Does the “Freemium” Model Work for All Artists?
This guest post is by Chris Bracco; he is the digital marketing coordinator at Intrigue Music, LLC, a music company in NYC and author of the Tight Mix blog. With. Continue reading
SoundCloud Creates Creative Commons Page
Ever wish you that had a pool of tens of thousands Creative Commons samples, loops and music tracks that you could find, remix, and re-use? Throw in an advanced search. Continue reading
Band Creates A Free Music Video Using Flickr
Great Music And A Little Bit Of Imagination. Not everyone has friends with nice camera equipment or the persuasive power to swindle some young film students into recording their next. Continue reading
Carl Jacobson, New VP of Marketing At Nimbit
Direct-to-fan marketing platform Nimbit has appointed Carl Jacobson to VP of Marketing. He brings to the table over 15 years of marketing experience through which he brought empowering solutions to. Continue reading
New Low For Music: Paying Fans To Hear Songs
If I offered to pay you $35 to listen to my new single, would you consider? What if, instead, I offered you the chance to win the dollar amount—in exchange. Continue reading
Clay Shirky: The Downside Of Attending To Fans
Lately, I’ve been re-reading Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky and found this quote to be simple, yet revealing. Considering how much artists are encouraged to attend to their fans, engage. Continue reading
RedAntenna Shares Listening Data With GigsWiz
Direct-to-fan marketing service RedAntenna is now collaborating with GigsWiz, a developer of analytics tools for the live music industry, to share data related to key decision making metrics. That way,. Continue reading
Topspin Media Now Sells Tickets
Some might be privy to this if they follow either the developments at Topspin Media or the marketing efforts of Band of Horses, The Pixies, Eminem, and The Dandy Warhols,. Continue reading
What I Learned At NMS: One Call To Action
This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York. "Why make your own website? You own. Continue reading
The Hypebot Hit Song Contest: Enter Now
(UPDATED) …Because The Grand Prize Alone Is Worth Over $3,500!!! Here at Hypebot, we’ve channeled our inner pop stars and have written the first data-driven hit song. The catch is. Continue reading