Tag: Los Angeles

6 Ways To Kill Your Music Career

By Bobby Borg on Sonicbids Blog Most artists spend months writing, recording, and finalizing their songs, merch, and live performances for the marketplace, only to make repeated mistakes when it comes to promoting themselves. Don't let this be you. Here are six career-killing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/03/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon Kindle, Borg (Star Trek), Costume Contest, Do it yourself, Email spam, Facebook, Hal Leonard Corporation, Los Angeles, Merriam-Webster, Plan of Attack

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The Rap Industry Needs SMS Marketing

By Max Porter at CallFire. With less than 10 percent of Facebook posts, and possibly less tweets, ever viewed, text messages have an open rate estimated at 98 percent and 90 percent texts are read. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/12/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Chicago, Chief Keef, Facebook, Finally Rich, Interscope Records, Los Angeles, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Rapping, social media, Twitter

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Berklee City Music Network Conference – The Challenge of Change

By Diana C. Hereld of Pathways in Music On Monday, November 3, The Berklee City Music Network Conference kicked off with a morning of presentations and discussions with youth development. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/10/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American popular music, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Earl Hines, Esperanza Spalding, Geri Allen, Los Angeles, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tia Fuller

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SXSW Music 2015 Announces First Round Of Panels & Showcase Artists

SXSW Music 2015 has announced the first round of artists invited to perform at the 29th edition of the conference and festival, as well as, the first round of conference. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/22/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austin Texas, Courtney Barnett, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York City, SXSW, Sydney

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Goodbye June Wins 2014 Unsigned Only Songwriting Competition

The Unsigned Only Music Competition has announced its list of winners for the 2014 edition of the songwriting competition. The overall Grand Prize for 2015 goes to the up-and-coming Nashville. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Auckland, Canada, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York City, Sherwood Park, Sydney, USA

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Touring Industry News: Hayes Rejoins ICM, Dinerstein Upped At Knitting Factory

From Celebrity Access Veteran agent Mike Hayes has rejoined ICM Partners Hayes, who reps a roster that includes Primal Scream, The Libertines, Adam Ant and The Klaxons, got his start. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/12/2014 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Boise Idaho, ICM Partners, Knitting Factory, Knitting Factory Entertainment, Los Angeles, Resolution, Spokane Washington, Wilma Theatre

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Timeline For Submitting To The Grammys [2014-2015]

The first round of GRAMMY Award submissions opens in July followed by an array of Recording Academy deadlines. To cut through the confusion, here if the official timeline for submitting. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/13/2014 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy, Annual GRAMMY Awards, CBS, Grammy Award, Los Angeles, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Recording Academy, Shore Fire Media

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: KCRW’s $10M Makeover, Beastie Legal Twist, AFM Ad Deal, Amazon Music Launches & More

THURSDAY 6.12.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Federation of Musicians, Austin Wintory, Banner Saga, Beastie Boys, Business and Economy, KCRW, Los Angeles, Video game industry

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A Cable Channel In Billboard’s Future? Plus: New Hires, Print and Web Changes

Janice Min's recent appointment as Co-President of Guggenheim Media's new Entertainment Group, overseeing Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, has led to new appointments at both publications and some discussion about. Continue reading

admin on 01/16/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, Billboard, Billboard Music Award, Guggenheim Partners, Hollywood Reporter, Janice Min, Los Angeles, New York Times

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A Look At The Team Curating Beats Music

New music subscription service Beats Music says that when it launches on January 21st, it will revolutionize the listening experience through expert curation. And while it's inevitable that Beats Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/15/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Beat music, Dr Dre, Dre, Ian Rogers, Jimmy Iovine, Los Angeles, Luke Wood, Pitchfork Media, Trent Reznor

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