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Get off Your Computer and Talk to Someone!
I have a new favorite YouTube video (see above), in which a guy named Peter Malkin sits in front of a camera, and in 4:46, mentions over 125 websites that bands are using to promote, market, and manage their music: “To expose your music to fans, go ...
The Top 11 Most Powerful People in the Music Industry...
(1) Lucian Grainge, CEO, Universal Music Group Grainge is now twiddling the knobs on the largest label group in the land, one whose fate is not being twisted by covenants or Wall Street traders. (2) Irving Azoff, Executive Chairman, Live Nation Entertainment; Chairman and CEO, Frontline Management Group. Azoff's been a mess on Twitter, but there's ...
Is Google Buying Rhapsody?
I can't call it anything more than a persistent rumor, but I've heard it now from more than one decent source: Google is (or at least thinking about) buying Rhapsody. To bolster his case, one source added that Google had put out strong feelers to a number of key digital music executives for its announced Google ...
Beggars Group on Why They Left eMusic
In an official statement, UK based indie power house Beggars Group, which includes the popular Matador and 4AD labels, explained why, like several other indie labels, it's leaving eMusic on the eve of the subscription service's addition of tracks from UMG and major relaunch: “As those of you who buy our music from eMusic will know ...
The Sad State of Music Industry Coverage
The echo chamber of the blogosphere consumes us. News breaks everywhere. But what does it mean? There seems to be so few interested in saying something, expressing their opinion, and engaging in the deeper discourse. Writing is hard. It isn't for everyone. However, there are plenty of big questions to be asked about the state of ...
Activity, Not Passivity: Raising Cultural Awareness
Lately, I've had the pleasure of getting into in-depth discussions with the thinkers behind Songkick, We7, and Slacker. It's been a great experience. One of the things that I've been bringing up in each of these talks is the nature of the mechanisms through which we consume music and the set of behaviors they promote. My ...
Jambase Questionnaire: Charlie Hunter
Welcome back to JamBase's baker's dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Soulive. Solo guitar performance is one of the oldest, grandest traditions in the blues and jazz fields. It's a brave, exposed display of talent that works as an intimate conversation between the musician and listeners. It's been ...
Official: The Beatles Available on iTunes
(UPDATED) It's official, Apple's promised big announcement was not music in the cloud, but rather the digital debut of The Beatles. Both individual track and full album downloads went live on iTune's this morning just ahead of the official 10AM ET announcement. Single tracks were for sale at iTune's U.S. “hit single" price of $1.29 wach ...
The Dangers of Social Media as Sales Pitch... or How Artists Create Seth Godin's Meatball Sundae
Recently, I spoke with Paige X. Cho, who is the Administration and Promotions Manager for digital distributor Valleyarm during business hours, and a freelance music writer and marketing consultant for bands at night. She's also recently started up Melbourne music blog Paper-Deer to fulfill her obsession with the local talent in her adopted city. In this ...
A Brief History of Musical Disruption...
The music industry is certainly navigating though interesting times, but are these the most disruptive of times? Shifting fromdiscs to digital is no small matter, though a stroll through history reveals some seriously seismic shifts—potentially on a grander scale than what we're currently experiencing. There's no question that the physical music format has been 'disrupted' at ...
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