Turntable.fm DJ Battle “Tech The Halls” To Benefit One Laptop Per Child
Tech the Halls is a crowd-fundraising event organized by Horn Group that will feature big names in tech media in a Turntable.fm dj battle to support One Laptop Per Child. Continue reading
Artspire: Making Crowdfunding Campaigns Tax Deductible, Eligible For Grants
Artspire is a newly launched crowdfunding platform that takes a different slant than sites like Kickstarter. A project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), this a web-based. Continue reading
Dizzyjam vs. Bitvibe: Music Merch Store Battle
Dizzyjam.com and Bitvibe offer contrasting models for web-powered music merch stores. Dizzyjam.com is similar to CafePress with more limited options while Bitvibe is an even newer breed of merch store. Continue reading
Webdoc: A New Level Of Social Content Creation
Webdoc is an interesting new service that takes the Storify concept of mixing and matching web content to another level. It was the winner of the recent MUSIC techpitch 4.5. Continue reading
Sellaband Seeking Global A&R Scouts
Sellaband, a crowdfunding site for musicians, has had some difficult times but has remained in the business of helping artists get funding from fans. They're now launching an interesting initiative. Continue reading
How To Adapt Your Gig Posters To A Digital World
Though you might think that gig posters and flyers are a relic of a forgotten age, in many locales they are still quite useful for publicity and are still considered. Continue reading
Flexi Of The Month: A Playable Music Postcard Club
With vinyl showing strong growth as a specialized music format and cassettes making a surprising return, the re-emergence of seemingly outdated formats makes the upcoming launch of the Flexi of. Continue reading
8 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Present @ London’s techpitch 4.5
Yesterday, the London music and tech communities along with EMI launched MUSIC techpitch 4.5 as a showcase for some of the latest music-tech startups in Europe. The goal was to. Continue reading
FanFueled Brings “Clean Energy” & Fan Rewards To Concert Ticketing
Last week yet another ticketing company intending to disrupt established players like Ticketmaster announced its launch. At first, though FanFueled offers an interesting mix of fan rewards and low fees,. Continue reading
Turntable.fm’s Seth Goldstein On Monetizing Music Discovery & User Engagement
Turntable.fm has gotten off to a strong start since launching in May with $7 million in funding and 600,000 users just three months in. Since then Turntable has continued to. Continue reading