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YouTube's Feed Evolution and Why It Matters
Having been welcomed into the world way back in 2005, YouTube has naturally undergone some changes over time, but of all these changes, the evolution of its feed is perhaps the most important, particularly when it comes to being a artist looking to reach fans via the platform. Guest post by Jenna Wasserman, Rights Management Coordinator at ...
UnitedMasters On Closing The Music Data Chasm: The Inspiration Driving This $70 Million Startup
UnitedMasters launched it artist services platform this week with $70 million in funding from Google and Andreessen Horowitz; and a promise to “free musicians from dependencies on the old model while increasing their income tenfold". Using data to understand and monetize fan behavior is at the core of their plan to make this bold promise a reality. ...
How To Promote Your Band On Shoestring Budget
Band promotion can be a challenge even with a well funded label at your back, but for just getting started, financial restrictions often make effective marketing next to impossible. Here we look at five stealth tactics for promoting your band with minimal expense. Guest post by Ged Richardson, founder of Zing Instruments, on the ReverbNation Blog Promoting a ...
What Composers, Musicians, Should Know About The Proposed Tax Reform Bill
Recently introduced to the House of Representatives, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" has buried within its pages legislation that could, depending on how the bill develops, dramatically impact the careers of artists and musicians- potentially for the worse. Guest post by Stephen Carlisle of Nova Southeastern University As noted in the blog post, the proposals ...
Sonny Rollins, Benefactor
Those who follow developments in the jazz community are accustomed to seeing occasional announcements about educational grants to musicians. Sonny Rollins this week reversed the order. He is becoming a donor. Oberlin College announced that the tenor saxophonist is giving the Oberlin Conservatory what the college describes as “a generous gift to establish and maintain the ...
Rock Impresario Bill Graham’s Sons Renew Estate, Memorabilia Fight
Legendary concert promoter and music empresario Bill Graham died in 1991, but his sons are still locked in a bitter legal fight with the executor of his estate over his rock memorabilia, including hundreds of concert posters and scrapbooks. “Our clients have witnessed nearly a decade of litigation and it’s been hard. They found out a ...
UnitedMasters Lands To $70 Million From Google To Take On The Record Labels
Next-gen artist services and music technology platform UnitedMasters, led by former Interscope Records president Steve Stoute, has exited stealth mode with $70 million in funding from Google's parent company Alphabet, respected venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Translation and entertainment conglomerate 20th Century Fox. UnitedMasters has raised $70 million to take on just about everyone in the ...
Pandora App Adds Direct Alexa Voice Control For Sonos
Pandora has added Alexa powered voice control of Sonos wireless speakers from within the music streamer's app. Many anaylyats believe that voice control of music is the killer app that will bring music streaming into the mainstream. Pandora today added voice control of Sonos wireless speakers from its mobile app. More than 50% of U.S. Sonos ...
Broker Genius Raises $15M For Dynamic Ticket Pricing
New York based Broker Genius, developers of dynamic ticket pricing technology has secured a $15 million Series A round of funding from Boston-based growth equity firm Volition Capital. Broker Genius offers pricing automation technology in the live event secondary market. The travel industry uses similar technology to price flights and hotels rooms. To date, Broker Genius technology ...
How And Why To Make Your Band An LLC
The simplest kind of business entity, registering your band as an Limited Liability Corporation can offer a number of advantages, both when it comes to taxes and if your band should ever be sued. It's a litigious world out there, after all. Guest post by Peter Vaughan Shaving of CASH Music WHAT IS A LIMITED LIABILITY ...
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