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Major Label Control of New Music Services is Stunting Growth, Says Merlin's Caldas
While some digital music services appear to be catching on, few are profitable and others already show signs of fading. The blame, according to Charles Caldas, the head of indie label licensing powerhouse Merlin, lies with the continuing influence that major labels have over many new music services. Major label power may have diminished from the ...
Introducing Every Music App from the SXSW 2012 Trade Show
The consensus from SXSW so far appears to be that no single app is dominating the festival, although Highlight and some other apps did see their share of hype. One observer bets that Groupme may have been the breakout hit of SXSW just like last year because the company has only lost one employee since being ...
Watch Bruce Springsteen's Inspiring #SXSW Keynote [video]
"When I picked up the guitar (in 1964) there was only 10 years of rock history to draw on." Bruce Springsteen said yesterday near the start of his SXSW keynote. But as he concluded at the end of his wide ranging speech: “Treat it like it's all that we have, and then remember: it's only rock ...
On Creating the New Record Label
Guest post by Tyler Hayes, founder of Liisten.com, an independent music discovery site. Maybe you disagree that the way record labels operate is broken, or maybe you're signed to one and can't share your true feelings. Either way, here are some ideas, dreams, and wishes for what something new might look like. I've thought for some ...
Reverbnation Develops Venue Submission Dashboard for D.I.Y. Gig Booking
After reviewing BandWagon's gig booking site, I got a demonstration of ReverbNation's new Submission Dashboard designed to facilitate gig booking for artists and venues using ReverbNation's services. It too is a well-designed product that benefits from the company's critical mass of artists and venues already in the system. It's one of those tools that adds additional ...
Live Nation Labs to Fund Music Tech Startups
Live Nation has established the LN Labs Fund focusing on equity funding of early stage start-ups building consumer products that enhance the live music experience before, during and after the performance. Creation of The LN Labs Fund follows the acquisitions of data platform BigChampagne and live music community site Setlist.fm. LN Labs Fund will be managed ...
Why so Many New Music Services Fail
Guest post by Neil Cartwright, Managing Director, Million Media. I've spent ten years licensing new music services and yet there are still only 3 music services acheiving discernable success: iTunes, Amazon & Spotify. Why do most music services fail? The reasons require understanding of two principles: How the general population is divided in to fans of ...
10 Top Tips for Contacting Music Websites
Music websites and magazines receive ridiculous amounts of emails from bands looking to get journalists to write about their band! Therefore, if you are unable to afford big money bribes, then you need to follow these simple guidelines for contacting music websites to improve your chances of being featured. 1) Local and national music blogs and ...
Almost 50% of Rhapsody Listening is Mobile, Even Before Full Facebook Integration
Spotify might get more of the press these days, but the veteran Rhapsody recently broke the one-million-subscribers mark, due in part to its acquisition of Napster and Facebook integration that lets people try Rhapsody without whipping out their credit card for a free trial. Unlike Spotify, the Rhapsody app lets people try the service on their ...
