Stock Tumbles As Pandora Names Founder Tim Westergren CEO In A Broad Executive Restructuring
[UPDATE] Tim Westergren has long been the public face of Pandora, preaching his Music Genome gospel to literally anyone who would listen. (I watched him try to explain internet radio. Continue reading
Self-Promotion: An Introvert’s Guide
DIY self-promotion is hard enough, but as an introvert the idea of aggressively marketing yourself and pushing your music on strangers becomes even more daunting. Here we look at some ways. Continue reading
5 Innovative Things That Can Only Be Done With Vinyl
Digital technology certainly has its place but the audio medium of vinyl, in addition to its coveted special sound, provides the user with a number of unique creative opportunities, from clever aesthetic. Continue reading
The Physical Network Acquires We Represent For $3.5M To Form New Social Ticketer StreetTeam
Peer-to-peer ticketer The Physical Network has acquired competitor We Represent and renamed the combined company StreetTeam, in a deal valued at $3.5 million.The new company counts more than a hundred festivals. Continue reading
MON. BRIEFING: Sony Elevates Execs • Spotify Surveys Playlisters • New Kanye Tracks On Spotify, Apple • More
Monday 3.28.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Is it a good or bad thing that what I'm most excited about this morning is my new Spotify Discover. Continue reading
Sexism In The Music Industry – When Women Lean In, Others Need to Listen Up [Emily White]
Emily White writes about the troubling reality of sexism in the music industry, and how even companies which purport to promote gender equality in the workplace, are often guilty of. Continue reading
Recording Studio Etiquette: Respect The Engineer
When it comes to working with studio engineers proper behavior is important, and a certain amount of decorum should be expected. Here are some basic rules for treating the engineer and. Continue reading
“The music industry finds itself fighting over pennies while waving goodbye to dollars” [CHART]
An RIAA report on the state of the recorded music industry chronicles the dramatic shift from owning (CDs, downloads) to streaming. While I don't entirely agree with all of the conclusions. Continue reading
Google’s YouTube Extorts Artists And Pockets The Profits, Says MusicFIRST Coalition
Although its shell company Alphabet is raking in massive amounts of revenue, and YouTube is the most popular music service in world, Ted Kalo of the musicFIRST Coalition looks at how. Continue reading
Equity Crowdfunding Of Music Is Ready To Explode
Although traditional crowdfunding has been around for some time a new kind of crowdfunding, one which allows investors to actually purchase an ownership stake and gives them the opportunity to. Continue reading
