Troy Carter: Technology Will Disrupt Terrestrial Radio & Increase Concert Income 100%
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Lady Gaga manager and technology investor Troy Carter talked about how technology is changing the music industry. “I don’t think tech has screwed the music industry, the. Continue reading
Crowd Outlet Seeks Your Crowdfunded Music For Post-Campaign Sale
I recently wrote about online outlets for crowdfunded products with a question about who would provide such services for digital music. Crowd Outlet founder Chris James responded with the news. Continue reading
Zoë Keating Crowdfunds London Concert Using Songkick Detour
(UPDATED) Concert crowdfunding is still inching along for the most part, but a solid step was just taken as Zoë Keating achieved critical mass to book a concert in London. Continue reading
Do We Expect Too Much From Music Listeners?
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I often wonder if the music industry expects too much of music listeners. This might seem like an. Continue reading
CEO Chris Kantrowitz On Creating The Future Of Music Storage & File Transfer At Gobbler
Cloud storage is a big topic these days but specialized services for musicians are still coming into their own. Last week I spoke with Gobbler CEO and Founder Chris Kantrowitz. Continue reading
Direct-To-Fan Holds Much Promise, Many Problems
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The notion of artists selling music directly to their fans holds a powerful allure. Why pay to distribute. Continue reading
BitTorrent’s New Startup Acceleration Program Targets Music Discovery And Usage
BitTorrent continues its legitimacy offensive by debuting an acceleration program for startups in such areas as music/video discovery and usage as well as live streaming. It's not an accelerator where. Continue reading
Earbits Online Radio Launches Android App, Reveals Success Of Social Currency
Online radio service Earbits today released an Android mobile app that mixes music delivered by Earbits with the music in listeners' collections. This expansion beyond the web means more discovery. Continue reading
Challengers Strive To Knock Pandora Off Perch
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Have you ever heard of Pandora? This is often the question that music and tech executives open a. Continue reading
Chirpify Adds $2 Million In Funding, Signs Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Puma For In-Stream Social Commerce
Today Chirpify, an instream social commerce app for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, announced $2 million in new funding from Voyager Capital. That brings their investment total to date to $3.3. Continue reading
