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Smashingly Great Ideas: If Only They Could Build Businesses...
(#musicindustry, #startup, #vc) This is sort of an evergreen theme amongst investors, but one that keeps getting painfully overlooked. Because all too often, a shining idea not only overshadows critical thinking on execution, but it can also make entrepreneurs over-protective and cramped. At the recently-held SF MusicTech Summit, a number of music entrepreneurs discussed the balance ...
Google: The Last of the Giant Music Industry Scams...
Startups used to die for a meeting with the majors. That is, before they actually died. Because once they got that meeting, they'd call their investors and pay a massive ransom for the right to license label content. Either that, or they'd be crying uncle under the weight of a mighty major label lawsuit. It wasn't ...
ReverbNation + MySpace: Here's the Deal...
MySpace Music is undergoing an extreme makeover, but this goes beyond cosmetics. Just this morning, the company tied with top DIYer ReverbNation to expand its on-deck services. So what's the deal? The focal point is ReverbNation's email platform FanReach, which suddenly becomes an available tool for MySpace artists. But, MySpace artists can use this inside and ...
Who Figured out What in 2010...
Isn't that what we're all trying to do here—figure things out? Well, here are just a few puzzle pieces that the industry put together in 2010... (1) Arcade Fire This was the year that Arcade Fire (and Quest Management and Scott Rodger) scored a number one album in the US, and they did it without a ...
The Number of Sites Offering Illegal Content Has Sextupled Since 2007...
And you thought that file-sharing was going down? Maybe as a percentage, but this is a pie that is definitely getting bigger—and a lot more complicated. “It is true that P2P's percentage share of total traffic is down from previous years; but in large part this is attributable to increased use of streaming servicesand cyberlockers as ...
The Music Industry's Biggest Blunts, 2000-2010...
Why do we play this game? It seems that in times of digital disruption, the music industry has had this strange tendency to cling to potential saviors, almost all of which disappoint. The major labels are masters at this, though this goes far beyond the Big Four. And, it makes you wonder whether the same blue-sky, ...
Sharesquare Wants to Bridge Physical Serendipity into Digital Devotion...
ShareSquare is currently in private beta. Digital Music News readers can gain access by using code DGMN100 at getsharesquare.com/signup. Enjoy, and let us know what you think. Serious artists have a presence across a number of different platforms, starting with the obvious ones like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace Music, iTunes, and a personal website. But what happens ...
Music Marketing: Is It Really Just Like Exercise?
Bad advice is oftentimes free advice. But at a music conference, you're actually paying for the privilege. And, attempting to sort and sift through what will actually help your career or company, versus what won't. And oftentimes, it won't. Is that worth the price of admission? This was a serious concern at CMJ in New York, ...
Still Not Taking This Seriously? Spotify Hits 750,000...
Ahead of Halloween, Spotify was careening past 650,000 paying subscribers—of which, 90 percent were paying the highest tier. Now, that number is 750,000, according to word from CEO Daniel Ek. But the prospects of entering the US this year are slim-to-zilch, and Ek conceded as much during a recent D:Dive Into Mobile chit-chat. Bigger numbers, same ...
Leaksport: Why Your Music Just Ain't Safe Anymore...
The leak used to be a one-dimensional concept. You finished your music, and then it leaked ahead of street date. And everyone was stressing out. Then, things got really complicated. Not only were songs leaking, they also started leaking half-baked. Unfinished, raw, released by nefarious insiders. And totally and completely against the wishes of the artist. ...
