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It's Amazing That the Old Record Industry Existed in the First Place
By Philip Kaplan on Medium.com The world was abuzz this week with reports that Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify. She called the service “a grand experiment” and said she wanted no part of it. Music writer Bob Lefsetz said it’s just a PR stunt. 80's rocker Sebastian Bach (who looks kinda like Taylor Swift) said that fans appreciate music more ...
Nielsen Soundscan Finally Add Streams, Downloads to Album Sales Chart
In what most in the music industry see as a long overdue move Nielson Soundscan will add both streams and downloads to their weekly Top 200 album sales chart published by Billboard. Beginning with the Dec. 3rd chart (sales for the week ending Nov. 30 which includes Black Friday), music streams from Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, Beats and ...
TuneCore Surveys Indie Artists and Label Management on Current State of the Music Industry
1,112 members of the TuneCore community responded to the survey they dispersed asking indie artists and label management about the current state of the music industry. The industry has been and is continuing to rapidly evolve and as those changes take place, artists are both challenged and expected to keep up. TuneCore posed the survey looking ...
Technics to Launch FLAC Music Download Store Powered by 7digital
Move over Neil Young, the options for those who care about sound quality are expanding. Today, newly relaunched audio brand Technics announced the opening of a hi-resolution music download service offering 24-bit FLAC tracks powered by 7digital. Available first in the UK and Germany starting January 2015, the new download store will carry a selection 24-bit FLAC audio ...
Miss SF Music Tech? Session Recordings Now Available on Soundcloud
Last week's SF Music Tech Summit was crammed with expertly curated sessions, industry acclaimed panelists, and inspired attendees that cultivated contemplative conversation. If you weren't able to make the conference or were torn between two sessions occurring simultaneously, you can make up for lost time by streaming the conference sessions on the SF Music Tech Soundcloud. ...
5 Things That Smart Musicians Do Every Day
By Dylan Welsh on Sonicbids Blog The sheer number of tasks that need to be completed on any given day can overwhelm anybody involved in music professionally. In today's industry, most musicians end up wearing many different hats in order to make ends meet. Everywhere you go, independent artists have to not only write and perform the music, but record it, market it, book shows, and do their own press. Getting organized ...
Music Events vs. Fan Experiences | the Extra 10%
Serving the Super Fan was a common theme among last week’s SF Music Tech Summit panelists, entrepreneurs, and attendee’s alike. With the topography of the music industry shifting seismically, maintaining your competitive edge can be a daunting challenge. More and more bands are turning to viral marketing by way of their fans. How? By turning events ...
4 Simple Steps to Creating a Killer Press List
By Janelle Rogers on Sonicbids Blog When I built my first press list, I put every small town paper on there, including journalists who covered genres we would never consider promoting. Since then, I've created press lists with 500 media contacts and ones with as few as 50. One thing I’ve learned is that your results with a small, highly targeted, and individualized list ...
Steve Albini on the Surprisingly Sturdy State of the Music Industry
Steve Albini, author of The Problem with Music, an essay published in 1993 challenging the efficiency and stability of the current music industry, delivered the keynote address Saturday at Melbourne's Face the Music Conference where he did an about face on several of his previous predicition. Albini applauded the internet's role in re-structuring the music industry and addressing ...
How Long Do We Listen to a Song?
By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 We now live in a world where it's really easy to skip a song that we're listening to if we're not satisfied. This is a revelation of sorts because it wasn't always that way on a personal level in the days of vinyl and even CDs, and of course it's still like ...
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