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Bloated Copyright Laws Will Make Sure America's Rich Musical Heritage is Forgotten Forever
This guest post is by Voyno at The New Rockstar Philosophy. The Library Congress has just released a report about the problems it's facing with the digital music world, writes Ars Technica. In the report, officially titled The State of Recorded Sound Preservation in the United States: A National Legacy at Risk in the Digital Age, ...
Arcade Fire: "Major Labels Just Lost Their Way."
In early August, Arcade Fire was profiled in The New Yorker by Sasha Frere-Jones. Some argued that the piece was against major labels, because Arcade Fire existed mostly outside their walls. Others though that it dispelled the myth of the DIY artist, as the group wasn't truly doing it by themselves; they had assistance and licensed ...
Why Don't You Join the Conversation Already?
For how concerned most people seem about the future of music and creators in the digital age, you'd be surprised that there aren't more people talking about it. This is important. Yet, sometimes it feels like there just aren't nearly enough people writing about it. I would like to think that I have a pretty good ...
"It Isn't a Great Reset, Just an Evolution," Says Lee Parsons, Ceo of Ditto Music; Interview Part 2
Last week I posted part one of my interview with Lee Parsons, the CEO of Ditto Music. In the second half of this segment Parsons talks about the different types of artists, the economic reset in the record industry, and how the laptop generation is changing digital music. Why must artists embrace 'as much chaos as ...
Napster, the Movie; What Happened to the Film?
With all this fuss over The Social Network, it got Tamara Conniff, the founder of The Comet, wondering why a movie about Napster never found its way into production. It would make a riveting plot. All of the elements are there and like The Social Network, those plot pieces that aren't there could be made up ...
50 Million Digital Albums Sold in the UK
New figures released by BPI to The Telegraph indicate that the '500 millionth single download was purchased in the UK last week.' Also, UK digital album sales have topped the 50 million mark. When figures started being recorded four and a half years ago, digital albums accounted for less than 2% of UK music industry revenue—now ...
MTT: The Stream That Snuck up on You and Music Management Skills: You Must Network in Person Too
This week on Music Think Tank there are some great posts. Be sure to check out Joe Taylor's interesting post about the importance of networking in person and not just online. Musicians must maintain both online and face-to-face connections. Have you noticed that you're streaming more audio and video? George Howard explains this gradual shift toward ...
Rewind: Bittorrent Promotes Artists, the Life of a Tweet, Anonymous Speaks, Hype Cycles, and More
The music industry started the week out with the news that Vevo may expand their services to include a music television network. The appeal for The Pirate Bay started and the media oddly remained somewhat silent about it. Barry Diller has resigned as the Chairmen of the Board of Live Nation. Despite the RIAA's best efforts, ...
Forecast Predicts Strong Digital Download Growth
At present there are 105.4m paid users of digital music in North America. A new forecast predicts that number will grow to 227.2m by 2014. As well, it argues that the number of paid download users in the US and Canada—from the period of 2010 to 2014—will increase from 105.4m to 227.2m. However, they expect that ...
Survey: 20% Listen to Pandora, Alt Rock Tumbles and Other Major Shifts in Youth Listening Patterns
Edison Researh's American Youth Study 2010 offers a significant survey of the media and technology habits of America's 12-24 year-olds. The new study reveals signifigant shifts in their musical preferences, the sources they prefer to discover music and increasingly even the devices they use to listen. Highlights of their findings: 20% of 12-24s have listened to ...
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