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Federal Agents Raid Gibson Guitar Factory. Musicians Fear They Could Be Next
Suspecting use of restricted forest product, Federal agents raided Gibson Guitar factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville this week seizing pallets of wood, files and guitars. In a statement, Gibson's CEO, Henry Juszkiewic fired back, “The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier." Many musicians who play vintage guitars ...
Federal Agents Raid Gibson Guitar. Musicians Fear They Could Be Next
Suspecting use of restricted forest product, Federal agents raided Gibson Guitar factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville this week seizing pallets of wood, files and guitars. In a statement, Gibson's CEO, Henry Juszkiewic fired back, “The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier." Many musicians who play vintage guitars ...
Email Newsletter Tips for Keeping Fans Close from Bandzoogle's David Dufresne
Though text messaging is an increasingly popular way to reach music fans who've opted-in to your contact list, email is still a solid contender for reaching fans. In fact, according to a recent Pew Internet study, 64% of of respondents age 18 to 29 “send or read email on a typical day." So, since email is ...
Mecanto Launches Robust Cloud Music Alternative
Mecanto has launched as an affordable alternative cloud music storage locker and player. After a 1 month free trial, users pay $2 per month or $20 a year for unlimited music storage and streaming to a multitude of platforms. Amazon and Apple offer simliar pricing, and Google is free for now, but none offers such robust ...
Nick Mango on the Fine Art of Indie Vinyl Releases
Vinyl enthusiast Nick Mango recently shared some insights on releasing albums on vinyl including issues with preorders, the relationship between vinyl and digital releases and increasing the collectability of test presses. Given the fact that vinyl has returned as a specialty item, it's definitely worth considering putting out such a release if you've built a strong ...
3 Tips for Better Social Music Video Marketing
An ongoing series of posts at REELSEO explains how to move beyond an obsession with clicks and impressions to focus on building relationships between one's brand (or band) and video viewers. Given the hype surrounding music video impressions, numbers that don't indicate real views and are often gamed, the series is definitely worth reading with an ...
MySpace Shares Comeback Plans, Focus on Music
In late June, Specific Media bought MySpace for $35 million and announced Justin Timberlake's involvement. Yesterday, they hinted at more of their comeback plans via an AdAge interview setting the stage for a possible press conference next week. Al Dejewski, the new senior VP-global marketing for Specific Media who will also oversee marketing for Myspace, discussed ...
Pandora Reports Record Revenue and Listener Growth. Now 3.6% of U.S. Radio Listening
(Updated) In it's first report to investors since becoming a publicly traded company, Pandora reported record quarterly revenue of $67 million growing 117% year over year. Pandora also had record growth in total listener hours and the accompanying increase in royalty costs. Listener hours reached 1.8 billion, up 125% year over year, resulting in a record ...
Streamjam Launches as Stageit and Backbeat Competitor
[Updated] StreamJam announced their launch out of beta this week and I checked out a concert to see how their platform for streaming and monetizing live performances worked. Though I like many aspects of their overall concept, I found the interface overly busy and confusing which makes me feel it just doesn't stand up to the ...
Band Creates Wild Cover Art from Music's Vibrations [video]
Latvian based Instrumenti's sound is a mix of indie-pop and experimental electro, and they are using there songs in a unique way—to create cover art for their album. “Every piece of the album art was created by the song itself," according to the musicians. “We might have help by pouring paint onto blasting speaker membranes and ...
