Sonicbids To Shut Down ArtistData Next Month
ArtistData is shutting down in October. The free service, which allowed musicians to syndicate tour dates across multiple sites and platforms, was launched by Cluster Labs co-founder Brenden Mulligan in 2008. Continue reading
Spotify Paid Subs Up 9 Million In 6 Months, Working To Offer Artists “A Full-stack Solution”
Spotify now has 39 million paying subscribers, up 9 million from 30 million in March. By comparison, Apple Music announced 15 million in June and TIDAL has about 4 million. Continue reading
Why I’ll Never Be A Ghost Producer And How They’re Killing EDM
A heavily contested practice in the EDM community, ghost producing is argued by some to enable obscure producers to earn income and advance their industry notoriety, but the reality is that they. Continue reading
Aphex Twin Hires 12 Year Old Unknown YouTuber To Produce First Music Video In 17 Years [WATCH]
Apex Twin has not released a video since 1999's "Windowlocker." That changed when AT's Richard D. James stumbled across Ryan Wyer's YouTube channel. With less than 900 subscribers, the 12 year. Continue reading
SXSW Announces 2016 Music Hackathon, Accepting Applications
The SXSW Music Hackathon will return on Tuesday, March 15th. For the third year, SXSW showcasing artists will join with hackers, designers, programmers and industry judges for 24 straight hours. Continue reading
MAGNIFI Combines Music Discovery, Concert Listings, Ticket Purchase In A Single App
How may times have you heard, "I would have gone to the show if I'd known about it?" Many startups are working to solve the problem, but MAGNIFI brings all the. Continue reading
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
