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Bands! - Social Networking is Not Just Online.
Post by: Robin Davey, Head of Music and Film Development at GROWVision. Before the internet was so ubiquitous with social networking, bands with a little knowledge of connectivity with their audience, would keep their own social network in the form of a physical mailing list. Email had yet to make an impact and artists were forced to get peoples ...
Bandsintown Debuts Facebook Tour Date App
In the past few months, Bandsintown has quietly been expanding its presence among artists and live music fans on Facebook with the release of their new, cross-platform tour dates app. While not the only concert app on Facebook, Bandsintown offers a particularly integrated solution. The app enables artists to manage and promote real Facebook events and ...
Share the Soundtrack to Your Life with Soundtracking
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. In the last few weeks, there have been a number of articles posted on Hypebot about the growing social music experience. As Kyle Bylin discussed, prior to the rise of the new social musics apps we're currently witnessing, the technology made available through our iPods and ...
Tomahawk: Next Generation Music Player?
This post is by Robbert van Ooijen; it originally appeared at Have You Heard It. Last week a new music player got its first public release: the Tomahawk Player. In an era where music is often scattered across multiple computers and multiple platforms, the player aims to solve this problem by organizing all of your music in ...
Amazon Beats Apple, Google with Launch of Unlicensed Cloud Music Locker and Player
(UPDATED) Overnight Amazon beat both Google and Apple to market with the launch of a freemium cloud based digital media locker and robust integrated music player that accesses stored tracks across multiple computers and Android devices. The four major labels were informed late last week of the move which, Amazon insists, does not require them to ...
Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen, Larry Miller Form Roba to Create iPad and Android Tablet Music Apps
Music industry veterans, Larry Rosen (GRP Records), Phil Ramone (producer for Streisand, Dylan, Elton John), Larry Miller (AT&T's a2b music, Or Records) and entertainment attorney Leslie José Zigel have formed ROBA Interactive to develop iPad and Android tablet music apps. Their goal is to create a more immersive and interactive digital music experience. ROBA's patent-pending app ...
How Do Classic Acts Use Social Media?
This post is by Alison McCarthy (@aliiimac). She's an intern at Hypebot. As a child of baby boomer parents, I grew up on classic rock bands such as The Rolling Stones, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac. Over the years, I've grown to love music from this “classic" era as my own, as many members ...
Slacker to Add Personalized ESPN Sports Coverage
In the race to the cloud, Slacker has shown resilience and willingness to separate itself from the pack. The latest news from Slacker reveals that they have partnered with ESPN to offer sports coverage across their web radio platform. What makes the feature unique is that listeners can customize their sports stations based on several preferences ...
Wahwah.FM - Broadcast Your Best Playlist in Public
Many apps have appeared lately that strive to rekindle the shared music experience, but Wahwah.fm is the most intriguing one yet. The free music app aims to let users create a playlist from their existing collection and broadcast their listening session to friends and strangers alike. Wahwah.fm wants to give users a way to share music ...
ONErpm Bringing Digital Distribution to Central & South America
ONErpm Brings Democratic Distribution, Tech Savvy, and a Keen Ear for Global Sounds to the Digital Music Market Meet Marcelo D2. His samba-powered hip hop made him a seminal figure on Brazil's thriving music scene. His success won him record deals from international major labels, plenty of money, and a strong fan base. Yet his albums ...
