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The Evolution of Headphones [Infographic]
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The beautiful thing about music is that it can be either a social or an intimately personal experience, depending on how you choose to enjoy it. Music brings people together and can easily transcend any language barrier, but it can also bring us closer to ourselves and provide us with a soundtrack to our daily lives. ...
Music Discovery: The Path to Digital Failure
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Billboard has doubled down on a particularly dangerous idea. In the trade publication's annual FutureSound white paper, it proclaims that music discovery is “The Key To Digital Fortune." This is, at best, egregious hyperbole, and, at worst, complete mystification. Senior correspondent Alex Pham, who ...
Tunezy Pivots from Social Record Label to Unique ecommerce Platform for Musicians
Tunezy is an ecommerce platform for musicians featuring music merch, “experiences" and web concerts. Musicians can sell from their own pages with widgets for social network sites. It's a smart combination of product offerings and a smart move away from what was initially described as a “social record label." Tunezy only recently launched to the general ...
Branch Out: The Value of Multiple Income Streams for Musicians
By Allison Sharpe from music website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. Twitter: @Bandzoogle Making a living in music has always been a challenge, but with digital music being so readily available it's important for you as a musician, artist, or band to branch out with your music. It's not enough to just press up some CD's and ...
Frank Barcelona: The Only Agent in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Passes
Innovator, talent agent and promoter Frank Barsalona, who booked the first U.S. tours of British invaders such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones; and who helped to shape the concert industry, died at his Manhattan apartment on Nov. 22nd. He was 74 at the time of his passing. While not well-known to the general public, ...
Ourstage Launches Unique Revenue Sharing Program for Musicians
Music discovery and social platform OurStage.com has announced OurStage Pro, a new membership service that pays artists for song spins through a rather unique revenue sharing program. Pro allows artists to get paid when fans listen to their music on OurStage.com, on their own site, or on social media. For $2 dollars per month, artists become OurStage Pro ...
An Empowered Future for Musicians
Guest post by Matt Urmy (@matturmy), Founder and CEO of Artist Growth, for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I would never presume to be able to provide truly valuable insight into the values and philosophies that shaped the business models of the music industry from previous decades. I simply do not know enough about it. ...
Mingus, McCartney, James Brown, AC/DC Among 27 Recordings to Enter Grammy Hall of Fame 2013
The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall Of Fame collection of recordings. With 27 new titles, the list currently totals 933 and is on display at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live. 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from AC/DC's Back In Black album to Frank Sinatra's recording of “Theme ...
Why Artists Should Sell to Fans and Let Labels Sell to Consumers
Guest post by Benji Rogers (@BenjiKRogers) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Rogers is the CEO and founder of PledgeMusic. I'm tired of the gimmicks that surround music releases today. True, they aren't entirely new, but they are for some reason feeling particularly worn out lately. “Tweet this and it unlocks this; that leads ...
How Much Do Music Industry Positions Pay? [study]
Boston's famed Berklee College of Music has released an updated version of their comprehensive directory of United States salary ranges for music careers in the areas of performance, business, audio technology, education, and music therapy. The 2012 version of Music Careers in Dollars and Cents has been revised from 2010 to reflect two years of change, examining ...
