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On Building A Music City
In this piece Dr. Shain Shapiro and Danny Keir unveil a new way of thinking about the concept of Music Cities, and what can be created through the combination of urban planning and the cultural offerings of a thriving music industry. Guest post by Dr. Shain Shapiro and Danny Keir of Sound Diplomacy Over the past ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 2017
Call August the Month of the Vocalist, with some heady talent visiting (Kendra Shank, Cyrille Aimee, Kevin Mahogany) as well as one of our veterans—Debbie Duncan— recording a long-overdue live outing. Or call August the Month of Legends, with several visitors who deserve such status, including long-awaited returns of Lee Konitz and Dr, Lonnie Smith, and ...
Paid Music Streaming: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? [Mark Mulligan]
There is no question that streaming is driving a new era in the music industry. But where is streaming now and where does it fits in the longer term evolution of the music market? MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan looks for answers. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Streaming has driven such a revenue renaissance within the major record ...
SoundCloud Nearing Deal To A Sell Majority Stake To Two Private Equity Firms [REPORT]
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A struggling SoundCloud may have found not one, but two lifelines. A pair of private equity firms are reportedly close to each taking a separate stake in the unprofitable music streamer that would collectively mean the acquisition of a majority of the company. SoundCloud is close two selling a majority stake to two private equity firms. ...
The Legalities Behind A Cover Song
The recording of covers is common practice in the music industry, and has only become more popular of late, particularly with the rise of YouTube. Still, by nature of the fact that a cover is someone else's intellectual property, there are inherent legal complications. Here we look at what some of those might be. Guest post ...
All Laid-Off SoundCloud Staffers Are Being Offered $10,000 From WeTransfer "To Start Something"
After 173 SoundCloud employees were laid off a few weeks ago, the outpouring of support led to a “Hire a SoundClouder” Google doc to connect them with new jobs. Now, WeTransfer has shown their respect for the laid-off innovators with the offer of a $10,000 check, with almost no strings attached. In an open letter, Damian ...
New Analysis Calculates, Compares Per Stream Payouts From Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, YouTube and More
Data crunchers Information Is Beautiful caused a stir last year when they waded through data from indie artists to determine the indeterminable—what streaming services actually pay per stream. Now, they're back with an updated and eye- opening analysis. By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Trying to figure out exactly how much a streaming service pays per ...
Donald Fagen & the Nightflyers
Donald Fagen loves jazz. Since 1972, his songs co-written with Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker have been laced with jazz references and chord voicings. The same goes for Donald's four solo albums. Jazz greats such as Wayne Shorter, Phil Woods and Pete Christlieb, to name just a few, have been featured on Steely Dan and Donald's ...
How Artist Affinity Targeting Works On AMP, Pandora's Free Music Marketing Platform
Here we explore a new feature from Pandora which allows artists to connect with fans via Artist Affinity Targeting. This article explores how the new feature benefits both artist and listener, how it was tested and perfected. Guest post by Katrina Glaeser data scientist at Pandora The Creator Services team was finally ready to pilot our Artist ...
Vinyl Sales Are Flattening, But Why?
The income boost that many artists and labels get from vinyl record sales is in danger of shrinking. This year vinyl sales grew just 2% compared to 12% in 2016, according to new data from Nielsen Music. Why are vinyl record sales flat? Have we just reached a saturation point or are there other factors that ...
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