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Video: Why Your Web Startup Will Likely Fail

November 6, 2010

After seeing The Social Network, some people may have gotten the idea that web startups are easy. It's just a matter of going viral and being really smart. Add in a nice write-up on TechCrunch and soon you're on your way to being a millionaire. Course, things aren't that simple. This short, but funny video highlights ...

News: Opinion

The Importance of Living and Connecting in Person

November 6, 2010

Too often, artists and professionals use digital media to make local connections, forgetting that tweets and text messages are poor substitutes for real human beings. By keeping our digital devices always on, we enable ourselves to be dislocated. In the presence of others, it's now commonplace to connect to elsewhere. A message arrives and to keep in touch ...

News: Economics

Video: Monetizing the Concert Experience

November 6, 2010

Midem recently posted the video of a portion of the panel I hosted earlier this year, Monetizing the Concert Experience, and after yesterday's dismal earnings report from Live Nation it seems particularly appropriate to share it here. If revenue from live music is going help offset declining music sales, it's clear that we need to find ...

News: Music Industry

How Hollerado Stayed Full-Time Musicians, Avoided Real Jobs, and Sold Records in Zip-Lock Bags

November 6, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Dean Baxter, who is the bassist for the Canadian indie rock group Hollerado. In this interview Baxter talks about the various guerilla marketing tactics that his group used to sell their music; their twenty-eight day residency tour; and how they've created a sustainable career out of making records in a bag, connecting ...

News: Economics

Why is Music Cheaper Now? It's Supply and Demand.

November 6, 2010

Artists such as Sufjan Stevens think that selling albums for $3.99 is unfair, but Stevens does not recognize that the market has caused prices to fall. Brian Franke explains why music is cheaper now with an economics lesson on supply and demand. He explains that when people want more (higher demand), then people will pay more ...

News: Music Industry

More Legal Services Needed to Counter Piracy

November 6, 2010

According to a report by James Myring at BDRC Continental, the best way to counter music piracy is to create more legal services. At the Media Research Group conference in Malta, Myring said that, “If piracy is to be reduced, it can't be through threats and sanctioning. Carrot and stick need to work together." His research ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (November 5 - November 12, 2010) Schedule

November 7, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates November 5th thru November 12th, 2010... (photo by JAZZzology: Charlie Braughm Chicago Jazz Drummer and Richard Watters JAZZzology editor at Andy's Jazz Club) Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission ...

News: Music Industry

Getting Your Music into China, Part Two: What's Popular There, and Why

November 6, 2010

Yesterday, our Getting Your Music Into China series began with an interview with Music Dish founder Eric de Fontenay. Eric explained why China, which for decades had been closed off to Western sounds and artists, has recently begun to open itself up to outside influences again. Today, our conversation with de Fontenay continues, this time centering ...

News: Music Industry

Wow: Looks Like Indies Just Got Third-Class Treatment from Apple...

November 6, 2010

Yesterday, we reported that Apple was negotiating through various details with publishers over its expanded iTunes previews. Looks like they gave the brush-off to big publishers initially, though everything's now moving towards an amicable resolution. But just moments after filing that story, we started hearing from unhappy indies. The reason is that Apple negotiated the 90-second ...

News: Interview

A Moody Update

November 7, 2010

The November 4 post below and coverage elsewhere about James Moody's illness generated so much concern that it has created a problem in the Moody household. Here is part of a message from Moody's wife Linda.Would you mind posting that people should leave Moody messages on Facebook? Our computers and two e-mail addresses are about to ...