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A Free Ticket to Digital Music Forum East

February 23, 2009

If you can be in New York City this coming Wednesday and Thursday February 25-26, I've got a pass to Digital Music Forum East in exchange for some coverage of the event. It's shaping up to be a very strong conference well worth attending even if you have to pay. DEADLINE MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY 2/23: If ...

Video: New Music Business Models

February 22, 2009

Slicethepie Lands $1.4m in New Funding

February 20, 2009

Despite an economic meltdown that has added to venture capitalists' already wary view of the music industry, fan-to-artist funding enabler Slicethepie has attracted another $1.4 million. The money will be used to broaden marketing efforts, as well as, support some of the 20 artists already funded by the site. “We are delighted to close this latest ...

The GPS Revolution and the Digital Music Fan

February 20, 2009

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Skimming through the latest edition of Wired Magazine, it took me Inside The GPS Revolution, and things became apparent to me quite quickly about how this could be applied to the live music sector. The key article is called I Am Here: One Man's Experiment With the Location-Aware Lifestyle, where writer Mathew ...

Have Your Promotional Toolkit Ready

February 20, 2009

It's important to take charge of your own promotion and not assume that anyone else is doing it for you. But doing so requires making sure that you have all the important tools readily available. Post them somewhere that they can be found easily on your web site (for those writers on a 2AM deadline) and ...

Indie Band Pays Fans to Download Album

February 19, 2009

As part of a marketing campaign motivated by tough economic times and a cluttered music marketplace, Indie rock band Officer Roseland is paying fans $1 to download their new album from the website MyStimulusPackage.org. The band will offer fans two option: The first called “TAKE" pays $1 to download the album Stimulus Package. The second “GIVE" ...

Take Charge of Your Own Promotion

February 19, 2009

Never leave promotion to someone else. Is it realistic to believe that the guy who counts the beer is also going to do the best job of promoting your next gig? Or is the overworked indie label staffer always going to make you their #1 priority? You certainly should empower your fans to help, but is ...

Some Broadcasters Reach Net Royalty Deal

February 19, 2009

SoundExchange and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have reached agreement on internet streaming rates for broadcast radio stations that simulcast programming over the net or that create new internet stations. Under the agreement, rates for simulcasts or web channels operated by local radio stations are reduced 16% in 2009 then gradually increase through 2015 - ...

Internet Radio Soundexchange Talks Fail

February 18, 2009

The Digital Media Association confirmed that negotiations with SoundExchange over net radio royalties did not yield an agreement before the February 15 deadline. The DiMA, on behalf of its members which include RealNetworks, Pandora and MTV has been negotiating with SoundExchange since March of 2007 when the Copyright Royalty Board increased some webcasters royalties by 300%. ...

Omnifone Plugs Musicstation "Alternative to Piracy"

February 18, 2009

Music is taking center stage as all sectors of the mobile industry search for ways to stand out in a cluttered marketplace during this week's GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But music services provider Omniphone is using the event to tout a new service aimed squarely at the very non-mobile desktop PC. ISPs and cable ...