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5 Band Skills That Can Apply Towards A Career
Although popular notions may suggest that holding down an additional job means you've somehow failed to 'make it' in music, this is far from the truth, and many relatively well known artists still maintain some other form of day job. Here we look five band skills that artists can also apply towards a career. Guest post ...
Boston Based Record Co. Focuses On Access Not Profit
The Boston music scene is a lively, ever-changing one, but whether you're an engineer or a musician it can be a difficult environment to thrive in. Here we look at how Boston-based non-profit The Record Co. is working to make access to studios and professional opportunities an affordable option for all. Guest post by Kevin Cornell ...
New YouTube Analytics Help Artists Get To Know Their Subscribers
When it comes to garnering views on YouTube, amassing subscribers is essential. Subscribers represent some of your most devoted fans, and are more likely to engage with the content as well as other listeners. Helpfully enough, YouTube is planning drop some new analytics metrics to help artists better track new subscribers. Guest post by Chris Lejuez,Video ...
Sinatra in the Studio: 1967
In 1967, Frank Sinatra was in the studio to record Younger Than Springtime. The following clip was part of a TV special, Movin' With Nancy, as in Nancy Sinatra, the singer's daughter. Billy Strange is conducting and Lee Hazelwood is in the control booth. There's something so tender and honest about this clip at a time ...
New Report Says Spotify Used “Pirated” MP3 Files To Launch Service and Why It Matters [DAVID LOWERY]
There has long been suspicion among some the music industry that piracy lies deep in the roots of Spotify since the streaming platform's inception. This theory which, has been lent new credence by new report, says that Spotify threatened researchers on the cusp of revealing its darker origins. David Lowery explains why it matters. Guest post ...
Blokur Raises $1.2M Seed Round For Music Blockchain, Machine Learning Startup
Blokur, led several music industry veterans, has raided a $1.2 million seed round to bring blockchain technology to music and other creative arts. But Blokur faces steep competition, as well as, the age-old problem of getting the music industry on the same page... about anything. Blockchain is seen by some as the solution to many of ...
Spotify For Artists Now Offering Stats For All Your Songs
Although Spotify would formerly only provide data on songs with 1000+ streams, the streaming platform is now allowing artists to view listening stats for all their music, along with several other positive changes. Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY Musician You now have access to more streaming data on Spotify. Spotify used to only display ...
Tom Petty’s Music Genome And His Legacy-Defining Traits
Following Tom Petty's passing on Monday, numerous obituaries and remembrances have been released, often similarly describing his music as a 'soundtrack for the road." Here we look at some of the traits most common to Petty's music and which helped to make it so compelling. Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics at Pandora, from Medium ...
History of Early Autumn
In 1946, the classically inclined arranger Ralph Burns brought an Impressionist three-part suite to bandleader Woody Herman called Summer Sequence. As Gary Giddens notes in Visions of Jazz, Herman recorded the three parts in September '46, when saxophonist Flip Phillips was the band's chief saxophone soloist. But in the 78 era, three parts of anything were ...
Live Streaming Sees Further Changes
Although live streaming was predicted to be the next big industry disruptor, the anticipated major mainstream interest has, as of yet, failed to materialize as expected. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Live streaming music and video was once hailed as the next big thing online, and perhaps it still will be, but so ...


