Tag: Berlin

5 Worst Ways To Describe Your Band To Journalists

When looking to gain any kind of traction with the music industry press, there are a few all-too-commonly used descriptors that should be avoided at all costs when describing a band. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/22/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 'Merican, Albuquerque, Alternative Press, Alternative rock, Apple Inc., Artist, Berlin, Big D and the Kids Table, Black Merda, Brokeback (band), New Mexico, Record shop, Streaming media

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Facebook Exec Moves To Soundcloud To Fuel International Expansion

2015 is turning out to be an important year for Soundcloud. Rightholders are pushing hard for compensation, but have been slow to sign deals; thus, thwarting a much needed effort. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berlin, Brazil, Brazilian Portuguese, Dublin, Europe, Facebook, Google, iHeartRadio, IOS, Soundcloud, the Middle East and Africa

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New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: Night Owl Productions, Jamplify, Citrus & More

New on our Jobs Board are a music projects manager for NYC’s Night Owl Productions, a biz dev job at live music analytics leader Jamplify and a talent buyer for LA’s Citrus‘. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amanda Palmer, American Society of Composers, Artist, Ashley Judd, Authors and Publishers, Bangalore, Beale Street, Beer, Berlin, Big Apple, Brooklyn, Business development, Concurrent Versions System, Hypebot, Jamplify, New York, New York City, Recruitment, Target Corporation

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At 80 The King Lives On: Elvis’s Biggest Influences

By Eliot Van Buskirk on Spotify Insights Blog You might not see Elvis Presley atop the charts these days, but “The King” played an undeniably crucial role in the history of music — and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Airplay, Ariana Grande, Berlin, Beyoncé Knowles, Billboard charts, Brazil, California, Christmas tree, Elvis Presley

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The Current State Of Music In China

Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading

admin on 11/14/2014 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Berlin, Blogosphere, Central Park, China, iTunes, podcast, Soundcloud, Streaming media, Twitter

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Spotify Launches Insights Data Blog, Eliot Van Buskirk Appointed ‘Data Storyteller’

Spotify has launched a blog to parse the mountains of music data it and its Echo Nest subsidiary collect, and hired veteran tech and music journalist Eliot Van Buskirk as "in-house. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Berlin, Echo Nest, Eliot Van Buskirk, Hypebot, Independence Day, London, Paul Lamere, Spotify

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WOMEX Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of World Music Industry Gathering In Spain

WOMEX is a nomadic world music industry gathering that takes place annually in various locations in Europe. This year WOMEX celebrates its 20th anniversary from October 22 to 26 in. Continue reading

admin on 09/09/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Balkan Brass Band, Berlin, Fanfare Ciocărlia, Hypebot, Masala-Festival, Santiago de Compostela, WOMEX, World music

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SFX Acquires Majority Stake In Paylogic Ticketing For $16.5 Million

Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment continues its acquisition treak taking a majority stake in European ticketing services firm Paylogic in a deal estimated to be worth approximately $16.5 million.

Bruce Houghton on 12/04/2013 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amsterdam, Atlanta, bEATPORT, Berlin, EMC Corporation, Paylogic, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX

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Beatguide Founders Discuss The Business Of Electronic Music Event Discovery [VIDEO]

By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. SATN conducts an interview with Beatguide co-founders Tino Ehrich and Daniel Bock, taken at the WORD! Conference at Berlin. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/14/2013 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aupeo, Beatguide, Berlin, Electronic music, Mobile app, Music Week, Shazam, Shazam Entertainment

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Check Out Toytronic Music Remixed On Yellofier

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Once upon this time, a man called Mike Langlie has a solo project that involves making music with toy pianos, called Twink. He just. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/28/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Berlin, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, IPhone, Oh Yeah (Yello song), Remix, Remix album, Twink, Yello

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