45Sound Boosts Audio Quality Of Live, Fan Videos
45Sound is one of the more unique participants in January's midemlab music tech events. 45Sound addresses the opportunity for matching high quality audio recordings of live events with fan-made videos.. Continue reading
TuneRights: A Stock Market For Future Hit Songs
TuneRights made the cut for January's music tech pitch competition at midemlab. It's essentially a financial services platform that allows musicians to post singles and investors to buy in for. Continue reading
Organize Facebook Events From Invites To Ticketing with Usher iPhone App
Usher, a new iPhone app unrelated to the superstar performer, looks like a great way to organize Facebook events using your smartphone. It has numerous capabilities for event organizers and. Continue reading
Shirtify T-Shirt Of Month Club: Music You Like, Money For Independent Artists
[Updated below] Shirtify is a t-shirt of the month club that's based on your social listening preferences. This Canadian starup uses music services like Spotify to identify what you're listening. Continue reading
StoryAmp Launches To Connect Indie Artists With Journalists [GET 3 MONTHS FREE]
In August, StoryAmp released an ebook titled "Amplify Your Story: Getting More Press through the Art of the Pitch" that articulated the founder's perspective on the need to focus on. Continue reading
Music Hack Day London: Spotify Hacks & More
Music Hack Day London took place December 3 and 4 resulting in the usual mix of stuff that didn't work, stuff that kind of worked, stuff that worked but was. Continue reading
3 Microsites for Aggregating Your Band’s Social Media & Extending Your Web Presence
The core of a musician's web presence should be your own website that functions as a homebase of operations for news, content development and ecommerce that fuels your social media. Continue reading
Audiosocket Launches Music Licensing Storefront, New Indie Artist Revenue Stream
Audiosocket has entered the second phase of its Music as a Service (MaaS) suite of offerings with the launch of MaaS: Storefront. It takes the music licensing service they've provided. Continue reading
Mashtival: A Live Mashup Music Festival On Turntable.fm
MashupFM is hosting a live mashup music festival on Turntable.fm called Mashtival taking place this Wednesday, December 7th, from 7 pm till 1 am EST. Starting at 7, five up. Continue reading
Is Anyone Up? Marketing Sex & Rock ‘n’ Roll In The Era Of Facebook
I honestly can't believe I "discovered" Is Anyone Up? via a writing assignment for Hypebot. Though it's not the first site devoted to naked and near-naked pictures of band members. Continue reading