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Survey: Youth 12-24 Go to 50% Fewer Concerts Than They Did a Decade Ago
Income from touring was supposed to help make up for falling artist income from recorded music sales; and more than one label 360 deal has been calculated on the same premise. But a new Edison Research survey of 12 to 24 year olds shows that ticket sales may not produce the future revenues that so many ...
An Argument Against Fan Funding
Brian Hazard argues that artists do not need much money for a project because they are all limited by free market pricing which states: People are only willing to pay what a product is worth to them, not what it costs to produce. In his opinion, fan funding is dishonest, allows fans to own you, and ...
New Bandcamp Buttons Show Facebook Like's Power
Several months ago Bandcamp saw Facebook blow past search results as the #1 source of incoming traffic surpassing the combined referrals from Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Motivated by their own experience and user requests, the musician toolkit creator added Facebook Like buttons and has since seen traffic to artists explode. Before Like, Facebook traffic coming into ...
Does the Riaa Care About Artists Getting Paid?
In the midst of the discussion about Anonymous and the RIAA, one Hypebot reader had this candid statement to say about the RIAA: “The RIAA doesn't care about the artists they represent. The money they have made suing individuals for downloading music rarely makes it into the hands of any of the artists they represent, most ...
SXSW Accelerator to Showcase Music Startups
(Updated) SXSW Accelerator's new music technology showcase is in search of select music and music tech startups. I serve on the advisory board of this new event and can think of a better opportunity for new companies to present their new music-related technologies and services before a panel of industry experts, early adapters, and representatives from ...
Survey: Is Merchandise Helping to Offset Lower Recorded Music Sales?
As sales of recorded music have fallen, the importance of merchandise sales has grown for most artists as well as many record labels. But with the world economy stalled and ticket prices soaring, are merchandise sales really helping to fill the income gap? To find out, Hypebot is asking readers to share how they are doing ...
Why the Opportunities on Kickstarter Are Real
This is part two of my interview segment with Yancey Strickler, who is the co-founder of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform for creativity. In this section, Strickler talks about his optimism for the future of music, why he and his staff don't even use the word crowdfunding, and how the $20 million that people have contibuted to ...
How Well Do You Know Your Fans?
Fans are crucial to a sustainable career in music. Jonathan Ostrow emphasizes that not all fans are equal. He breaks down fans into various categories ranging from the listener to the superfan. According to Ostrow, many fans fall into the Hobbyist category where they like a song, but do not want to buy your music because they ...
Offline, Anonymous File-Sharing Network Launches
Another p2p file-sharing network is starting in a public space near you. An artist based out of NYC has been embedding USB sticks into walls and curbs across the city. Aram Bartholl's project is called Dead Drops. This offline and anonymous network allows anyone to plug into the network and upload or download anything they like. ...
Mp3tunes Asks Judge to Reject EMI Lawsuit
MP3tunes has filed a motion for Summary Judgment (full filing below) in the EMI Recods lawsuit over MP3tunes' Sideload, a music search engine. EMI also complained that MP3tune's music locker is an infringement as well. Founder Michael Robertson says he's been unfairly singled out: “This case has enormous ramifications for the internet industry because all the ...
