Tag: independent music

The Changing Face Of Music Collaboration

While the landscape of recorded music is littered with countless famous instances of collaboration between artists it seems that, despite the connectivity of the modern world, many of the creative players in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Apple Inc., Audio engineering, Barcelona, BBC One, Billboard Hot 100, independent music, music industry, Record producer, United Kingdom

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Artist Management Series: Interview With Vanessa Magos

An interview with indie pop manager Vanessa Magos explores the relationship between artist and manager, and what it takes to make that relationship successful, as well as delving into what it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Apple Inc., CD Baby, Eleven Seven Music, independent music, Independent record label, iTunes, Mötley Crüe, music industry, New York City

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Massive Changes In This Year’s Music Sales

A recent Nielson report on the year's music sales reveals some interesting new data on how music is being consumed. Massive growth has been seen for streaming services like Spotify,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, independent music, Independent record label, It's Too Late (Carole King song), iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Microsoft’s Xbox Music Reboots As Groove… Or Is It Groove Music? NO, Not That Other Groove Music

Microsoft and Google must be envious. Despite their massive scale, neither has been able capture a significant portion of the music market, as Apple did with iTunes and appears to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., independent music, IOS, iTunes, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Movies & TV, Streaming media, Xbox, Xbox Music

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21,000+ Sign Petition Calling For Musician Credits On Apple Music [SIGN ON HERE]

There are two main reasons we should all demand full credits be published on Apple Music and all digital services.: 1) its only fair that musicians, producers and others get. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beck, Beggars Group, Billboard Magazine, Fiona Apple, independent music, Merlin Network, record label, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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Merlin Releases 2015 Survey on Digital Music Growth

At A2IM’s annual meeting, Merlin CEO Charles Caldas presented Merlin’s 2015 Membership survey. The survey outlines how international Independent labels are crossing a digital tipping point. Some key findings:

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Apple Inc., Charles Caldas, Digital rights, Entrepreneur, independent music, Independent record label, iTunes, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Spreading Your Music Tech Startup – 2 Free Seminars

We're excited to see a cluster of music tech startups growing in Chicago. To encourage these pioneers, we're co-sponsoring "Spreading Your Music Tech Startup" on July 9th at Fort Knox. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, CD Baby, Do it yourself, independent music, iTunes, music industry, Ship naming and launching, Spotify, YouTube

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Indie DIY Advice: Write ‘Thank You’ Notes

While adding extra items to merchandise orders can be expensive for an artist or record label, 'Thank You' notes can be a friendly and cost effective way to connect with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Disc jockey, independent music, Independent record label, iTunes, Record chart, record label, Sony Music Entertainment, Soundcloud

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The Value Of A Spin, Per Listener, To Songwriters On US Radio Was $0.0000955

Now that ASCAP and BMI have released their revenues for 2014, and we have some data on SESAC (thanks to Moody’s), we can estimate the value of a spin, per. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Amy Winehouse, Antes people, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Disc jockey, Inc., independent music, Lady Gaga, Music licensing, SESAC, United States

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Apple Music Directs Independent Artists To CD Baby

While checking out Apple Music after it launched this morning, I noticed a link targeting undistributed independent artists that points straight to CD Baby. While another link below it leads to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Andy Heath (puppeteer), Apple Inc., Arctic Monkeys, Beggars Group, Billboard Magazine, independent music, Independent record label, Martin Mills, Merlin Network

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