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Wahwah.FM - Broadcast Your Best Playlist in Public
Many apps have appeared lately that strive to rekindle the shared music experience, but Wahwah.fm is the most intriguing one yet. The free music app aims to let users create a playlist from their existing collection and broadcast their listening session to friends and strangers alike. Wahwah.fm wants to give users a way to share music ...
Bryan Adams: 'I Feel Sad for Young Musicians.'
Cake's John McCrea of and Bryan Adams must be friends. Earlier this month, McCrea said that music will be a hobby for most in 5 or 10 years. Adams is now echoing similar thoughts. “I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly... It doesn't matter ...
D.I.Y. Bootcamp: Cash Music and the Open Source Revolution [video]
EXCLUSIVE: Scion A/V has produced a video series that provides a tour of tools that make a D.I.Y. music career work. In this segment, Jesse von Doom shares how CashMusic.org, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, creates free and open source applications that provide musicians with the ability to communicate, present and sell products directly to their audience, and ...
Where to Gig when There Are No Venues [video]
(UPDATED) South East LA is a difficult place to gig because there aren't many venues to play at. Thus, kids create their own venues in the oddest of places. One guy even played a set in a funeral home. Below is a neat look into the South East LA Music scene. It offers a great look ...
If Cloud Music Booms, Do Musicians Lose?
Last week, Hypebot reported on a study that suggests cloud music will boom in the next five years. For consumers, this moment has be percolating for a decade and is only now being realized. Unlimited music is “reportedly" what consumers have always wanted. Thus, once they're freed file-sharing and paying for digital downloads, they'll be better ...
Where to Gig when There is No Venues [video]
South East LA is a difficult place to gig because there aren't many venues to play at. Thus, kids create their own venues in the oddest of places. One guy even played a set in a funeral home. Below is a neat look into the South East LA Music scene. It offers a great look into ...
Psonar to Offer 'Pay as You Go' Music Service
Early on, the single introduced music to kids. It was a cheap way to decide which albums to buy. Many argue that the single helped establish a record buying habit in youth that would carry on for the rest of their lives. Today, kids use YouTube and file sharing as a cheap why to decide which ...
My Top Takeaways from #SXSW 2011
The din of musicians and companies vying for attention at SXSW 2011 reminded me standing in NYC's Time Square enveloped in a mashup of humanity, honking taxis and blinking Jumbotrons. But several important and sometimes surprising messages did rise above the noise: The Disruption Has Just Started - The music industry is starting to move beyond ...
Memo to Bands and Promoters: Use Discount Tickets to Announce a Show, Not to Save One
This simple and powerful idea somes from Scott Perry of The New Music Tip Sheet: “Don't use sites like Goldstar and Groupon to discount tickets at the last minute, use those services to announce a tour and give fans the discount up front. Offer the cheap seats at 2-for-1 pricing via a partnered presale, and then... ...
Is the Shared Music Experience a Niche?
Many apps I've come across lately focus on the shared music experience. SoundTracking lets users share music moments. Songza lets users share a radio station. Mixapp lets users create a listening room. And Roqbot lets users gain control of a public playlist. All of these are great ideas. But I'm left asking myself, is the shared music experience ...
