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Indie Labels Unite to Fight New York Download Tax
The president of indie label trade group The American Association For Independent Music (A2IM) issued this statement today arguing against New York state's proposed tax on digital music sales: “The A2IM board and members of our community are very concerned about the effect this tax would have on all members of the music community. ...
RIAA to Stop Suing Music Fans, Cut Them off Instead
After suing more than 35,000 people for illegally sharing music since 2003, the RIAA has reached agreements with several ISPs to cut off subscribers' internet connections if they ignore warnings to stop, Wired.com has confirmed. The RIAA is planning to replace its “subpoena, settle or sue" process that has been expensive for the music industry. It ...
Help Me Build a Ticket Stimulus Package
HELP! As many of you know, in addition to writing Hypebot and consulting, I also help run boutique booking agency Skyline Music. Despite some press reports to the contrary, live music is being effected by the global economic downturn just like the rest of the music industry. We're hearing daily from artists and promoters that ticket ...
Where in the World is Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs' absence from the public eye is prompting questions about the Apple CEO's status, management effectiveness and health.So far, the company has done little to provide substantive answers to those questions. The mystery behind the lack of a Stevenote is leading some to speculate that Apple is getting ready to dethrone him, that Jobs has ...
4 Dirty Little Secrets of Music 2.0
Sorry to tell you this, but... BIG CHECK BOOKS STILL TRUMP BIG IDEAS - Just ask any music start-up. You'd think that the major labels would embrace every great idea they could find to help save their struggling businesses. Nope. Labels are inundated with so many “great ideas" and are so desperate to help their bottom ...
Minty Fresh's Powers Answers "What is Working?
In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this 4th installment, Jim Powers, co-founder of Chicago based indie label Minty Fresh (current releases include Drew Andrews, ...
Digital Music Track Sales Surpass 1 Billion
Annual sales of digital songs will surpass 1 billion downloads this year, a first for the struggling music industry. Nielsen SoundScan predicted in April that music downloads would reach this milestone, and with two weeks remaining in the year, that forecast appears to be proving accurate. Individual song downloads will reach about 1,040,000 for the year, ...
TV Studio in a Box
TV Studio in a Box Enables Long-Tail Television If you were impressed when manufacturers began putting home theaters in boxes, wait until you feast your eyes on NewTek's TriCaster, which packs an entire live television production studio into a comparable cube of space. With minimal training, anyone who can operate a computer can use it to ...
7digital Tips Toe in Free Ad Supported Waters
A new offering from UK based download store 7Digital experiments with free ad-supported downloads via a partnership with Mountainview, CA based TrialPlay. Consumers can download 15 free songs from 7digital's catalog of 4 million mp3's each time they try or buy an offer from one of TrialPay's 2,000 advertisers. The mix of pay and offer-supported should ...
Bluhammock's Jaylaan Shares "What is Working?"
In conjunction with US. independent music trade group A2IM (American Association Of Independent Music), we're asking indie professionals: In this fractured media landscape, what is working? What outlets and tools are helping your artists build an audience? In this third installment Jaylaan Ahmad-Llewellyn, the founder of indie label bluhammock music (KaiserCartel, Cary Brothers, ...
