Leveling Up: Is the Music Industry Ripe for Gamification?
Guest post by Richard Pulvino (@rpulvino) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I’ve become addicted to thinking about gamification thanks to a class I took about the topic. Continue reading
Labbler: Does The Music Industry Need A Social Network?
Labbler is a relatively new music industry social network that is now in public beta. It plans to connects "Artists, Labels, Booking Agencies, Venues, Media and Fans as well as. Continue reading
2012: The Year Music Crowdfunding Broke
2012 was a big year for music crowdfunding. Though crowdfunding isn't new, this year was marked by a general buildout of the music crowdfunding space from new services to wide. Continue reading
Nominations Now Open For DMW Music Industry Leadership Awards
This upcoming February, Digital Media Wire will combine their Digital Music Forum East and West conferences into one event in New York City, simply named DMW Music. The event is. Continue reading
Big Data: The New Oil, or the New Snake Oil?
Guest post by Will Mills (@will_mills_) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Mills is the Director of Music and Content at Shazam. Big data played a pivotal role. Continue reading
Neil Young’s Pono Music Teases “Your Own Personal Time Machine”
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Neil Young’s Pono Music trifecta — an audio format, hardware music player, and presumably some sort of online music distribution system, all with an. Continue reading
UPDATE: Deezer Eyes U.S. As It Launches Free Music Globally, Deezer4Artists Promo Platform
UPDATED: Deezer CEO Axel Dauchez told the Wall Street Journal today that said that they are "looking for a partner in the U.S." that would help it gain access to. Continue reading
The State of Music Psychology
Guest post by Diana Hereld (@christypaffgen) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. The psychological conversation surrounding music has boomed. In a few short years, the studies of music. Continue reading
A Better Social Music Experience
Guest post by Alex May (@AlexmDrums) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Of the growing number of social music services and apps, none of them have realized the. Continue reading
Goldminds: A Vision For The Future Of The Indie Music Community
By Derek Webb, Co-Founder of Noise Trade. As I'm closing in on the end of my second decade as a professional, indie-minded musician, I've been thinking about how I got. Continue reading
