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Gerd Leonhard: "Music Industry Will Be Totally Disrupted and Re-Booted by Outsiders"
“The music industry will be totally disrupted and re-booted by outsiders, once again (just like back in the first days of radio—an illegal medium, at that time, as well—and Philips & the invention of the CD Player, etc), only that this time it will be the artists, writers, composers and producers that will be the ...
"We've Got a Social Chart Now Too," Says Billboard.
Billboard has introduced the Social 50, which “ranks the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites." Put differently, the staff heard about this thing called Ultimate Chart and thought it was about time to get social too. It will be interesting to see how the two charts compare. However, Big Champagne's Ultimate Chart ...
Taylor Swift is an 'Indie'. Time to Change the Definition?
Seems like someone is always stumping, championing, or advocating for the 'indie.' And groups like AIM, A2IM, Merlin, and until recently—eMusic—have been built around the concept. But whatisan indie exactly? Well, the list now includes Taylor Swift, according to A2IM, by merits of her association with Big Machine Records. But Swift is also associated—quite heavily—with Universal ...
A Music Service Better Than Piracy? It's Possible.
This is part two of my interview segment with Jonathan Sasse, who is SVP Marketing at Slacker Radio. In this interview, Sasse contends that pay-to-play isn't within Slacker's best interest and that there's an art to creating a great radio station. As well, he believes that radio in the best, all around source for music of ...
And Now, 100 Not-so-F*ked Music Companies...
We recently dug up 100 completely f*ked music companies, a stark reflection on a punishing space. Those were mostly dead companies, but what about the future? Who's not only not f*ked, but pushing the space forward? Well, here's a list of companies (or divisions of companies, entities, performers, innovators, etc.) that are not-so-f*ked. In fact, ...
Rockhouse Partners Creates Event Marketing Client
(UPDATED) Rockhouse Partners has launched a new division of their tech based marketing agency called Rockhouse Live. With it, comes a platform that aims to help venues and festivals sell more tickets. It will act as a marketing agency and provide show promoters with a turn-key solutions that will help them sell tickets while keeping costs low. ...
A Groovier Thing - Dizzy for President!
With the midterm elections behind us and the rumors and prognostications already starting for the presidential election of 2012, let's hope and pray for an inspiring candidate like the one we had in 1964. No, not Barry Goldwater or Lyndon B. Johnson—I mean John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie! Dizzy's presidential run began as something of a lark, ...
Is the Right Hand Talking to the Left? The Onsmash Situation...
Dozens of pirate and counterfeit sites were yanked down over the Thanksgiving holiday by the US Government, and most were asking for trouble. But serious questions now surround a number of hip-hop sites caught in the mix, particularly OnSmash.com. According to several sources to Digital Music News, those inside the rap industry hardly regarded OnSmash as ...
You're the A&R Department Now, so Take Charge.
No matter which page in the history of the record industry you flip to, there's always some talk about artist development or the lack thereof. This barb has been jabbed in the side of label executives for a very long time. In our more romantic notions of the record industry, artists toured—below the public radar—and honed ...
Don't Just Make New Fans; Keep Them
It goes without saying that the two most important ingredients a band needs to start building a strong fan base are great music and kick-ass live shows. But a third skill, knowing how to keep fans engaged, is almost equally important. Every day music lovers are bombarded with tons of content from thousands of content providers. ...
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