Results for "HypeBot"

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News: Music Industry

Eleven Seven's Woodworth Tells "What is Working"

December 19, 2008

In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this 5th installment, Frank Woodworth of indie label Eleven Seven Music (Motley Crew, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool, Six:AM) shares ...

News: Music Industry

Nashville Feels the Pain: Equity Music Group Folds

December 19, 2008

Equity Music Group, the label co-founded by country superstar Clint Blank is folding. The last couple of years have not been kind to country music and now declining sales and the economic downturn are stating to take their toll on Music Row. In addition to Black, Equity artists looking for a new home include Laura ...

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News: Technology

Help Me Build a Ticket Stimulus Package

December 19, 2008

HELP! As many of you know, in addition to writing Hypebot and consulting, I also help run boutique booking agency Skyline Music. Despite some press reports to the contrary, live music is being effected by the global economic downturn just like the rest of the music industry. We're hearing daily from artists and promoters that ticket ...

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News: Technology

4 Dirty Little Secrets of Music 2.0

December 18, 2008

Sorry to tell you this, but... BIG CHECK BOOKS STILL TRUMP BIG IDEAS - Just ask any music start-up. You'd think that the major labels would embrace every great idea they could find to help save their struggling businesses. Nope. Labels are inundated with so many “great ideas" and are so desperate to help their bottom ...

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News: Technology

Minty Fresh's Powers Answers "What is Working?

December 18, 2008

In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this 4th installment, Jim Powers, co-founder of Chicago based indie label Minty Fresh (current releases include Drew Andrews, ...

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News: Technology

7digital Tips Toe in Free Ad Supported Waters

December 18, 2008

A new offering from UK based download store 7Digital experiments with free ad-supported downloads via a partnership with Mountainview, CA based TrialPlay. Consumers can download 15 free songs from 7digital's catalog of 4 million mp3's each time they try or buy an offer from one of TrialPay's 2,000 advertisers. The mix of pay and offer-supported should ...

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News: Video / DVD

EMI Pulls Coldpay vs. Satriani Videos from Youtube

December 17, 2008

EMI is using the full force of copyright law and its deal with YouTube to pull the videos that show the strong comparisons between Coldplay song “Vida La Vida" Joe Satriani's “If I Could Fly". “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by EMI Music" reads the banner across the offending videos ...

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News: Technology

Bluhammock's Jaylaan Shares "What is Working?"

December 17, 2008

In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this third installment Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn, the founder of indie label bluhammock music (KaiserCartel, Cary Brothers, ...

News: Technology

What Are Your Music Industry Predictions For '09?

December 17, 2008

It's been quite a year for the music industry and I've been working on my list of predictions for 2009. I'd say about 60% of what I wrote last year (A Look Back At Hypebot's Predictions For 2008) came true. I'm not sure if that should be considered a success or or not. But as I ...

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News: Technology

Updated: Harvard Law Rides to Rescue of Parents Whose Son Shared 7 Songs on Kazaa

December 16, 2008

POST-TRIAL UPDATE FROM THE STUDENTS: “Today's hearing was just rescheduled for Jan 6 due to pro hac vice issues. So basically, the hearing was rescheduled because Professor Charles Nesson is not admitted to argue in a RI court, further underscoring the injustice caused by the powerful Goliath infrastructure behind the RIAA against the small David defendants."