Month: April 2015

Join Us Next Week At The Second Hypebot San Francisco Music & Technology Meetup

After a hugely successful meeting of the music tech minds earlier this year, Hypebot will host its second San Francisco Music Tech Meetup on Tuesday April 21, 2015 from 7:00-10:00pm at. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, Hypebot, iTunes, Jay-Z, Meetup, music industry, Pandora, San Francisco, Soundhound

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CD Baby To Begin Using HFA’s Slingshot For Royalty Distribution

HFA, the national leader in providing rights management services for the music industry, will begin assisting CD Baby with data management and royalty administration services.

Nia R Jones on 04/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Leveling The Playing Field With The Fair Play Fair Pay Act

Fair play, fair pay. It’s a simple concept. And we’re finally seeing it applied in a comprehensive bill legislating pay parity for music creators.

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Alicia Keys, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Babyface (musician), Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Grammy Award, John Legend, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, OneRepublic, Pharrell Williams, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, Will Botwin

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Despite Lawsuits, Michael Robertson Returns To Take Pandora With New ‘Six Seconds’ App

From Mp3.com to Mp3Tunes, Michael Robertson has never been afraid to take on the music industry; and that's often landed him in court. In fact, lawyers for Universal Music are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., CNET, Financial Times, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Trent Reznor, Universal Music Group

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Avoiding Lawsuits That Give You The Harlem Shakes

In 2013 the label that gave the world the viral hit Harlem Shake faced a serious legal issue. The story has become something of a modern parable for fledgling producers. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexa Internet, AllHipHop, April Fools' Day, Attorney's fee, Big Pimpin', Biopsy, Bob Barker, Brain tumor, Catherine Stewart, Chuck D

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Good Records

One day a year, music fans who prefer to listen to music on vinyl are rewarded with special releases that “validate” their interest in and passion. Today, the Music Business Association highlights. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Atlanta, bEATPORT, Berklee College of Music, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dallas, Disc jockey, Event (philosophy), Los Angeles, Steve Earle

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Vevo Launches On PlayStation

Music video service Vevo launched on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in UK, Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, and Spain today. Playstation users in the U.S., Canada,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

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Reasons You Should Never Scrimp On Your Photo Shoot (Part 1)

Image is everything. But as an independent artist, resources are limited. Check out how to get your money's worth when it comes to your image.

Matt Gibson on 04/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adorama Coupon, Album cover, Android (operating system), Angélique Kidjo, Austin, Charge-coupled device, Digital camera, Digital photography, Photograph, Point-and-shoot camera, Texas

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Musicyou Raises $330K Seed Round For Private Music Messaging

Music Messenger, PingTune, Mindie, Flipagram, TunePics. Music messaging and sharing is a crowded corner of the music tech space. Joining in is Musicyou, armed with a second round of seed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Accel Partners, American Idol, Amphitheatre, Angel investor, AOL, Bangalore, Seed money, Spark Capital, TechCrunch, Twitter

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Bill Siddons, Jeremy Rosen Launch Roxwell Management

Two entertainment industry veterans - Bill Siddons of Core Entertainment and Jeremy Rosen of Roxwell Management – have partnered to launch the Los Angeles-based RoxCore Management.

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News Radio, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Days of Future Passed, DVD, Graeme Edge, John Lodge (musician), Justin Hayward, Nights in White Satin, The Moody Blues, Your Wildest Dreams

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