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5 Music Crowdfunding Myths – Busted! [Ariel Hyatt]
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Crowdfunding has become a key tool in the DIY artist toolkit, but doing it successfully is harder than it looks. Here Cyber PR's Ariel Hyatt does a little myth busting to help set the stage for success. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR The more I study the realities of how artists make money now (hello ...
Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]
Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout from this new legislation, and looking ahead to how we can build a more creator-friendly world of fair compensation and voluntary licensing. Op-Ed by Neil Turkewitz ...
West Coast Jazz Horror
There's only one film I know of that includes French hornist John Graas (right). As you may recall, I posted on Graas back on April 24. The film is Dementia, better known as Daughter of Horror. Completed in 1953, the film wasn't released until '55, thanks to nettlesome issues with Hollywood censors. The expressionist film was ...
Pandora Adds Ticketmaster Integration
Pandora has partnered Ticketmaster to bring more concert dates to the platform. “In our ongoing effort to provide a comprehensive and seamless artist marketing experience, Pandora has partnered with Ticketmaster to transform live event promotion,” SiriusXM owned streamer said in a statement. According to Pandora, which plans to pull touring data in real-time from Ticketmaster’s API, ...
ASCAP 2018 Revenue Up 7% To $1.2 Billion
ASCAP has announced that total revenues for 2018 topped $1.227 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. That's the second year in a row that ASCAP distributions crossed the $1 billion mark. $1.109 billion in royalties were paid to member songwriters, composers and publishers in 2018, up 10% year-over-year. US Revenue ASCAP domestic revenue ...
Gil Mellé: Blue Note Years
Gil Mellé was a fascinating saxophonist and composer. Not widely known today, Mellé [pronounced MELL-ay] was a renaissance man. He played tenor and baritone saxophone, he was a painter, an inventor, he wrote film scores and he led groups. Jazz was a passion, and he worked hard to develop a sound—not an overarching one that identified ...
How Spotify’s Continued Expansion Is Killing Niche Music Genres
While the rise of streaming is, in many ways, responsible for the music industry's salvation, the vast majority of content streamed on platforms like Spotify generally tends to lean towards the pop/hip hop spectrum. As Thomas Steffens here explains could be bad news for more niche music genres like classical and jazz. Guest post by Thomas Steffens, ...
The Truth Behind The 1,000 True Fan Theory
For some time, a theory has existed in the music industry that, for an artist to have a sustainable if not particularly lavish career, they must have at least 1000, 'true' fans. Here we look at the reality of the math behind this idea. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The “1,000 True Fans ...
Creator Support: A New Way To Pay Artists For Streaming [Mark Mulligan]
How to fairly compensate creators as consumption becomes dominated by streaming is the subject of vigorous debate. But a new model dubbed 'creator support' is gaining traction because it will pay many artists more with minimal impact on the wider royalty pool, says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry blog ...
Carlos Lyra: Além da Bossa
In the late 1950s, Rio de Janeiro experienced enormous optimism. North American trade was on the rise, and the advent of jet travel between Brazil, France and the U.S. boosted tourism. Business at the city's hotels, lounges and restaurants soared. Throughout Rio, a new form of music was stirring. It was more jazz-romantic and folk-centric than ...
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