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Google Overtakes Amazon In Smart Speakers
Fresh research has revealed that Google has pulled ahead of Amazon in the smart speaker department, the latest move by the tech giant in its quest to be the best in the biz at tracking users and building speech recognition tools. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy According to the Canalys research outfit, Google has ...
What Makes For A Great Musician Website?
For any band or artist, having a strong web presence is key to your success, particularly when it comes to your website. In this piece we look what components make for a good website, and how you can work to improve yours. Guest post by John Hull of Soundfly's Flypaper We’ve got a brand new free ...
Why Every Indie Needs A Developer Ninja
In this latest piece from indie.ninja, two industry experts with experience in both software development and the music business outline some important rules for successfully implementing effective project development into your work. Guest post by Constantinos Mavromoustakos and Ray Canapini of Indie.ninja There are many different jobs in the music industry, but knowing who to hire and when to hire ...
Think About It: Alt Music Formats To Consider For Your Next Release
While streaming has certainly risen to become the dominant form of music consumption, physical formats aren't in the grave yet. Here we look at four different physical formats to consider next time you plan to drop an album or single. Guest post by Hugh McIntyre from the TuneCore Blog For the most part, people stream the music ...
Sony, Universal Earn $500K Every Hour From Streaming
While streaming is often slammed for how little money it brings in, it turns out that this is more an issue for the artists, and the major companies behind the music like Sony and Universal are pulling down plenty of cash from streaming. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The naysayers have always been ...
Radio Issues An Ironic Plea For Fairness [Op-Ed]
In a welcome twist, a group radio broadcasters recently got together and penned a letter supporting the national Association of Broadcasters' goal of deregulating the radio industry. Op-Ed by Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange On Monday, a group of radio broadcasters penned a letter in support of the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) push for deregulation of the ...
3 Ways Musicians Deal With Rejection, Take Action
Rejection is never easy to deal with in any industry, and the fear of it can often hamper productivity. In this article Suzanne Paulinski explains how to overcome fear of rejection, and how to deal with it in a productive way. Guest post by Suzanne Paulinski from the TuneCore Blog The other day I stared at my ...
Can Jazz Help You Be More Organized?
In this piece Jazz saxophonist Mike Casey explain the concept of mental flow in his music, and how getting into a deep zone of focus can positively impact both compositional and performative aspects of music. Guest post by Anthony Bartlett from the Evernote blog The night in early 2016 was cold and clear, but inside the small jazz club ...
5 Ways To Win During Music's 'Moneyball' Moment
A recent data-driven approach to artist discovery from the team at Instrumental has been receiving comparisons to Billy Beane's statistical approach to building a baseball team. Here we look at five ways those in the music industry can use this approach to their advantage. Guest post from the team at Instrumental This weekend’s Financial Times features Instrumental ...
Discogs Analysis Shows Continued Vinyl, Cassette Growth
Discogs has released their 2018 Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis & Database Highlights. The report emphasizes physical musical sales for both catalog and new releases, comparing them to broader industry stats from Neilson. The Discogs Mid-Year Marketplace Analysis compares data from the Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report offering a unique comparison of Nielson's B2C and online music marketplace Discogs' data, ...
