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If the Beatles Couldn't Make It, Something's Wrong.
I find this kind of thinking rather disconcerting--misleading even. Yesterday, I stumbled across a story in my Google Alerts titled, “Would Beatles make it in today's music world?“ Normally, I greet such questions with murmured swear words, because of all the things that are important in the public discourse surrounding the record and music industries at ...
My Response to "Why You Should Pay for Music."
Near the end June, audio engineer Jon Sheldrick published a rather thoughtful, well-written essay titled “Why You Should Pay For Music." It was everywhere. Huffington Post. Sound Ctrl. Hell, I even republished it on our sister blog, Music Think Tank. But, the essay left me wanting more. More what? Well, more thoughtful discussion of the issues ...
A Graphic Look at Who Got Paid What in the Old School Record Industry
The traditional record deal may or may not help make an artist become a star, but it certainly does not make most of them rich. We like to think that things are changing--and certainly there are more alternative paths than ever--but the new record industry's 360 deals may well net even less revenue to the artist ...
Mark Mulligan: "Most Fans Don't Use Many Devices"
The thinking behind cloud-based music services tends to go something like this: fans want to access their song libraries across as many devices as possible. The problem? Mark Mulligan from Forrester has posted a new study that suggests “most consumers don't use many devices to listen to music." But, the problems don't just stop there. In ...
More on How the Biggest Artists Use Social Media
After Famecount published a chart of the top music artists on social networks, based on their friend and follower counts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Stuart Dredge over at Sandbox followed-up and tried to understand what could be learned from what these artists are doing with their social media fame, and whether there are ...
New Music Sales Reports Send Mixed Signal
The U.S. single-track download market slipped 0.2% to 597.4 million tracks in the first half of the year according to Nielsen SoundScan. The data may suggest that the digital music singles market has reached a saturation point. Variable pricing, which has set top new releases at $1.29 rather than the more standard $.99, may have also ...
The Music Industry's Shift from Master to Equal
“Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal" - Charles Darwin Fans who were once at the mercy of a few men's musical tastes, pricing schemes and format changes have used the tools provided by the digital revolution to set themselves free. But for too many ...
Amanda Palmer: "Toward a Patronage Society"
The ever-intriguing Amanda Palmer has a really great talk that she gaveat Harvard's Drama Center. In it, she relates he career as a street performer to where the music industry is heading in the digital age. Towards, as she puts it, a virtual patronage society, where every artist proudly stands on their box and isn't afraid ...
Ioumusic: New Artist Crowdfunding App Launches
How Does It Compare To Other Fan Funding Sites? IOUmusic, in a similar vein as other grassroots, crowdfunding applications such as Kickstarter and RocketHub, is a new donation website that's focused on assisting musicians and providing them with alternative means to fund their creative projects. As well, they are positioning themselves as a way for fans ...
Music Think Thank: "Jango Listeners Are Real People Who May Become Real Fans."
Over at our sister blog Music Think Tank, there are two new posts up. One is from Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity, on why Madina Lake's bassist Matthew Leone is s hero. The other, from Brian Hazard of Color Theory, is a fascinating case study on passive promotion and Jango. From The Essay: "I doubt I made ...
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