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You Are Listening to Los Angeles and Music's Incredible Lost Opportunities
I've been trying to get a sense of the full range of streaming music and video projects, such as Reelr.tv and Chill, that draw on services like YouTube and SoundCloud to both avoid licensing issues and to offer new ways of enjoying content from such sites. My favorite service to date is actually one that gives ...
How to Throw a Fan Listening Party on Google+
This guess post by Evolver.fm's Eliot Van Buskirk explains how to throw a listening party using Google+. While his emphasis is on sharing music with friends, it's not much of a stretch to see how those invited could be fans and how easy Google has made it to create an intimate interactive experience. Listening to music ...
Back to Basics: The Importance of Trademark
The music industry is in the midst of a radical transformation. The speed with which distribution and streaming technologies, D.I.Y. marketing platforms, and innovative publishing trends are emerging and dying off is enough to overwhelm even the most seasoned artist. And yet, there remain a few legal essentials that every artist, old or new, must not ...
MP3Tunes Founder Michael Robertson Responds to EMI Court Decision
Yesterday, a U.S. District Judge ruled that digital locker Mp3tunes.com was protected by the DMCA's safe harbor provision when users stored illegally obtained songs there. The decision is a partial victory MP3.com and MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson, but plaintiff EMI did prevail on several fronts. Now Robertson responds: “Today a ruling was published in EMI v ...
PledgeMusic Scores Top 10 Fan Funded Hit
(UPDATED) The Charlie Simpson album 'Young Pilgrim,' currently at number 6 on the UK album charts, has become the first release funded through PledgeMusic's direct-to-fan platform to crack the UK Top Ten. The achievement comes despite release stock being destroyed in the recent Sony PIAS warehouse fire. 500 fans generated the funds to record the new ...
Judge Rules DMCA Protected MP3tunes from EMI Lawsuit, Roberston Guilty of Some Infringement
(UPDATED) U.S. District Judge William Pauley for the Southern Distinct of New York has ruled that digital locker MP3tunes.com was protected by the DMCA's safe harbor provision when users stored illegally obtained songs there. The decision is a partial victory MP3.com and MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson, but plaintiff EMI did prevail on several fronts. Robertson was ...
Reelr.TV - Discover Your Inner Tweej
Reelr.tv is another contender in the growing arena of streaming music services like Chill featuring freely embeddable music videos. Originally launched as MTweeV.com, MTV nixed that move even though they aren't really associated with music videos anymore, and so Reelr.tv was born, leveraging the combined power of Twitter and YouTube. The basic concept of Reelr.tv is ...
10 Top Twitter Tools Used by Social Media Experts
With so many Twitter tools out there, it's hard to know which ones to trust with your Twitter account management. So why not take a look at what the social media and industry experts are using! Here are ten Twitter applications and tools used by some of the top Twitterers. The following list is presented in ...
21 Great Ways to Collaborate with Other Artists to Get More Fans
This guest post comes from Dave Cool, the Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. One of the best ways for emerging bands to gain new fans is to be exposed to another band's audience. Especially if you have similar target markets, fans are more likely to trust a recommendation coming from a ...
QR Code and Mobile Ad Research Challenges Music Marketing Assumptions
Three different recent reports, two on QR codes and one on mobile ads, have revealed that the assumptions of many, have been offbase in believing that QR codes on the street and timing approaches are the way to go in mobile marketing. That doesn't mean to throw in the towel on such approaches, but it does ...
