A Better Festival Experience + The Rise of Daisy with Chase Farmer: Upward Spiral #17
Software engineer and musician Chase Farmer joins the conversation to discuss how music festivals are "ripe for hacking" in ways that can utilize technology to make for a better experience.. Continue reading
Gracenote & LyricFind Partner, Walden’s Larry Marcus Joins As Advisor
(UPDATED) Gracenote has merged their lyrics business into LyricFind, according to an announcement on the company's web site. The deal includes a partnership whereby Gracenote will continue to offer a. Continue reading
Good Lizard Media’s David Riley & Hypebot’s Clyde Smith Appear On Digital Music Trends
Last week I appeared on Andrea Leonelli's Digital Music Trends podcast along with David Riley of Good Lizard Media, a London-based digital marketing firm for music. We had a great. Continue reading
Top Music Tech Writer Greg Sandoval Resigns From CNET In Protest
One of digital media and music tech's top writers, Greg Sandoval, has resigned from CNET in protest over the publisher's parent company, CBS, reportedly banning a story featuring DISH's Hopper. Continue reading
How The Topspin, Beats Hookup Fortells The Future Of Music Retailing
By Antony Bruno, digitalmusic.org’s community manager. He's moderating a SXSW panel, “Music Subscription & Artist Revenue” . Last week's news about Topspin’s Ian Rogers leaving to head up a new. Continue reading
Music Subscription Services Introduce You To Fans But Then You Must Take Them Away
By Julian Weisser (@iamweisser), co-founder of Bundio, a direct-to-fan subscription platform for creators. I was watching a Danish film on Netflix a few weeks ago called Klown. I had never heard. Continue reading
2 Music Tech Trends For 2013 I Should Not Have Left Off My List
When I shared my take on emerging music tech trends for 2013 I left out two of which I've since been reminded. One is that music tech companies serving artists. Continue reading
What Topspin + Beats’ Daisy Means For Artists
Alongside yesterday's news that CEO Ian Rogers was exiting Topspin to head Daisy, a new digital music service funded by Jimmy Iovine's Beat, came a series of announcements that signal. Continue reading
New Investment Means New Job Openings A Topspin
Yesterday Topspin CEO Ian Rogers stepped down to head new digital music service Daisy for Beats. Often, the exit of as visible and respected a CEO as Rogers would signal. Continue reading
Beats’ Daisy Project Revealed, CEO Ian Rogers Declares ‘Mission To Win’ [Details & Analysis]
Today Beats By Dre announced that Topspin's Ian Rogers is CEO of Beats' upcoming Project Daisy music streaming subscription service as well as MOG, the service on which Daisy will. Continue reading
