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Map Pinpoints over 200 Detroit Record Labels
Someone has created a Google Map that pinpoints over 200 Detroit record labels throughout history. In their blog post, they say that they have been working on the project for a couple weeks. “It is by no means complete or perfect," cassdetroit writes, “but I think it's a good start." Every pinpoint comes will a little ...
Insurance Agents Say Downloads Have No Value
A carefully aquired digital music collection has no value if a home or apartment is burglarized or damaged according to most home insurance policies. In fact, just a quarter of home insurance policies in the UK even offer to cover digital music downloads, according to USwitch.com. Only 10% of policies cover downloads valued over $3200.00. Graphic: ...
Make Attractive Physical Objects Fans Want to Buy
Over at Pirate Verbatim, a new blog that chronicles artists' thoughts on file-sharing, a great quote went up from Phil Elverum. He's the man behind Mount Eerie and The Microphones. Phil doesn't have strong opinions on music piracy, but argues that it's pointless to try and stop. Rather than worry about the behavior and how it ...
Why the Music Industry Has No 10-Year Plan
Vijay Nair is a TED Fellow and band manager. In an interview on the TED blog, Nair was asked where he thought the music industry in India is going next. He replied that didn't have any idea—no one does. After, he noted that at some point in 1997, some record executive made a 10-year plan, having ...
News Corp Gives MySpace Just Months to Improve
Just as the new MySpace logo dropped the word “space, MySpace execs saw their own space to improve the social network evaporate yesterday as News Corp executives put them on notice during an investors call. MySpace was given less than a year to turn the newly redesigned ship around as Chase Carey, News Corp's president, declared ...
Browser Audio Recording Gives the Web a Voice
Eliot Van Buskirk discusses the impact of Mozilla's new technology which allows users to easily record audio and video on the music world. On Thursday, Mozilla released the audio recording Add-On called Rainbow to pair with “cloud-computing." The Add-On fits well with the growing trend of music in the cloud. According to Van, this technology is ...
SXSW Seeks Emerging Artist Submissions
Sonicbids and SXSW are looking for the best indie artists. Again, Sonicbids is hosting the online submission platform. Through them, indie artists can submit for a chance to play the festival. Last year, 2,000 bands hailing from 49 different countries, performed in 88 venues in downtown Austin, Texas. SXSW takes place from March 11-20, 2011. To ...
On the Road with DJ Shadow - The Shadowsphere Meets the Death Star and Reaching Fans Online
This series of posts is by Michael Fiebach, the Marketing Manager for DJ Shadow. Read Part 1. (Updated) Wow. In what seems like the snap of a finger I am on my 11th day on the road. A day off. Finally. We are already 1/3 of the way through the DJ Shadow “Live From The Shadowsphere" North American Tour, ...
The Limits of Delocalized Music Culture
Logic says that if people can get something for nothing, they will. Every day, millions of fans download music and don't pay for it. Critics are quick to regard this as stealing. Fans are taking songs—without the permission of artists—and doing so without compensating them for their creativity. The primary victims of this act are major ...
What Are Your Most Pressing Music Industry Issues?
All day, I've been asking myself this question. To me, the most pressing issue is and continues to be exploring the emergent social ecology of music culture online. Now that's a rather abstract one. Close contenders are: Fostering online music communities that support creativity Raising local cultural awareness and active fan participation Decriminalizing digital youth and ...
