Topspin Launches 2 Major Products To Spread Direct To Fan Sales To More Music Sites
Direct to fan platform Topspin announced two interrelated producted releases overnight, along with a revamped web site. With the launch of GoDirect and the ArtistLink API, Topspin hopes to bring. Continue reading
Cut Your Band’s Touring Expenses With Airbnb
Guest post by Wes Davenport (@wesdavenport) from his music marketing blog. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I didn’t stay in a hotel. Rooms there go for more than. Continue reading
Ex-TuneCore CEO Jeff Price: The End Of The New Music Industry Transformation
How Technology Destroyed The Traditional Music Industry In 2006, Jeff Price (@TuneCoreJeff) launched TuneCore, for the first time allowing all artists onto the shelves of the digital music services whithout. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer Requests Volunteer Musicians, Chaotic Discourse Ensues
For her current tour, Amanda Palmer put out a call for volunteer musicians to "hop up on stage with us for a couple of tunes." This request led to widespread. Continue reading
SpokesBUZZ Successfully Crowdfunds Innovative Five City BandSwap
SpokesBUZZ Fort Collins is a nonprofit focused on raising "global awareness of Fort Collins [Colorado] sound and culture by bringing worldwide attention to local bands." I'm not sure how their. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
The xx Debuted New Release To One Person and Watched It Spread Worldwide Music Concert Crowdfunding Scene Grows With U.S. Launch of Queremos! and Increased Visibility of Bandtastic Did Major. Continue reading
Best Tablets And Computers For Recording & Editing Music
Guest post by Nicky Elkins, staff writer for BBGeeks & AndGeeks In today’s music industry, having the ability to record and edit your own music has become practically essential. However, having the correct computer. Continue reading
Hub & Spokes: The Key to Driving Fans to Your Band Website
By David Dufresne, CEO of musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle In a previous blog post we talked about the importance of driving fans to your website. In this post, we’ll go. Continue reading
Bandtastic Joins Concert Crowdfunding Miniboom
Though Bandtastic is based in Mexico City and their site is currently in Spanish, they are planning to expand to other countries and are starting to get some attention in. Continue reading
Upward Spiral Podcast #9: Grizzly Bear’s Twit-troversy, Apple’s “iRadio” & More
This episode features insightful conversations with special guest Ian Rogers (Topspin, This Week In Music), as he shares his thoughts on the recent Twit-troversy sparked when Grizzly Bear urged their fans. Continue reading