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The Power to Destroy Your Music Startup, Overnight...
Who really has the power to kill your music startup? It used to be the major label, but that's so 2006. “Index Ventures will put a lot of money into music," said Vince Bannon of Getty Images at Canadian Music Week. “But they won't touch anything involving the major labels or licensing." In other words, they ...
What Really Makes a Festival Succeed...
You go to a festival to hear great music, right? Not exactly. Of course, the music has to be stellar, but according to top organizers at Canadian Music Week, the acts are just one part of a successful event. Instead, other elements seemed more important... like: (1) Community. More than the lineup or any headliner, the ...
The Art of Getting Funding for Your Art...
Unfortunately, this discussion only seems to happen outside of the US. But lots of other countries actively fund the arts, and that can mean everything to a developing artist. Still, getting the money can be tricky. “Artists really need to know how to write good proposals," Fredrik Soroea of Datarock recently told Digital Music News in ...
YouTube: Is This the Best the Industry Can Do?
Everyone is rooting for subscription. And it's hard to imagine anyone getting more hype and funding than Spotify. But the music industry may already be staring its killer app in the face: YouTube. “YouTube is music's killer app," declared ForresterResearch analyst Mark Mulligan at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. “The music video remains the consumer usage ...
Why the Music Industry is F*ked, by Mark Mulligan...
Music industry researchers are finally starting to embrace reality, but are they taking it too far? In Toronto this morning at Canadian Music Week, Forrester Research analyst Mark Mulligan played quite the stark realist—a tune that started in Midem. “Unless the periphery becomes the core, something needs to happen," Mulligan started out, before running through a ...
Just 1% of Releases Account for 82% of New Album Sales...
n incredible 81.7% of new album sales come from just 1% of new release titles, according to details released by Nielsen Soundscan this morning. “It's ridiculous," commented Nielsen executive David Bakula during the presentation at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. But it's been that way for years, at least in the US. According to the same ...
The Decemberists to Congress: Save Our Internet, Save Our Stations...
Dear members of the Oregon Congressional delegation: We are writing to you as members of the Decemberists, and also as proud citizens of Oregon. We wanted to inform you, as representatives for our state, about a couple of issues of utmost importance to a segment of your constituency: musicians and other contributors to Oregon's creative economy. ...
National Public Radio CEO Abruptly Resigns...
This couldn't have come at a worse time, though National Public Radio (NPR) CEO and president Vivian Schiller is now resigning following a bizarre sting operation. The incident surrounds NPR top executive Ron Schiller (no relation we're told), who wasvideotaped while calling members of the Tea Party 'racists' and 'xenophobes,' a major bias problem. “They're seriously ...
Grooveshark Inks Agreements with Merge, Ultra Records...
It's not Universal Music Group, but Grooveshark has just inked agreements with both Merge and Ultra Records. Merge counts Arcade Fire among its ranks, and the Ultra roster includes deadmau5. Both are opting into an earlier Merlin agreement, inked just months ago. “Grooveshark has been an exciting new partner for Ultra," explained Eliott Walker, senior director ...
Soundcloud: If Only Playing by the Rules Wasn't Such a Drag...
The daringest startups break all the rules, and people start music companies to shake things up. But sooner or later, growing startups find themselves bowing to the music industry's maze of complicated rules. Everyone needs to get paid, but from theperspective of the entrepreneur and music fan, this can be such a buzzkill. And, it's rarely ...
