10 Insights From Andrew Dubber’s “The 360 Deal” – Connecting With People Is Part Of The Business
"The 360 Deal" is not actually about contracts that seek to involve a label in everything an artist does in order to expand the label's revenue streams. Instead it's a. Continue reading
Austin Tech Talk At SXSW: Interviews With Tom Silverman And X5’s Scott Reilly
(UPDATED) The following excerpts are from 2 days of interviews conducted by Helsinki based streaming company LiveMusicStage at SXSW 2013. These interviews were filmed and streamed live on Austin Tech. Continue reading
DIY Pop Star Alex Day’s New Album Outcharts Justin Timberlake On iTunes UK [Updated]
Alex Day, who may well be the biggest DIY pop star in existence, ended 2012 with an upbeat appearance at TEDxYouth@SanDiego. Day has also been quite productive in 2013 with. Continue reading
End Of An Era: eMusic Quietly Merges With eBook Distributor K-NFB
Seemingly unable to compete in a sector dominated by iTunes and shifting towards Spotify and other music streamers, digital music pioneer eMusic quietly merged with e-book distributor K-NFB yesterday. A. Continue reading
Let Fans Subscribe To Your Creative Process With Merge.fm
By Ben Scudder of Evolver.fm. Today’s full-time musicians relies heavily upon touring revenue to make a living. Some even think they should forgo making money from recorded music entirely, and. Continue reading
“I Would Die 4 U” – 9 Principles 4 Becoming A Musical Icon From Touré’s New Book About Prince
Saturday night Prince put on what Eric R. Danton, writing for Rolling Stone, termed an "epic concert" to close out SXSW. Tomorrow a new book about Prince by Touré, called. Continue reading
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