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Zoe Keating Puts Her Revenue Figures into Perspective
Last week Hypebot shared an initial response to Zoë Keating's most recent release of digital music revenue which tends to spark online discussion related to digital music and the careers of musicians. Keating responded with some clarifying emails regarding the larger discussion and agreed to let Hypebot share her discussion of the context for her download ...
Hank Williams, Jaco Pastorius, Harry Dean Stanton Headline Record Store Day Titles from Omnivore Recordings
If only every day could be like Record Store Day. On a mid-April Saturday, the hearty breed of surviving disc emporiums teem with music fans and crate diggers — all hoping to get their hands on the many limited-edition vinyl records issued by the labels. Omnivore Recordings will contribute four titles to the Record Store Day ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival 10" EP for Record Store Day Looks Back to 1969
The year 1969 proved to be an epic one in the too-short history of Creedence Clearwater Revival. In that year alone, the band released three Top Ten albums, and had four hit singles and three charting B-sides. In addition to the incredible quantity and quality of their releases, the band also played the Woodstock music festival, ...
Songcoin: An Alternative Currency for the Real Life World of Music?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The music business is about to get its own alternative currency, called Songcoin. The alternative currency phenomenon is real, as weird as that might feel to those of us who would never consider shelling out cash for points to buy special pixels for that Farmville game we never really got ...
Culbertson Tunes Up The Pinot
Contemporary jazz hitmaker releases his own wine that he blended in partnership with Reata Wines and Jamieson Ranch Vineyards. Los Angeles, Calif. (27 February 2014): Chart-topping musician, producer, songwriter, wine and jazz festival founder and artistic director Brian Culbertson can add vintner to his burgeoning resume. The recording artist behind 26 No. 1 hits and the ...
Indie Musicians on the Rewards vs. the Challenges of Building Independently
Electric Kiwi's Ross Barber recently kicked off a blog post series called #GoIndie in which he gathers insights from indie musicians. When asked about the “advantages and benefits" as well as the “challenges" of going indie, these musicians' answers covered a lot of ground but might be summed up by saying that creative freedom requires business ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 14-20
This week, there jazz for Valentine's Day, jazz to celebrate a new label collective, and of course the usual jazz that celebrates creative collaboration. Although we have a few months to wait, we can also celebrate the announcement of the 2014 Twin Cities Jazz Festival headliners — Dianne Reeves, Branford Marsalis, Joe Krown and the 2013 ...
Beats Music Licensing Indies with Merlin, Pays Same Royalty Rate as Majors
Beats Music and Merlin yesterday announced a licensing agreement that includes a commitment on Beats part to pay all rights holders equal royalty rates. With Merlin cosigning Beats announcement, talk and action are matching up at a time when much is in flux. Now more than ever indie musicians need honest dealings with streaming music services. ...
Indiegogo and Island Records Partner for A&R and Music Crowdfunding at Fan Republic
Indiegogo's having a big 2014. They announced $40 million in funding last month and now they're partnering with Island Records for a new music crowdfunding site called Fan Republic. While it's said to be the first it may not be the last given that it's powered by Indiegogo's new Outpost feature that allows crowdfunders to embed ...
Merlin Taps Otto for New Member Dashboard Just in Time for Midem
One historical problem facing musicians at all levels of the industry is the lack of transparency in much accounting of sales and royalties. OTTO, by Ottomate, is one solution being taken up by indie labels and distributors for such purposes. Indie label rights agency Merlin just introduced a customized dashboard to make it easier for members ...
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