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The Mainstream Music Establishment Wants You To Think You’re Not Good Enough

Guest post by Charles Alexander, songwriter, founder of artist services firm Outside The Box Music, and director music marketing learning series "Rock Your Net". This year the mainstream music establishment. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/04/2012 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (16)
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Next Big Sound Raises $6.5 Million For Analytics

(UPDATED) Music analytics startup Next Big Sound has closed a $6.5 million Series A financing round led by IA Ventures and Foundry Group.  The Boulder, Colorado based company will use. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2012 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Analysis Of Hype: A Musicians Guide To Online Marketing [2 FREE CHAPTERS]

EXCLUSIVE: After stints in radio and at Rock.com, OurStage and Nimbit, Scott Feldman is that all too rare combination of industry veteran and modern music marketing expert. Last year, he. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2012 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Musicians Name 2011’s Top Music & Tech Innovations

The O Music Awards blog takes a three part look at the music and tech found most innovative by a current crop of musicians. Getting things done while being mobile. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/02/2012 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Unsigned Social Media Star Alex Day Sells 100,000 Copies of Forever Yours

Going into the final UK sales week, Alex Day's single "Forever Yours" hit #4 on top UK singles with multiple version in the iTunes Top 100. Yesterday he announced via. Continue reading

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Manchester Orchestra Asks Fans To Sing Along & Why It’s Working [Best Of Hypebot]

All week we are featuring the best and most popular articles that appeared on Hypebot in 2011. This one is by regular contributor Hisham Dahud. Atlanta-based indie rock group Manchester. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/30/2011 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Join Hypebot’s Holiday Online Networking Party & Introduce Yourself To Our Community

(UPDATED) It's become a holiday tradition for Hypebot to host an online networking party.  Most of the music business shuts down during the holidays, but we keep publishing on a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/29/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (105)
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15 Indie Artist Revenue Opportunities For 2012

[BEST OF HYPEBOT] Indie artists are making money in all sorts of ways, often by combining a variety of small revenue streams and one-off deals into significant income. Here are. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/27/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Controversial Megaupload To Launch Topspin, Bandcamp Direct-To-Fan Competitor

(UPDATED) Breaking a 10 year silence with a Torrentfreak op-ed, controversial Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom took on his many critics along with Universal Music for yanking his promo video from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/21/2011 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Permission Marketing Vs. Self-Entitled Marketing for Musicians

Marketing guru, Seth Godin, popularized the concept of permission marketing versus interruption marketing. Permission marketing is where marketers ask for permission before going onto other parts of the purchasing process. Continue reading

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