Bridging the Gap Between Cliquey Music Scenes
How do trends and movements start? They usually start with a group of people that support the same thing. On Music Think Tank, Julian Demers-Mader believes that artists can form. Continue reading
ASCAP Licenses Turntable.fm. Will Others?
(( (UPDATE) BMI also licensed Turntable.fm this week. Turntable.fm is a big hit, and offer many opportunities for fan engagement. But many wondered if it was legal. Since launch turntable.fm. Continue reading
Shoudio Offers Free Service for Mobile Audio Recording with Geolocation Networking
Shoudio, the "location based audio platform", is an interesting mobile app that for once made me think more about art than about commerce. It's not that Shoudio doesn't offer marketing. Continue reading
Think Music Has Piracy Problems? Check Out This 100% Fake Apple Store In China
The music industry likes to blame piracy for its downfall. But other industries including one of the world's hottest and most profitable companies, Apple, has a huge piracy problem too.. Continue reading
Topspin’s Ian Rogers Launches “This Week In Music” Interview Series
Jason Calicanis' This Week In Startups is so popular with the tech tribe that it's spawned its own online network and Topspin CEO Ian Rogers is hosting its newest offshoot, This. Continue reading
Marketing Music Through Non-Linear Communication: The Ecosystem Of Fans, Artist & Label
On Music Think Tank, Bas Grasmayer has posted a follow-up to his article that was posted in March where he introduced his thesis’ main theory of the ecosystem of fans.. Continue reading
Bay Area Producers Conference August 20th
The 3rd annual Bay Area Producer’s Conference (BAPC) is set to take place at Ex’pression College for the Digital Arts in Emmeryville, CA on August 20th, 2011. While the event. Continue reading
Dubset Grabs $500K For Legal Online DJ Mixes
Dubset has closed $500,000 from angel investors and Governing Dynamics Venture Capital to bring DJ mixes online legally. The company had previously raised $100,000 in financing. Mixes can be legally. Continue reading
RootMusic Launches New “Social Touring” Integration for BandPage
RootMusic, the developers of the Facebook music application BandPage, has upgraded their app with a new multi-platform touring integration. By partnering up with touring websites SonicLiving, Bandsintown, and Songkick, the upgrade. Continue reading