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Spotify Has 4 Paths To Profitability, None Of The Are Good For Labels Or Artists
Spotify, which accounts for an estimated 17% of all major label revenue, has rejuvenated the music industry. But it's own revenue future is far murkier. Spotify, like its competitors, is loosing hundreds of millions each year. And while an eminent public stock listing will replenish reserves, eventually the streamer must become profitable. It is estimated that ...
Monday Recommendation: Django, A Motion Picture
Director Étienne Comar’s Django portrays guitarist Django Reinhardt’s life during two years when it seemed that Europe might fall to Germany. His account emphasizes the greatness of Reinhardt’s music and the Nazis’ recognition of his extensive popularity. They coerce his collaborationist lover to persuade him to play in Berlin. Reinhardt chooses instead to escape to neutral ...
Donald Byrd: Fancy Free
Mention the 1970s to jazz fans and many will think of the jazz-rock fusion movement. Bands then that united jazz and the rock guitar and other electric instruments included Tony Williams Lifetime, Chick Corea ad Return to Forever, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Larry Coryell's Eleventh House and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to name just a few. But ...
The global language of jazz
The 38th annual Sarasota Jazz Festival is fast approaching. This year's concerts are scheduled Thursday, March 8 through Saturday March 10- with a matinee jam-style session scheduled on Saturday before the evening's finale. This year's event has an ambitious and interesting theme. It's called A World of Jazz. The festival will present a wide array of ...
Qobuz To Bring Ultra Hi-Res Audio Streaming To U.S.
Spotify, Apple Music and other music streamers have been eyeing high resolution streaming music as a way to charge some users more. While they consider following Tidal and Deezer's lead into Hi-Res, French streamer Qobuz, which calls itself “ the highest resolution music streaming service in the world,” is launching in U.S. French audio streaming service Qobuz, ...
Does Your Email Newsletter Meet These 5 Important Legal Requirements?
While it may come as surprise to some, any email newsletter you send out as a band or artist has number of legal requirements. Here we detail five such necessary elements for any above-board newsletter. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 You may not know it, but there are a number of things that ...
Why Digital Music (And Not Just Streaming) Is Booming
In this piece music industry vet Seth Schachner weighs in on how he's seen the music industry change over the years, and how it's managed to crawl back from the precipice of destitution thanks to the rising of digital music. Guest post by Seth Schachner from Medium Dropping into a flashy, raucous major label event at the Latin ...
Recent Listening In Brief: Two From Wadada Leo Smith
The music of trumpeter, composer and resolute individualist Wadada Leo Smith is absorbing. It often has a demanding density even when he is the only player—as he is in one of these albums. It can bring rewards to the listener who accepts Smith’s free jazz heritage and listens to him with open ears and open mind. ...
SoundCloud Adds Real Time Stats
SoundCloud has added real-time updates for artist stats including plays, likes reposts, comments and more. It is available through a new “Today” custom view on SoundCloud Pulse and on the web. With real-time updates, SoundCloud creators can now see real-time performance stats for their track, connecting them faster to the feedback of SoundCloud’s community after a new release or ...
What's Driving The Music Business? VR, AI, Blockchain, Smart Speakers, More [Bas Grasmeyer]
As we move forward in 2018, Bas Grasmayer takes moment to reflect on the leaps and bounds forward which music industry tech has made, and how these advances will shape major industry trends in the coming year. Guest post by Bas Grasmayer from Music Tech Future I am typing this article on my phone in an airport. Therefore ...
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