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80% Of American Public Does Not Support Government Mandated FM Tuners in Cell Phones
In retaliation to the survey that the National Association of Broadcasters conducted—that showed 78% of the American public would consider paying a one-time fee of 30¢ to gain access to local radio stations through the built-in cell phone chip—the Consumer Electronics Association has carried out their own survey. In it, they report that 70% of cell ...
Do Search Inquiries Indicate Hit or Miss Albums?
Say you're a new artist or have signed one to your roster. Months have gone by, the recording process is over, the CDs are ready to be shipped, and the marketing push has long since been underway. What data would be most helpful in determining how successful the new song or album is going to be? ...
Cool Alert: Nic Harcourt's Back with Livebuzz
Former KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic" host Nick Harcourt is back as curator of The LiveBuzz. It's Buzzmedia's new addition to an music and celebrity blog empire that includes Stereogum, Idolator, Absolute Punk and more. Once dubbed the “Star Maker of the Semipopular," Harcourt and his bosses ar Buzzmedia are promising to offer a curated alternative to ...
Your Cognitive Roadmap Starts Here: Creating Anchors for the Music Industry Community
Every day hundreds of news items, blog posts, and links infiltrate my screen. The challenge used to be determining the difference between which bits and bytes need to be paid attention to and those that can be safely ignored. Then, I'd be charged with the task of choosing which of these stories merit getting an item ...
How to 'Splitgigs' with Other Bands and Musicians
SplitGigs is a social network whose aim is to help up-and-coming bands and musicians find gigs to play. Their core feature enables bands to connect with one another and exchange gig opportunities. If I contacted your band and we agreed to split a gig then you'd play at your show and you'd play at one of ...
Nimbit Launches Free Musician Wordpress Plug-In
Music marketing platform Nimbit has just launched a free Wordpress plug-in dubbed Instant Band Site designed to make it easy for artists to create a website using one of the may free WP templates available and linked to their Nimbit account. Users need a Nimbit account and web hosting with WordPress. They offer a free plan, ...
10 Resources That Help Musicans Book Gigs Online
This is by no means an authoritative list of online booking tools. In fact, it may be missing a few players in the field. Duncan Freeman, the founder of Band Metrics and Indie Music Tech, published this list over the weekend. It's a great overview of the many sites available though. I'm left to assume that ...
Why MySpace Hates Musicians
Industry pundit Andrew Dubber is like Christopher Hitchens and Sh*t my Dad Says rolled into one human being—brash intellectualism and erudite philosophy, filled with moments of 'I-can't-believe-he-just-said-that.' His contribution to Music Think Tank last week is no exception. In it, Dubber pulls the curtain down and starts throwing punches at MySpace and doesn't let up. And, ...
Internet Attackers Force RIAA and MPAA Sites Offline
Supporters of the net collective Anonymous, which organized an effective takedown 36 hours ago of sites controlled by the Motion Picture Association Of America, have now set there sites on the RIAA. “Operation Payback," dubbed by Torrentfreak as the “protest of the future" forced both RIAA.com and RIAA.org offline on Sunday. In a statement, the group ...
How Technology is Transforming and Challenging the Live Performing Arts: Ben Cameron Speaks at Ted
In this TED talk, Ben Cameron, who is Director, Arts, at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, talks about the state of the live arts and questions whether or not they can compete with the always-on Internet. He is immensely passionate about the professional performing arts and worries that they are being endangered and possibly even dismantled ...
