Music Crowdfunding Tips From Manafest

The Canadian songwriter and MC Manafest has been incredibly successful at crowd funding and is well into his third campaign, this time to fund his upcoming album. Here he offers 3. Continue reading

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Revenue For Indie Artists In Unlikely Places

Changes in the structure of the music industry over the past few years have precipitated the rise of third party publishing companies. Here we speak with the CEO of one such company, Lip. Continue reading

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Doppler Labs Adds $17 Million, Investors Include Live Nation, UMG, WME

Not just protecting your ears, but offering an enhanced music experience is the aim of the earphones created at Doppler Labs. A big cash infusion should help them bring the. Continue reading

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Live Nation, Universal Music, WME Invest In Doppler Labs

Increasingly mainstream music organizations are placing relatively small bets on music-related technology startups. Doppler Labs is not the first foray into music tech for investors Live Nation, Universal Music Group or William Morris.

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GETTING IT DONE – The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music: Apple Music • ReverbNation • Grammys • More

Getting started on the new Apple Music service and its CONNECT artist social and D2F platform were among the most read posts this week on Hypebot.  ReverbNation also launched and. Continue reading

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13 Ways To Launch A Successful Music Kickstarter Campaign

In my quest to curb financial devastation of credit card interest in a month of not many gigs,I have decided to launch a kickstarter to raise $10,000 for my new. Continue reading

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A Musician’s Guide To PledgeMusic: How To Run A Campaign For Your Upcoming Album

I’m now thirty days into a PledgeMusic campaign to fund my first new album in five years. The following article combines my own thoughts on building and running a (hopefully) successful. Continue reading

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PledgeMusic Names Scott Hueston Head Of Artist Solutions

Direct to fan presale platform PledgeMusic continues to expand its team with the appointment of Scott Hueston as Head of Artist Solutions, North America. Previously Hueston was  GM at Wicked Cool. Continue reading

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Mad Genius Radio Meets Kickstarter Goal Well Ahead Of Deadline

The subscription-based internet radio service, Mad Genius Radio, launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising enough funds to take the service public. Not only did they reach their goal,. Continue reading

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Patreon Donors Gave $10 Million To Musicians and Creators In 2014

2014 should, in part, be remembered as the year that the Renaissance concept of patronage of the arts returned with a digtial twist. In an email to users, Patreon revealed that. Continue reading

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