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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

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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

admin on 08/18/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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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

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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

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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

admin on 08/06/2010 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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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

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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

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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

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Interview: Jeff Price, TuneCore’s Outspoken CEO

On iTunes Delivery, His Competitors & More Yesterday, I spoke with Jeff Price, the CEO of the digital music distributor TuneCore. At recent events, certain companies have been advertising 24-hour. Continue reading

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Why Data Is The Future Of The Music Business

Video: Topspin's Ian Rogers On Direct To Fan Data This video is months old, but I was struck by how clearly and succinctly it makes the case for direct to. Continue reading

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