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News: Technology

iSound: Discovering up-and-Coming Artists Now

July 28, 2010

As I write this, I'm listening to music on the improved iSound site; it's an online, personalized radio station, with a heavier lean towards indie music and up-and-coming artists. The sound is rich and the music is good, so that covers the most important bases. The site proves to be a simple and rather efficient way ...

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News: Technology

Suddenly, I Don't Think I Want to Own Music Anymore

July 28, 2010

This guest post is by Brenden Mulligan, founder of ArtistData. ArtistData was acquired earlier this year by Sonicbids, where Brenden is now the VP Strategic Development. Follow him on Twitter @bmull. Something weird happened last week. I realized that I no longer want to own music. I've always loved my music collection. It helps define me. I ...

News: Music Industry

What I Learned at NMS: One Call to Action

July 28, 2010

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York. “Why make your own website? You own it.You own the experience."--Chris Vinson, Founder, Bandzoogle. Since before you heard of Google, Chris Vinson has been designing musician websites. Like many today, he was ...

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Ditto Music Responds to Tunecore Ceo Jeff Price

July 28, 2010

Yesterday, Hypebot broke an interview with TuneCore CEO Jeff Price. In it, he said it was disingenuous for companies, like Ditto Music and others, to claim 24-hour live times to iTunes, because there is no way to guarantee that; it depends on too many factors that exist outside of the control of digital music distributors. Also, ...

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Help Wanted @ Apple: iTunes Label Manager

July 28, 2010

According to Apple's web site, this position is responsible for supporting the iTunes business by providing reporting and analysis, trouble-shooting and resolving business issues, managing label involvement in iTunes projects, and facilitating strong business relationships with major labels. This role will primarily involve working with the iTunes team in Cupertino and US-based label contacts, with some ...

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News: Music Industry

Music Publishers Demanding 360 Rights from Artists

July 27, 2010

Music Publishers Copy Major Label 360 Model Music publishers were once thought of as safe havens for artists. They nurtured songwriters, introduced them to the industry and sought ways to broaden their income with covers and placements. Now, it appears that they want more--a lot more--than a piece of the act's publishing in exchange for their ...

News: Music Industry

What Record and Comic Stores Have in Common

July 27, 2010

Reporter Jason Snell attended this year's Comic-Con to see how the iPad and other devices were affecting the comic industry; he found they seemed convinced that “the coming digital comic revolution, in which devices such as the iPad eliminate the need for reading printed media, will end up driving readers into comic-book stores in search for ...