Tag: Disc jockey

Spotify Now Available On Android Wear

Spotify has added an Android Wear app. Features include: browse and play without having to pick up the phone, navigation through Your Music and a browse function to discover new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/28/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Age of Empires (video game), Audio engineering, Barista, Disc jockey, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Starbucks, Streaming media, The Verge

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Former Rhapsody Exec Jon Maples Joins 8tracks

Former Rhapsody exec Jon Maples has written a number of smart pieces for Hypebot and been interviewed on our Upward Spiral podcast. So we were quite pleased to hear that he's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, CD Baby, Disc jockey, independent music, INgrooves, James Vincent McMorrow, playlist, Soundcloud, Spotify, Steve Aoki

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Official Videos Introducing Spotify Personalization, New Content and Running App

Spotify today added audio and video content from dozens of major sources along with new personalization options to its music streaming service. To introduce the new offering, Spotify created two. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Audio engineering, Canada, Disc jockey, Howard Schultz, Jay-Z, List of online music databases, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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Concord Acquires Indie Labels Fearless, Wind-Up

UPDATED:[Read the full official announcement] Concord Bicycle Music continued its buying binge with the acquisition of Fearless Records and Wind-up Records.

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Active rock, Address space, Aden, April Fools' Day, Dance music, Disc jockey, Electronic music, Joint venture, record label, Wind-up Records

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I Think Jay Z Destroyed My SoundCloud Account

A tale of artistic freedom, copyright infringement, hypocrisy, and the music business: "Over the past several years, I’ve uploaded 50 tracks to my SoundCloud account -18 of which are hip-hop remixes. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Beyoncé Knowles, Disc jockey, DJ Skee, Jay-Z, List of online music databases, London, Pink Floyd, Streaming media, The Beatles

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3 Things All Artists Need To Know About Their Fans

Your fans are (obviously) the lifeblood of your music career. You need to know who they are, what they want, and how you can best cater to their needs to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Registry for Internet Numbers, Barrett Strong, Billboard Magazine, Disc jockey, Facebook, Hip hop music, Instagram, music industry, social media, Twitter

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Instagram Launches Dedicates Music Account @music

Music is a great connector, as anyone working to build and retain an audience on or offline will attest. Today, popular image sharing app Instagram got into the music game.

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: AT&T, Baltimore, Disc jockey, Instagram, Kevin Systrom, Oise, Questlove, Spotify, Streaming media, The Roots, Tricot

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YouTube Playlists, The Other User Generated Content

The mixtape has long been a part of music culture. Ever since the 8-track and the cassette, fans have spent countless hours compiling tracks into audible lists that vary from. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, BBC Introducing, Birmingham Small Arms Company, CD Baby, Compact Cassette, Compact disc, Disc jockey, Mixtape, playlist, USB flash drive

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Oakenfeld, Kadlec To Lead Electronic Music Academy’s DJ Camp

DJ Camp, created by the Electronic Music Academy will be held at the Ivar Theatre, Los Angeles Recording School between the 28th of May and 1st of June. The event. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bassrush, Carl Cox, Crew Love, Disc jockey, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Galantis, Odesza, Paul Oakenfold, The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band

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Record Store Day 2015 Spotlight: Good Records

One day a year, music fans who prefer to listen to music on vinyl are rewarded with special releases that “validate” their interest in and passion. Today, the Music Business Association highlights. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Atlanta, bEATPORT, Berklee College of Music, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dallas, Disc jockey, Event (philosophy), Los Angeles, Steve Earle

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