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It's Time for a Streaming Pricing Reset
By Mark Mulligan of MiDA on his Music Industry blog. There is a growing realization that that streaming revenue is not growing quickly enough to offset the impact of declining download sales. It is an eerily familiar echo of the recurring narrative of the noughties that download sales were not growing quickly enough to offset the ...
Fear and Loathing in Royalty Rate Setting
By FMC's Casey Rae on FutureOfMusic.org Who gets paid, how much and under what terms when music is played on digital and AM/FM radio? Answering those questions isn’t easy, even for experts. But one thing is clear: 2014 has been a big year for the laws and policies that determine royalty rates for all forms of radio, ...
David Pakman: The Artist's Share
By David Pakman, prominent venture capitalist in NYC, the co-creator of Apple's Music Group, and former CEO of eMusic. This post originally appeared on Pakman.com There is a commonality in the Hachette/Amazon and Spotify/Pandora/Recording Artist debates and it looks something like this: By not paying enough royalties to the licensor (book publisher, record label), authors and ...
Jazz Singer Shares New Understanding of Certain Songs
Transformative moments in life have an impact on music. Sometimes they inspire it. Sometimes they underscore the meaning within the lyrics, or help listenersand singersbetter appreciate them. Such was the case Thursday, October 30, when singer June Garber performed at the Venice (FL) Art Center at a South County Jazz Club matinee concert, backed by saxophonist-flutist ...
Don’T Go Broke Buying Merch: A Band T-Shirt Strategy You Need to Know
By Chris Robly on DIYMusician.com How to get the most bang for your buck when you print band t-shirts You might not admit it to anyone, but I’ll bet seeing a fan wearing your band’s t-shirt is one of the secret little highlights of your musical life. A striking band logo, a sweet design, quality fabric. Of ...
Is Bandcamp's "Subscribe" Feature the Answer to Sustainable Digital Music Consumption, or Has Streaming Won the Race?
By Tyler Hayes, Freelance Writer & Blogger Bandcamp is a website on a mission to provide musicians with the tools necessary to sell their recorded musicboth digitally and physically. It's an easy way for artists to give their fans a solid commerce experience and make more money than selling through iTunes or Amazon. Despite all the positive work ...
Fair Trade Music: Coalition Calls for Better Digital Music Revenue Model
An international coalition of creators has joined forces to call for fairer rules and greater transparency in the distribution of royalties by digital music services. The proposals were presented in a new report on Fair Compensation for Music Creators in the Digital Age", released by the International Council of Creators of Music (CIAM), with the support ...
How a Small Startup Increased Ticket Sales by 690% (and You Can Too)
This story from Hootsuite shares how Ticketleap, an event marketing and online ticketer, stood out by empowering employees to share expertise and lend personality to the business. Meet Ticketleap. This tech startup helps its customers sell more tickets to their events. But if you’ve ever created an event through Ticketleap, you know that the team leading the charge ...
SFJAZZ Center Reaches Capital Campaign Goal $64 Million & SFJAZZ Collective Receives $3 Million Gift
SFJAZZ today announced that the organization has reached the $64 million goal of The World Is Listening campaign for the SFJAZZ Center. The campaign funds created the award- winning SFJAZZ Center that opened on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2013 and has become a globally recognized bellwether of art, music, culture, and community in ...
5 Ways Indie Labels and Artists Can Increase Music Monetization
From the INgrooves newsletter. 1. Today’s music marketplace is dynamic! Understand how to maximize monetization for all platforms. Two key examples are YouTube and Spotify. YouTube channel maintenance should focus on: regular updates, thorough claiming procedures and integration with other social media channels. 2. On Spotify, fanbases should be built from within: get profiles verified, create ...


