New DIY Services: Rabbl For Concert Crowdfunding, Loudr For Cover Song Licensing and Distribution
Two emerging services for DIY and indie artists get some attention this week. Concert crowdfunding service Rabbl launched 6 months ago but they're hitting the news via a NY Times. Continue reading
No Repress/Fistcogs Anonymously Battle “People Playing Wall Street” With Collectible Vinyl
Though the entities behind No Repress are anonymous, they're getting a positive response to their new service Fistcogs which is designed to combat vinyl speculators with particular inspiration from the. Continue reading
A PledgeMusic Campaign That Was More About Community Building Than Funding
Mindy Gledhill is a singer/songwriter who began releasing her albums independently after an initial label release. For her fourth album, "Pocketful of Poetry," Gledhill decided to conduct a PledgeMusic campaign.. Continue reading
Bandcamp Debuts Music Feeds, BitTorrent Bundle Opens, Giggem Adds Venues & Promoters
Some nice steps forward are being taken by multiple music industry websites and resources. Bandcamp added music feeds to fan accounts which should deepen participation in their developing social platform.. Continue reading
5 Tips For Keeping Your Music Gear Safe On Tour
Ari Herstand tells an all too common story of having his music gear ripped off and then goes on to share a series of tips for keeping your gear safe.. Continue reading
CUREative Content Wins Dream Project Competition At Leadership Music Summit
Yesterday's Leadership Music Summit in Asheville included a business competition called The Dream Project. Four finalists presented their dream creative and/or business ideas involving music. Attendees voted and a panel. Continue reading
Reverb Builds Thriving Music Instrument Marketplace
Reverb is a well-thought-out online marketplace for instruments and gear said to be inspired by founder David Kalt's own problem selling used instruments on Ebay. Kalt, who also acquired and. Continue reading
Best Music Writing Series Raises $17K On Kickstarter Then Pulls A Disappearing Act [Updated]
Da Capo's Best American Music Writing series ended in 2011. But the support to keep it going was so strong that editor Daphne Carr founded Feedback Press to continue the. Continue reading
