Tag: Chris Castle

Improving The Press Section Of Your Website

Remarkably, many bands and artists don't have a press section on their website, or may simply have a list of press releases in its stead. Here we look at how. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/23/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising campaign, Ali Suliman, Amazoncom, Apple Music, Billy Pearson, Black-and-white, Chris Castle, United Kingdom, Website

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Spotify Says It Can’t Find The Owners of 217,112 Songs

Spotify recently filed 217,112 "address unknown" NOIs with the U.S. Copyright Office saying that they were unable to locate any owner of these copyrighted songs anywhere in public records.

Guest Post on 03/21/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Chris Castle, Initial public offering, IPhone, iTunes, Netflix, Spotify, Subscription business model

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Music + Money: What To Invest In And What To Avoid

As artists and musicians, where we invest our money is important. Indeed one of the main reasons those starting out in the music business fail is because they misspend their. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Audio mastering, Berklee College of Music, Chris Castle, Google, Hypebot, music industry, record label, Streaming media

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Copyright Office Shakeup Possible Preview To Fight Over Copyright Reform

The suspicious removal of the Maria Pallante from her position as head of the Copyright Office by freshly minted Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, could well be indicative of further. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/26/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Adolf Hitler, American Library Association, Business Insider, Carla Hayden, Chris Castle, Copyright registration, D.C., Google, Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Maria Pallante, Register of Copyrights, United States, United States Copyright Office, Washington

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.21.16: Google, Amazon Exploit Songwriter Loophole • Australasian Revenue • Core Rights + SOCAN

Australasian collection society APRA AMCOS reported record revenue of a third of a billion Australian dollars for the financial year 2015-2016.

Bob Baker on 10/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, Authors and Publishers, Chris Castle, Copyright registration, Google, Library of Congress, Society of Composers, songwriter, The New York Times, United States Copyright Office, United States Department of Justice, YouTube

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ASCAP Expands Digital Team

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has hired Dana Fletcher and David Frigeri their new Digital Team initiative.

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Chris Castle, digital marketing, Grammy Award, Inc., Never Miss a Beat, Opportunity (rover), Pandora Radio, United States, Vice president

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Original Sin,Obama’s Missed Opportunity: What’s In Store For The ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees?

[UPDATED] Following the DoJ consent decree over 100% licensing, resulting in multiple lawsuits, Chris Castle took a long hard look at where things are likely to go from here. Late last. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Chris Castle, consent decree, copyright, Editor's Note, Inc., Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States Department of Justice

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DOJ’s Discordant Decision: A Look At The Ruling And Its Repercussions

On Friday, a federal judge ruled in favor of BMI in its fight with the DoJ over 100% licensing. This piece from attorney Erin M. Jacabson looks the history of PROs,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Chris Castle, Competition law, consent decree, Inc., Music licensing, Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, United States, United States Department of Justice

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week music commentators take to their soap boxes to share their thoughts on why surprise album releases are terrible, the importance of having physical music for sale at your show, and. Continue reading

admin on 08/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Associated Press, Authors and Publishers, Barack Obama, Broadcast Music, Callinectes sapidus, Chris Castle, Google, Ho Ching, Inc., Lee Hsien Loong, United States

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Why Apple Music And Tidal Are The Right Business Models With The Wrong Optics

Since Spotify launched in 2010 the music business has been in an existential crisis. Convinced that ad-supported unlimited free access to on-demand music would ultimately grow recorded music revenues the major labels. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/25/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., Chris Castle, Film studio, Google, music industry, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Spotify, State attorney general, Streaming media, YouTube

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