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Into the Future: Controlling Music Devices with Hand Gestures vs. Wearable Tech
So much of the future of music, especially in the aesthetic wake of the 20th Century, is about how new technologies will affect our experience of music. One example, that of Brainwave, involves enabling simple control of your mobile music with hand gestures as an early step in wireless human/machine interaction. Another example, that of iHeartRadio's ...
Pre-Sale Your Music on iTunes and Amazon for Increased Sales and Attention
Chris Robley from The DIY Musician. Start “selling” your new music before its official release date A digital pre-sale (via iTunes or Amazon) allows your fans to order your music in advance of its release. All pre-sales will be credited on the official release date — so the more pre- sales you get, the higher your ...
Google Brings Music-Focused Youtube+ Workshops to Nashville
Google is planning a series of free, open workshops for folks in Nashville. They'll be focusing on music and helping those who haven't embraced the Google empire do so with a greater likelihood of success. For most participants YouTube will be the big area of interest but Google will also provide experts covering such areas as ...
5 Lessons for Building a Professional Career in the Music Industry
By Brian Popowitz of Black Box. Remember when you were in elementary school and you would go around in a circle and state what you wanted to do when you grew up? Some would say “fireman.” Others would say “teacher” or “lawyer.” When it came to me, my answer was Lyor Cohen. I knew that I ...
The Musician's Guide to Sending a Proper Press Release
By Kim Kelly from the Sonicbids Blog. As part of my job as a music journalist, I sift through anywhere from 50 to way-too-many press releases daily, separating the wheat from the chaff and trying to find something that fits into the holy trifecta of interesting, relevant, and newsworthy. By now, I've seen plenty of good ...
Music Tech and Futures Summit: "How Music Will Marry Technology"
The Music Tech & Futures Summit is set to take place in Nashville, December 10 and 11. The industry gathering is organized by Innovation Enterprise whose business includes creating a series of such summits in multiple industries. Speakers are expected from multiple companies including Roc Nation, Beats Music, Deezer, PonoMusic, Show Dog Records and Berklee College ...
Nielson Survey Shows Music Still Trumps All Forms of Entertainment
Nielsen's Music 360° 2014, an annual study of consumer habits and spending, revealed that 93% of the U.S. population listens to music, spending more than 25 hours each week tuning into their favorite tunes. For hundreds of millions of Americans, this means that music is their top form of entertainment. When surveyed about their activities in the ...
8 Key Parts Your Music EPK Must Have
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). I’m in the process of updating the Solveig & Stevie EPK (electronic press kit) for our new album release. I also have several friends and clients who have just released albums or EPs, and are sending them out for review or airplay consideration. As usual, I thought perhaps ...
Getting Gigs: What to Do Before You Start Looking
By Yannick Ilunga from the The Jazz Spotlight. Some do it for the thrill of being on stage. Some do it to see the world, while for others it is one way to make money as a musician. Live performances are among the best aspects of being a musician. However, for independent artists, who don’t necessarily ...
Music Collaboration Platform Blend Launches Community Sourced Record Label
Blend is a music collaboration platform that allows you to upload your music publicly or privately and to collaborate with and remix the music of others. They've been in private beta but are now open to the general public. In addition, they're launching a label for their user community which starts with digital distribution for releases ...


