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MidemNet Day 2
This was the final day of MidemNet and the first day of the broader Midem music industry trade show. MidemNet was a real success though like most things there is always room for improvement. If you attended and have suggestions, please email me - bruce(at)skylineonline(dot)com - as they will debrief me in a week or so. ...
MidemNet: Social Networking and Online Fandom
University professor Nancy Baym has studied, lectured and blogged about online social media for more than 10 years. She suggests that its important to remember that fans care about the artist, but they care more about each other: Some highlights from her MidemNet presentation: Important behaviors: Sharing emotion Building social identity Collective intelligence (set lists, ...
eMusic Data Supports Long Tail
The Long Tail theory has come under heavy fire recently. But eMusic says the critics are wrong and that 75% its indie-only 5 million track catalog sold at least once during 2008. “eMusic is the Long Tail," said Madeleine Milne, eMusic Managing Director, Europe. The theory that the internet enables businesses to sell a large selection ...
Thumbplay to Expand Indie Mobile Services
Mobile content provider Thumbplay is adding to the toolkit that it offers indie artists and labels. In the coming month the company tells Hypebot that it will: launch a new artist widget platform to drives mobile downloads enable artists to upload and sell MP3s and videos provide tools for labels and managers to control multiple ...
Despite Downturn CD Baby Acts See 28% Growth
The demise of the CD has been well documented but one indie retailer is bucking the trend. CD Baby and their mostly d.i.y. artists are actually seeing growth: 1,013,478 CDs sold in 2008, compared to 993,175 discs in 2007, a 2% increase 39,100 new album titles added in 2008, up 7% from the prior year ...
Sell Your Own Ringtones
In addition to downloads its now easy for any band to sell ringtones created from their songs. Most services require no up front costs or long term commitments. You may be tempted to dismiss ringtones as pointless for your style of music. But for hard core fans, its another way to show their support; and every ...
5 More Indies Take Myspace Music Deal
Indie heavyweights Nettwerk, INgrooves, IRIS Distribution, RoyaltyShare and Wind-up have all signed deals to have their music featured and sold on MySpace Music. Indie aggregators The Orchard and IODA signed on several months ago. Today's announcement leaves Merlin and its supporters including Koch and Beggars as the last large indie holdouts. When MySpace Music launched late ...
Matador's Patrick Amory Shares "What is Working?"
In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), Hypebot has been asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? Today Patrick Amory of seminal indie label Matador (Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, Chavez, Pavement) shares the ...
Remix 2.0: Mixmatchmusic Acquires Mix2r
MixMatchMusic has acquired Mix2r. MixMatchMusic enables musicians and fans to collaborate on music and features a library of 2500 songs stems. Mix2r adds a large community of electronica artists who have uploaded songs and stems and allowed others to create derivative works. Encouraging outsiders to ivolved in the creative process is perhaps the deepest form of ...
Test Market Your Merchandise for Free
Merchandise is often cited as the top source of income for indie and d.i.y. bands. after touring. But how do you increase sales ? after you basic t-shirt, what sells? Hoodies, caps and long sleeve tees are all popular, bu what works for one band van be a huge failure for another. The size and placement ...
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