Daniel Ek Tells The Spotify Story In A Fireside Chat
No one knew then that Spotify was about to grab $100 million more in financing, but a little over a week after the devastating visit of Hurricane Sandy, CEO Daniel. Continue reading
DIY Duo Cazzette Debut ‘Eject’ Is 1st Album Released Exclusively On Spotify
Taking music discovery on Spotify to a new level, tomorrow Swedish electronic duo Cazzette will see the first installment of their debut album "Eject" made available exclusively on Spotify. Whatever. Continue reading
Upward Spiral Podcast 13: Interview With Jack Conte Of Pomplamoose, Talyor Swift, DJZ & More
In this episode, Jack Conte of Pomplamoose lets loose in a passionate and brutally honest interview. He offers blunt insights into his band's success (and its shortcomings), and discusses the. Continue reading
Music Tech Startups: It’s Not Too Late To Showcase At SXSW Accelerator
SXSW Accelerator returns for its fifth edition to showcase some of the web’s most exciting innovations. Music tech got it's own category three years ago, and every year, the presenting. Continue reading
42 Ways to Make Money As An Independent Musician
While often difficult, it is never entirely impossible to make a sustainable living as a musician these days. In fact, the Future of Music Coalition assembled a list of 42. Continue reading
EDM Hub DJZ, Turntable.fm Co-Founder Show How To Launch A Music Content Site
DJZ, a much heralded electronic dance music site, launched on Halloween as planned and it's a beautiful thing. Ultimately rather simple with an unsurprising range of content, the design of. Continue reading
Music Tech Startup News: h1tchr, Mirrorgram, Timbre, Shoutomatic
This edition of Music Tech Startup News features such interesting projects as h1tchr's liner note app for Spotify and Boreta's Mirrorgram photo app made in partnership with StageBloc. In addition,. Continue reading
Deep Think: Joey Flores of Earbits on the Challenges of Building a Music Startup
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. In 2011, several headlines asked this question, “Can Turntable.fm save music?” It didn’t, as it turns out,. Continue reading
Free Web-Sourced Playlist Creator Musicplayr Launches Public Beta
Coming off a recent $625,000 seed investment from Lars Langusch of Holzbrink Venures, Berlin-based music tech startup Musicplayr has just ended its closed beta period. The free, cross-platform service allows. Continue reading
