Results for "Music Industry"

Digital Music, Mobility, Music Technology And Entrepreneurship In Africa

January 21, 2015

Guest Post by Virginie Berger, the founder of the Paris based global strategy agency DBTH. A few days ago, I received a press release telling me that Universal Music France was settling in French-speaking Africa. Which, frankly speaking, is nothing new; we’ve known for months that Universal Music (France) was starting an activity in Africa, namely by opening offices ...

Larry Sonn's All-Star Band

January 21, 2015

The big band era continued long after many historians say it ended. While big bands no longer gained much traction with teens by the late 1940s, many great orchestras continued to tour throughout the 1950s and beyond while others recorded for dancers on the new 12-inch album format. One such studio band in 1955 and '56 ...

Sonos Exploring API For 3rd Party Music Apps

January 21, 2015

Sonos appears poised to correct the only real flaw that I've found in it's otherwise superior wireless music system: the ability to control Sonos from within my favorite music apps. A new jobs ad posted by the company points to the creation of an API that would allow digital music services to do just that.  I openly admit ...

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Puts Spotlight On Apple's Shortcomings, Looks To Spotify To Raise The Bar

January 21, 2015

In an interview with GQ, Pink Floyd's Nick Mason talks about Apple's failed release of U2's latest album Songs of Innocence“ and the implications it imposed. He was quick to clarify where he stood on the issue telling GQ, “Let me be completely clear about my position: if Apple had come to me and said, 'Nick, ...

Directional Music: Keeping Artists And Media Makers In Business

January 20, 2015

Directional Music has launched it's website and online searchable music database providing curated content for music supervisors and media makers looking to license music. Directional music aims to keep indie musicians in business by including their work in their powerful search platform, making it available for synch licensing. Users can search, license, and collaborate with others ...

Live Performance 2.0

January 18, 2015

By Alex Cohen from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. Although technology may have destroyed the recorded music market, it has played a significant role in enhancing live performances. Recent developments need to be heeded by both artists and concert producers. 4D Sound 4D Sound is an installation in Amsterdam where the sound system surrounds the audience ...

2015 Digital Music Predictions

January 14, 2015

By Jon Maples on JonMaples.com The past year was a doozy for digital music. We saw Beats Music come and go with a rush, Spotify grow significantly and digital track sales hit the skids as streaming continued to grow in popularity. And for everything that happened, 2014 probably will be remembered as a transitional year. Big players like ...

Infographic Explains The Confusing New World Of High Resolution Audio

January 13, 2015

Finding The Holy Grail For The New Music Business

January 9, 2015

Guest post by music industry veteran David Sherbow who blogs at MyMusicLife.  The music business is like our Congress – full of factions who can’t work together and special interests trying to manipulate them for profit at the expense of the people they serve. I have spent forty years of my life working in virtually every aspect ...

American Aquarium Asked Fans What They Thought Of Spotify - Here's What They Said

January 9, 2015

Guest Post by BJ Barham My name is BJ Barham and I am the singer/songwriter for the Raleigh, NC band, American Aquarium. Recently, Bandsintown named us the hardest working band of 2014 with the most shows out of all other bands on their platform. While most of our energy is focused on touring and live shows, a ...