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Who Are the 30 Richest Drummers in the World?
A few weeks back, we gave you a rundown of the world's top paid DJs displaying numbers highly reflective of the current EDM explosion in the United States and the subsequent demand for these artists (Tiesto being the top earner @ $22 million dollars in a year period). Drummers on the other hand, have been in ...
Bandwidth Conference Kicks Off Next Week in Portland, Oregon
Next week in Portland, Oregon, the Bandwidth music and technology conference kicks off for its annual event discussing the evolving music space, bringing in top minds in the field from Sony Network Entertainment, Beatport, Warner Music Group, YouTube, and more (updated list of attending companies below). Closed discussion sessions revolve around how people discover, purchase, interact with, and ...
Sell Music and Merch Bundles Via Nuplays with Extra Rewards for Fans
NuPlays is a new ecommerce platform for selling digital music and other downloads in bundles that can include physical items. Points are awarded to customers for each purchase which can then be used on additional rewards to encourage legitimate music sales. Though the recently hatched site features individual musicians and bands, the platform is designed to ...
Indie Band Uses Ignitiondeck for Crowdfunding Without the Middleman
Like many artists nowadays, Los Angeles-based indie folk rock band A House For Lions is calling upon the help of their fans to help fund the production of their new album, only they are not going through Kickstarter, Pledge Music or RocketHub. Instead, the band has opted for the new WordPress crowdfunding plugin IgnitionDeck, which allows ...
Soundexchange Pays $204.4 Million in Digital Royalties Since Beginning of 2012
SoundExchange announced today that is it has distributed $204.4 million in digital royalty payments to artists and labels in the first two quarters of 2012. In its second quarter alone, the nonprofit PRO distributed $95.8 million, the second highest quarterly distribution in the organization's history. SoundExchange has really been on a mission lately to get musicians ...
reKiosk Allows Tastemakers to Cash in on Music Recommendations
Incentivizing fans with offers to spread the word about their favorite artist is good way to drive and track engagements, but what about those looking to spread the word about just good content? Should they be incentivized as well? The founders of reKiosk seem to think so, and have created a way for independent artists to ...
Spaghetti Monster: The Plight of Instant Playlists
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of Sidewinder.fm Listening to an instant playlist on Spotify is like eating spaghetti off the floor, because a majority of the songs it throws at you don't stick. What you're left with is a sloppily compiled playlist that tastes like linoleum, but you try to consume the songs anyway. Filtr, a ...
3 Benefits of Music Crowdfunding Beyond "Show Me the Money"
It's not surprising that we all tend to focus on the money when we talk about crowdfunding music. But all the work that goes into crowdfunding campaigns can result in other benefits especially when you keep those in mind. Such benefits can include getting your business act together, spreading awareness of your music and deepening your ...
Does UX for Good Know What's Best for New Orleans' Musicians?
UX for Good is a project that takes user experience designers into the field to see how their research and solution-generation skills can be put to use in real world settings. In May they assembled a group of designers in New Orleans for a brief fieldwork investigation followed by presentations of possible solutions to address the ...
Despite a Huge Drop in Revenue, Riaa Execs Still See Large Payouts
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently submitted its latest tax filling to the IRS, which covers the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011. Strikingly noticeable is a huge drop in revenue for the anti-piracy organization. In two years time, membership dues from music labels have been reduced by 50% and have dropped to below ...
