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Concord and Bicycle Music Merge, Raise $100 Million and Acquires Vanguard, Sugar Hill Records
Don't blink or you'll miss something important: Concord Music Group has merged with The Bicycle Music Company, raised $100 million, and acquired indie labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill. Concord Music Group has acquired independent record labels Vanguard and Sugar Hill from the Welk Music Group. The acquisition follows the recent merger of Concord Music Group and The ...
5 Ways Musicians Should Be Using Periscope
Have you heard about the latest social media trend? It’s called ‘live broadcasting,’ and while there are two companies dominating the marketplace, Periscope is emerging as the leader. Guest Post by James Shotwell on Haulix Blog One of the competing companies is called Meerkat, and until a few weeks ago many believed it would be the industry leader. Now that ...
Present Shock: When Music’s Future Arrives In The Here And Now [Kyle Bylin]
Has the conversation about streaming music services changed in recent years? Has music's future entered the absolute present? If so, how did music execs and indie artists react. Kyle Bylin, a tech writer and user researcher, explores all of these interesting questions in his latest essay. 1. Music Futurism I’ve spent several years of my life writing about ...
The day the music ... spied?
THREE-FIFTHS OF Chris Aschman's jazz quintet managed to fit onto the tiny stage upstairs at Jose Pistola's, where the crimson glow makes musicians look like they're playing in Amsterdam's red-light district. Aschman, a 29-year-old trumpet player, stayed on the floor, next to the saxophonist. Then, the bassist reached overhead and turned off the TV and the ...
Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World
Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the “Netfilx of vinyl." Guest Post by Nikki Volpicelli, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Fame House The subscription-based media company makes the claim that it is the “Netflix of vinyl,” and offers ...
Broadcasters Ask FCC For Payola Waiver And It's Time To Fight Back
Broadcast radio is asking the FCC to be allowed to accept payments to play songs with minimal disclosure. If you find that as abhorrent as we do, its time to speak out. As David Lowery wrote, “Let’s not let the bastards get away with this." Here's some background and how to get involved. Background A group of radio ...
Why Does Spotify Pay So Little? [An Analysis]
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Both artists and their loyal listeners have expressed disdain about artist payouts (or lack thereof) - but why are streaming services like Spotify, who are seemingly so successful, paying the artists that attract listeners so little? Jack Stratton tries to calculate an answer. Take a single stream of “The Birdwatcher“ in March 2014. Terry, the user, ...
Miles on Monday: Memorial statue sculptor to speak at Lewis and Clark CC, and more
This week for “Miles on Monday," we have some recent news items involving the legendary trumpeter: Preston Jackson, the sculptor creating the statue for the Miles Davis Memorial Project that will be placed in downtown Alton, IL later this year, will give a presentation for Lewis and Clark Community College’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series at noon ...
A Dixieland Song Just Waiting For The Right Band
Huntsville, AL: Long time songwriter, George Wells, has written an exciting Dixieland song that tells how sweet the world seems when you are looking through chocolate covered glasses I have just finished a demo on my brand new idea, “Chocolate Covered Glasses.” Well, what’s so exciting about that? At age 84 and writing songs for more ...
What The Music Industry Can Learn From The Beer Industry
Beer sales have been in steady decline for many years with the big brewers coming to terms with changing consumption habits of consumers and the impact of disruptive new models. Sound familiar? Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog Over the next few weeks I will be writing a series of posts that illustrate what lessons ...
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