can benefit both the fan and the musicians. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Every site and social network online is collecting our data, and while that might seem sinister at first glance, in most cases there’s a good reason – to more precisely send ...
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Splice Acquires Online Music Community Indaba, Free Rubber Tracks Sample Library
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Music collaboration tech developer Splice has acquired Indaba Music. Indaba is an online music community of more than a million creators. Indaba’s Founder Dan Zaccagnino and CEO, JJ Rosen, a former Sony exec, will join Splice’s executive team, bringing along eight team members. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded 12 years ago, Indaba has been a pioneer in online music collaboration, including remix competitions with high-profile artists and contests for licensing placements with major brands including Jack Antonoff, ...
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Top 9 Exciting Gear Releases From NAMM 2018
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The annual National Association of Music Merchants (or NAMM) Trade Show tends to evoke a good amount of excitement among music industry gear heads, and 2018 was no exception. Here we look at nine of the most notable such releases from this year's show. Guest post by Rory Seydel of Landr Every year the gear announcements at the National Association of Music Merchants Trade Show (NAMM) are cause for a lot of bank balance check-ins and daydreams of new sounds floating through ...
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Create, Add To Playlists With Your Voice On Amazon Music
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Amazon Music users can now tell Alexa to create a new playlist or add a song to an existing playlist with just their voice. While listening to Amazon Music on an Alexa-enabled device users can now say: “Alexa, add this song to my playlist” “Alexa, add this to my playlist” “Alexa, add this to my ‘Studying’ playlist” “Alexa, create a new playlist from this song” “Alexa create a new playlist” Since launching voice control in beta less than a month ...
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Emergence Of Blockchain Technology For Music
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In this piece, Mo Jalloh of Zimmi breaks down what blockchain tech can be defined as, and how the emergence of blockchain tech will affect artists and music industry in the near future. Guest post by Mo Jalloh of Zimrii The emergence of BlockChain Technology has been described as the greatest technology invention since the dawn of the internet, but for a good many people the concept is still quite alien. This is especially true when this opportunity is related to the ...
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6 Concert & Event Startups To Watch In The Coming Year
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As the event technology renaissance continues, numerous companies are reshaping the event industry whether it's through apps or AI. Here we look at six event startups to keep an eye on as we move forward into 2018. Guest post by Katie Sawyer of Eventbrite Event technology is going through a renaissance. From event apps to artificial intelligence and virtual reality, there are countless companies shaping the future of the industry. So how do you recognize the event startups that will become big ...
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Spotify Acquires Online Recording Studio Soundtrap To Help 'Democratize The Music Ecosystem'
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Spotify has acquired fellow Stockholm based startup Soundtrap, a popular web based recording studio. In a post announcing the deal, Spotify said that “Soundtrap's rapidly growing business is highly aligned with Spotify’s vision of democratizing the music ecosystem." Spotify has acquired online recording studio startup Soundtrap. Few details of the acquisition were shared, but Soundtrap, founded in 2012, has raised $8.5 million, including a $6 million Series A last year. For now at least, Soundtrap will continue to offer its an online ...
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