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New Music Seminar Returns to NYC June 17-19, 2012
This year's New Music Seminar (NMS) has been announced for June 17-19, 2012 in New York City. the conference will open with keynote speaker Bob Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel. Pittman has been a key player in Clear Channel Radio's Pandora-like digital radio platform, iHeartRadio. If past New Music Seminars are any indication, these three days ...
Inside Spotify Radio vs. Pandora - The Echo Nest Makes the Difference
Every time a new “Pandora killer" launches, my first question is what technology is driving song selection. The answer matters because that's who/what is deciding what we listen to. Pandora has its own “Music Genome Project" which is really just a bunch of humans grading music. The result is that some indie bands have been left ...
Is the Future of Concert Ticketing on Facebook? Ticketfly Thinks So
Several studies have shown the power of Facebook to promote ticket sales. Friends want to be where their other friends are and fans want to commune with fans. But what about Facebook as a place to actually sell tickets? Existing Facebook ticketing solutions have required users to leave the social network and log in to an ...
Manchester Orchestra Asks Fans to Sing Along and Why It's Working
Atlanta-based indie rock group Manchester Orchestra has launched a unique and interactive fan experience for their song, “Virgin"—a track that's been described as “a song to the fans" by the band. In the spirit of the song's lyrical content, the band has created a campaign for fans to have their voices heard ... literally. The project allows ...
Anne Leighton: What Publicists Need from Musicians
By Anne Leighton The best, savviest musicians listen to their publicist's expertise. Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson and Tower of Power's Emilio Castillo pay attention to what I tell them when I disagree, find a wrong fact in their bio, or if they NEED to do an interview during a vacation. They also tell me when something ...
Breaking: Live Nation Acquires BigChampagne
In what is certainly set to be a game-changer, Live Nation has decided to acquire consumer data-analyzing firm BigChampagne, a small yet highly influential media-measurement company responsible for creating the Ultimate Chart—an alternative to the Billboard Pop Charts that also accounts for a vast array of social media consumption. As part of the acquisition, BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart platform ...
Louis CK Goes Direct to Fan, Nets $200,000 in 3 Days - A Look Inside
Louis CK is about as hot as a comedian can get right now. Taking a page from the direct to fan playbook that's been used by many indie musicians since Nine Inch Nails proved its potential, he decided to eliminate all middle men, record a love concert and sell it from his own web site for ...
Little Known D.I.Y. Artist Linda Chorney Networks Her Way to Grammy Nomination
Though the Skrillex path to getting 5 Grammy nominations seems powered by building a huge, enthusiastic fanbase and making the underground accessible to the masses, Linda Chorney's path is quite different. This relatively unknown 52 year old singer/songwriter received a Grammy nomination in Americana with almost indiscernible record sales and mostly limited YouTube views. How did ...
Does the Music Industry Spend Its Own Money on Music? [survey Results]
Intro: Two Mondays ago, I left work early with a migraine. After a long shower and a nice nap, I woke up completely in a daze like any time I nap. I was in the mood for something laid back. At that moment I got an email that Sigur Ros was doing a “Cyber Monday" email ...
Diaspora's Early Adopters Launch the Diaspora Noise Project
Diaspora, the long-anticipated alternative to social networks that invade your privacy and monetize information about your interests and habits, has started opening up to newcomers. I recently joined and, in addition to a simple, clean interface, found an emerging community of interesting folks some of whom are involved in a musical experiment known as The Diaspora ...
