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Former UMG Digital Exec Rob Wells Joins Music Social Network Crowdmix As CEO Americas

Over 14 years, Rob Wells helped guide UMG into the digital age as President of Global Digital Business, Now he's taking on how musicians interact with their fans on social media.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/05/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Sound Garden, Advertising agency, album, copyright, Facebook, Instagram, music industry, Prince (musician), Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Hypebot Hosts Fourth San Francisco Music And Tech Meetup

Hypebot will host its fourth San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 7-10PM at Upcider in San Francisco. Let's grab a drink and talk about Apple Music, Spotify,. Continue reading

admin on 10/02/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Bus, music industry, San Francisco, Science fiction, Silicon Valley, Spotify, YouTube

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How To Find What Matters To You Most On Hypebot

Scrolling down an endless stream of posts is not always the best way to consume content, so Hypebot has sections and tabs to help quickly find what matters most to you.

Bruce Houghton on 10/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 10 Things I Hate About You, Advertising mail, album, Instagram, music industry, record label, social media, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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50 Genres With The Strangest Names On Spotify

Increasingly, data is driving music – how labels invest resources, where bands tour and what we listen to. Sometimes that data reveals the unexpected, and no one is better at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, All Music, Dance music, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Electronic music, Facebook, Music genre, music video, record label

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The Struggle Of Selling vs. Giving Away Music [Kosha Dillz]

Here rapper Kosha Dillz discusses the pros and cons of giving music away for free, with a specific focus on how offering free music can frequently benefit an artist in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Airbnb, album, Awake (Skillet album), Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, Digital copy, Extended play, Instagram, Los Angeles, YouTube

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THE PITCH: Localized Concert Discovery App DoStuff

THE PITCH today comes from concert discovery app DoStuff. There are a number of startups working on concert discovery. BandsInTown and Songkick, for example, share info provided from artists, agents and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, album, App Store (iOS), Austin, Bandsintown, concert, Des Moines, Facebook, Iowa, IPhone, Mobile app, music industry, New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Spotify, Texas

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CHANGES @ ADA • Power Station • Vevo • Black Box • AdShare • Talkhouse • MSO • Live Nation • More

Warner Music Group’s inde arm Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) has promoted David Orleans to President of sales and label management and Kenny Weagly to President of A&R and label services. . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC Family, album, Automated teller machine, Black Entertainment Television, Chief operating officer, Columbia University, Credit card, Customer relationship management, New York City, Vice president

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How To Rock Madison Square Garden Without Even Being On Stage

While many assume that most hip hop stars simply sing over a backing track when they perform, there is actually an incredible amount of preparation and orchestration which goes into. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Audio mixing (recorded music), August Alsina, Billboard charts, Bun B, Cops (TV series), Mike Will Made It, music industry, Twitter, Wiz Khalifa

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YouTube Paid Subscription Music And Video Service To Launch In October [REPORT]

The music industry has been pushing Google to monetize YouTube beyond just advertising since shortly after its launch 10 years ago. After more than a year of beta trails and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AdSense, Advertising, AdWords, album, Google, Los Angeles, Monetization, music industry, United States, YouTube

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