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We're a Generation of Concertgoers, Not CD-Buyers.
This is part two of my interview segment with Hannah, who is the writer behind File Sharing Represents New Generation. She could very well be the new music consumer, depending on who you ask. I found her short essay online and thought it was be an interesting take on the current happenings in the music industry—from the ...
File Sharing Represents My Generation Says Student
College goer shares her thoughts on the file sharing in interview. In the downfall of LimeWire, I came across a curious article titled File Sharing Represents New Generation. I thought the views in the piece were quite interesting and decided to reach out the author through Facebook. Hannah, in some respects, could very well be the ...
Indie Artists Might Spend $2 Just to Make a Dollar.
This part two of my interview segment with Dave Cool, who is director and producer of the documentary film “What is INDIE? A look into the World of Independent Musicians." In it, he chronicles the experience of being an indie artist in the music industry and strives to define and challenge the term “indie" itself. In ...
eMusic's Subscriber Growth Since 2007: 0
eMusic has not added any net subscribers since late-2007, according to numbers disclosed to Digital Music News this morning. Company representative Cathy Halgas Nevins pointed to a subscriber tally of “approximately 400,000," which is exactly the same number shared by the company in December of 2007. “We have held our base since the economy went south," ...
Is Facebook About to Make Music Marketing Even More Difficult?
eMusic has not added any net subscribers since late-2007, according to numbers disclosed to Digital Music News this morning. Company representative Cathy Halgas Nevins pointed to a subscriber tally of “approximately 400,000," which is exactly the same number shared by the company in December of 2007. “We have held our base since the economy went south," ...
Does Litigation Drive Innovation in Media Piracy?
The harder the cultural industries drop the hammer down, the better infringers seem to get at avoiding detection and designing more robust file-sharing clients. For instance, LimeWire remained a rather mediocre service, one many sharers left years ago, and in its killing, a better and more efficient “Pirate Edition" emerged. It makes me wonder, do our ...
Study: Mobile Web Dominates College Life
Not sure if you're ready to spend the time and money it takes to develop a mobile music marketing strategy? This stat might help you decide: more undergrads have mobile web device than a desktop computer. While most teens still rely on feature phones, college students have graduated to mobile internet devices including smartphones, tablets and ...
Backyard Brunch Sessions Keeps Music Hyperlocal
Last week, I called out for hyperlocal music bloggers. Little did I know that net friend and SoundCtrl author David Chaitt hosts a video blog called Backyard Brunch Sessions. This is a project that he's just starting to get off the ground, but event wise has been doing for a while now. It's a great example ...
An Argument Against Fan Funding
Brian Hazard argues that artists do not need much money for a project because they are all limited by free market pricing which states: People are only willing to pay what a product is worth to them, not what it costs to produce. In his opinion, fan funding is dishonest, allows fans to own you, and ...
Survey: Youth 12-24 Go to 50% Fewer Concerts Than They Did a Decade Ago
Income from touring was supposed to help make up for falling artist income from recorded music sales; and more than one label 360 deal has been calculated on the same premise. But a new Edison Research survey of 12 to 24 year olds shows that ticket sales may not produce the future revenues that so many ...
