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Digital Music, Mobility, Music Technology And Entrepreneurship In Africa
Guest Post by Virginie Berger, the founder of the Paris based global strategy agency DBTH. A few days ago, I received a press release telling me that Universal Music France was settling in French-speaking Africa. Which, frankly speaking, is nothing new; we’ve known for months that Universal Music (France) was starting an activity in Africa, namely by opening offices ...
Sonos Exploring API For 3rd Party Music Apps
Sonos appears poised to correct the only real flaw that I've found in it's otherwise superior wireless music system: the ability to control Sonos from within my favorite music apps. A new jobs ad posted by the company points to the creation of an API that would allow digital music services to do just that. I openly admit ...
The Death of the (Musical) Middle Class
Guest Post by Courtney Harding on This Week In Music Tech Tumblr With the publication of Ethan Kaplan’s totally brilliant “Generic Article About Spotify” a few weeks ago, I thought we’d truly hit the limit on how many ways we could skin the streaming cat. But alas, here’s comes noted old white man and Pink Floyd member Nick ...
The 3 Biggest Delusions Musicians Still Have About the Music Industry
By Amy Sciaretto on Sonicbids Blog Despite mountains of easy-to-find evidence to the contrary, musicians still have some serious delusions about the music industry and how to “make it." To quote the amazing Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – because what he says is #truth – “If it was an overnight success, it was one long, hard, sleepless ...
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Puts Spotlight On Apple's Shortcomings, Looks To Spotify To Raise The Bar
In an interview with GQ, Pink Floyd's Nick Mason talks about Apple's failed release of U2's latest album Songs of Innocence“ and the implications it imposed. He was quick to clarify where he stood on the issue telling GQ, “Let me be completely clear about my position: if Apple had come to me and said, 'Nick, ...
Why You Should Give A Shit About SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is more than just an ignored acronym - it is what makes or breaks you on the internet, and in case you have a giant case of the Mondays and missed the memo, the internet makes or breaks your career nowadays. If you haven't “Googled" yourself and/or your band by now 1) ...
Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business
Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie musicians in business by including their work in their powerful search platform, making it available for synch licensing. Users can search, license, and collaborate with others ...
11 Forms Of Promotion You May Be Overlooking
Guest Post by Bobby Borg, author of The DIY Musician The Internet may be one of the most popular and convenient forms of promotion today, but it’s also flooded with independent artists all trying to get attention. Thus, with consideration to your target customers, your budget, and your goals, you might consider evening-out your promotional campaign ...
Live Performance 2.0
By Alex Cohen from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. Although technology may have destroyed the recorded music market, it has played a significant role in enhancing live performances. Recent developments need to be heeded by both artists and concert producers. 4D Sound 4D Sound is an installation in Amsterdam where the sound system surrounds the audience ...
How to Revolutionize Your Band's Social Media Presence in Under 30 Minutes a Day
By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog Revolution is a fun word, and it's an important word when it comes to any artist's image. Not only is the creative market one that needs constant evolution and artistic changes, but the marketing world is also in constant flux. You have to be consistently up to par with marketing trends, and just ...
