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Free Direct-to-Fan Music Marketing Webinar
Hypebot is proud to sponsor a free direct-to-fan music marketing webinar hosted by Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvold from The Music Biz Weekly podcast on April 16th. This 60 minute intro to Direct-to-Fan Music Marketing will be followed by a Q&A. This is the first in a series webinars hosted by Michael and Brian that Hypebot ...
Coindl: "iTunes of the Bitcoin World". Can Digital Currency Create New Music Revenue Stream?
Bitcoin is an attempt to create a new digital currency. It's had some ups and downs, in part because it's not issued by a government, but it seems to be headed towards some level of legitimacy. In fact, Bitcoin is now becoming a factor in digital media with the launch of coinDL, a digital goods marketplace ...
Drowned in Sound Founder Sean Adams: 'The Slow Death of MP3 Blogging'
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. MP3 bloggers were the revolutionaries of music criticism, taking on established outlets like Rolling Stone and Spin by being faster, cooler, and more musical -- in that they could embed what they were talking about. Readers could hear it for themselves as they read the blog, rather than ...
The Echo Nest's Music Discovery Empire
The Echo Nest might be one of the few companies to have figured out how to cash in on the music business. Only it has little to do with selling music. Instead, it gives developers the tools to create the next brilliant music discovery app. Jim Lucchese, Echo Nest's chief executive, believes on-demand apps are the ...
Mainstream Fanatic: Songza Takes Music Playlists to the Masses
Every year, dozens of startups attempt the impossible: to make their product mainstream. In the music sector, this proves to be a particularly challenging task, because startups are often founded by fanatics who are unlike the casual listeners they're targeting with their product. The team at Songza, a music streaming service, faces this hurdle. The company ...
Fanfueled Attracts Major Music Clients to Their Social Ticketing and Fan Engagement Platform
FanFueled, the social ticketing and fan engagement platform, has developed quite a bit since we last covered them at Hypebot back in November. Between returning clients and new clients as well as the further development of their social engagement technology, FanFueled is taking a strong position in the crowded field of contenders for ticketing service supremacy. ...
Twitter Releases Official Guide for Musicians
Twitter recently shared a series of tips and suggestions for musicians using Twitter along with examples from such artists as Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Gavin Rossdale, Tom Petty, St. Vincent, Bruno Mars, Foster The People, Silversun Pickups, Adele and Amanda Palmer. They're great ideas that are well worth a look. Just keep in mind that when ...
Introducing Every Music App from the SXSW 2012 Trade Show
The consensus from SXSW so far appears to be that no single app is dominating the festival, although Highlight and some other apps did see their share of hype. One observer bets that Groupme may have been the breakout hit of SXSW just like last year because the company has only lost one employee since being ...
Reverbnation Develops Venue Submission Dashboard for D.I.Y. Gig Booking
After reviewing BandWagon's gig booking site, I got a demonstration of ReverbNation's new Submission Dashboard designed to facilitate gig booking for artists and venues using ReverbNation's services. It too is a well-designed product that benefits from the company's critical mass of artists and venues already in the system. It's one of those tools that adds additional ...
Live Nation Labs to Fund Music Tech Startups
Live Nation has established the LN Labs Fund focusing on equity funding of early stage start-ups building consumer products that enhance the live music experience before, during and after the performance. Creation of The LN Labs Fund follows the acquisitions of data platform BigChampagne and live music community site Setlist.fm. LN Labs Fund will be managed ...
