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Destined to Fail: Why Music Start-Ups Are Screwed

Source: HypeBot
October 22, 2010

Early this week, Dalton Cadwell, the founder imeem, gave a speech on music start-ups. The cautionary tale he delivered made the thought of beginning a music start-up sound like a very, very bad idea. At first, it simply sounded like Cadwell was being over the top and over dramatizing the situation. Having watched the talk he gave below, it doesn't seem like he was being provocative at all. This means that his seemingly doom and gloom depiction of music start-ups ...

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Gillespie and Google? What Gives Dizzy?

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
October 22, 2010

Today, October 21, 2010 is the 93rd birthday of the late jazz icon Dizzy Gillespie and if you have used the Google search engine today you have probably noticed a colorful caricture of Dizzy somewhere on the page... further detailed explanation can be found on Matt Schudel's Washington Post article by clicking here to get the backstory on this amalgamation of Gillespie's image and Google's “doodle" art. Dizzy's signature trumpet design where the bell was turned up at a 45-degree ...

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New iPad App makes more music available to musicians on the gig by making it more accessible.

Source: Phil Smith
October 21, 2010

iGigBook is a new iPad application specifically designed for the day to day needs of all levels of musicians. iGigBook indexes over 30 different fake books, allowing quick searches across multiple books and thousands of songs, by title or by composer. iGigBook includes live performance features such as a set list manager and the ability to swipe the screen to advance from song to song. It includes a web based song index editor for creating and maintaining custom book indexes. ...

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Dizzy Doodle at Google

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2010

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Nimbit: How to Engage Your Fans and Fund Albums

Source: HypeBot
October 21, 2010

(UPDATED) Last week, Nimbit co-founder Phil Antoniades spoke at the Artist Management Conference in NYC. In these two videos from the panel, Antoniades gives advice on how artists can engage their fans using direct-to-fan methods and highlights how Ellis Paul raised 130k to fund his record. It's an interesting overview of how to connect with your fans and give them reasons to buy your music, as well as, funding an album and never underestimating the level of commitment that fans ...

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The Top 15 Most Popular Recording Software

Source: HypeBot
October 21, 2010

Digital Music Doctor has published a list of the 15 most popular software products for making music based on search activity.  During Q3 2010, four products—Cakewalk Sonar, Adobe Audition, Sony Acid, and Propellerhead Reason—trended downward. The Top 15 Most Popular Recording Software: PRODUCT  (INDEX) 1. Avid Pro Tools  (9.6) 2. FL Studio  (7.3) 3. Steinberg Cubase  (6.3) 4. Cakewalk Sonar  (5.4) 5. Apple Logic  (2.9)6. Adobe Audition  (2.9) 7. Apple ...

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90% Of Label Artists Could Be Eligible for Huge iTunes Royalty Increases...

Source: Digital Music News
October 20, 2010

Eminem is the type of multi-platinum, long-term superstar that labels dream of. But a successful lawsuit by Eminem's original publisher against Universal Music Group could end up triggering a massive financial sinkhole on the digital side—and make Universal seriously regret the signing.

How bad could the damage be—for all the labels? According to new information shared by attorney Steve Gordon at CMJ, upwards of 90 percent of label agreements are “essentially identical" to the Eminem contract. Those contracts are subject ...

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ReverbNation Buys Mobile App Maker Sound Around

Source: HypeBot
October 20, 2010

ReverbNation has acquired Sound Around, an application developer focused on creating custom mobile apps for musicians. The deal will enable ReverbNation to extend its growing artist toolkit. Details of the transaction are not being released. “In starting Sound Around, Scott and I set out to bring compelling and affordable mobile solutions to DIY Artists. This acquisition represents a significant leap in our ability to positively affect the music industry by allowing Artists to both acquire new fans and engage existing ...

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