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Chastity Belt on Tourcations, Lucinda Williams & House Parties : A Handstamp Interview

From Handstamp, an interview with Julia Shapiro of the band Chastity Belt on house parties, band chemistry, memorable shows and tourcations.

Jeremy Young on 10/17/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Makes Mastering for Vinyl and Digital So Different?

Mastering is all about the final audio product. In this post, we explain the different approaches to mastering driven by the format.

Jeremy Young on 10/17/2025 in Releases | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Nina’s Community Revenue Share Model Is a Breath of Fresh Air

We’re absolutely gonzo for Nina’s new economic model experimentation that seeks to pay artists, as well as fans and curators, for their work in expanding discovery via the platform.

Jeremy Young on 10/17/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How I Discover My Next Musical Faves by Escaping the Algorithm

Non-algorithmic music discovery? But how? The Sound Vault examines and shares their experience with finding one’s next musical faves.

Jeremy Young on 10/17/2025 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify and Major Music Companies Unite to Build “Artist-First” AI Tools

Spotify and the world’s biggest music companies are attempting to draw a new line — not against AI, but in favor of artists.

Jeremy Young on 10/16/2025 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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EARLY by ROSTR x Bandsintown is a new live showcase series.

EARLY Launches Tonight in LA — ROSTR x Bandsintown

EARLY is a brand new showcase series will entertain live crowds and connect emerging artists with key industry players.

Jeremy Young on 10/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Future Of Music Streaming: ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ [MIDiA]

Analysts at MIDiA look at the Future of Music Streaming “to map bold visions of what the future could, and more importantly, should look like.”

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2025 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What does it take to be a great Artist Manager? Ardie Farhadieh shares answers…

What makes a great artist manager? Being a manager now is very different than it was a decade ago. Social media has replaced music media for audience building and the artist to fan connection is more important than what label you’re signed to. Ardie Farhadieh had ridden these waves successfully and now teaches it at Berklee Online.

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Dloyd Elze connecting fans with merch

For Fans, Band Merch Offers a Connection Deeper Than Commerce

A discussion with emerging artists, Deloyd Elze and mer marcum, on how merch connects bands and fans on a deeper level, courtesy of our friends at Softside.

Jeremy Young on 10/15/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Ticketmaster President to lead ‘AI transformation’ amid legal battles

Saumil Mehta has been named Global Ticketmaster President. He has a strong background in tech including 6 years at Square and joins with a mandate to “accelerate an AI transformation.”

Bruce Houghton on 10/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to Get More Paid Gigs: 5 Takeaways From GigSalad

How to Book More Paid Gigs: 5 Takeaways From GigSalad’s Folk Alliance Webinar

Here’s what we learned from GigSalad’s recent webinar on how artists can use their platform to book more paid gigs.

Jeremy Young on 10/15/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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