Results for "HypeBot"

Interview: Rob Macarthur of Ioumusic

August 31, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Rob MacArthur, who describes himself as a music fanatic and entrepreneur; he is currently overseeing operations at the online crowd-funding site IOU Music and Rock Garden Jam Spaces. In this interview, Rob talks about the willingness of the record indusry to emabrace new technology and chaos in general and the disruptive nature ...

iPod Sales Dwindle, but Apple Isn't Worried

August 31, 2010

While no one is calling for the death of the iPod just yet; it has been reported that “the latest sales figures for the quarter to June showed 9 million sold—the lowest quarterly number since 2006." Once deemed the silver-bullet savior for a record industry in terminal decline—that re-engendered enthusiasm for music across all generations and ...

Stevie Nicks and the Overconsumption of Music

August 28, 2010

Before I continue my deconstruction of the viewpoints expressed by Steve Nicks in a recent interview with the NY Daily News, I wanted to take a moment and point you to a fantastic essay that crossed by desktop yesterday. A regular reader here and commenter over at Music Think Tank, T. D. Ruth—who is an entertainment ...

It's Not the Size of Your Collection That Matters...

August 29, 2010

Or Does It? The Biggest Crisis In Music Fandom. Remember the days when you could judge a music fan by the size of their collection? When I started out, it was the matter of filling that 20 disc case. That's like between $250-300 worth of music; a rather sizeable sum for a teenager to come up ...

5 Social Media Trends Artists Need to Understand

August 28, 2010

This guest post is by Jonathan Ostrow (@miccontrol); he is the co-founder of MicControl, a music blogging network based on a social networking platform. For musicians, proper marketing and networking using social media can be tough. The possibilities are seemingly endless and as such, musicians are likely to spread themselves too thin. But not all forms ...

David McCandless: Why Information is Beautiful

August 29, 2010

Choose-Your-Adventure: Interactive Music Videos

August 28, 2010

I just left my half-naked girlfriend standing in the bedroom and took the train with my buddy instead. After some shenan  old lady. Being the kind boy that I am, I decided that I should save her from the ruthless mob and once I got finished, instead of letting the lady congratulate me for my efforts, ...

Video: A2iM's Rich Bengloff on the Myth of DIY Artists and Next Big Sound on the Analysis Paralysis

August 28, 2010

In this next set of footage from the Bandwidth Conference, Danny Dee talked with Rich Bengloff, the President of A2iM. He gives an overview of the gathering, talks about why labels still matter, and sheds light into the myth of DIY artists. Then Next Big Sound CEO Alex White weighed in on paralysis of analysis . In this ...

MySpace Redesigns User and Musician Profiles

August 26, 2010

MySpace's critics have been complaining about it's confusing design since the service launched, and dissatisfaction may have contributed to the rapid migration to Facebook and that social networker's more functional look. Today, as part of an ongoing makeover, MySpace announced new profile designs for musicians, celebrities and all users: Highlights include: a cleaner simple look dozens ...

AudioOrchard: A New Music Collaboration Service

August 26, 2010

AudioOrchard is a new web-based service that focuses on the collaborative writing, recording, and sharing of music. Their goal is to enable musicians make music together, without having to coordinate schedules. As well, they aim to simplify the process through which musicians share their completed works with their audience via their existing social networks. AudioOrchard launched ...