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How We Listen To Music In Our Cars

While listening to music in the car has long been a tradition, the way in which we do it has changed significantly over the years, as technology has developed to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Bette Midler, Broadway theatre, Class Action, Gavin Creel, Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, San Francisco, Seth Rudetsky, Sirius XM Holdings, Sirius XM Radio

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6 Important Music Tech Predictions From 20 Industry Tastemakers

As live music tech continues to develop and reshape the music industry, it becomes increasingly important for artists to stay ahead of the curve and tuned into how these new. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Brooklyn, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Hypebot, Instagram, Los Angeles, music industry, New York City, San Francisco, United States

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Stagehand: Connecting Local Venues and Musicians [Hypebot Readers Get A FREE Premium Account]

In this piece we look at a new service known as Stagehand which offers a way for venues and artists to connect and have better financial and logistical organization.

Guest Post on 11/10/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chicago, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Hypebot, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, music industry, New England Patriots, New York City, San Francisco

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Smokin’! Amoeba Gets License To Sell Weed Alongside Music

In what looks to be an ideal marketing pairing, Berkeley CA based record store Amoeba Music will soon be complimenting its traditional musical offerings with marijuana, hopefully helping to keep. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/07/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amoeba Music, Compact disc, Facebook, Gothamist, Gramophone record, Los Angeles, Record shop, Record Store Day, San Francisco, Twitter

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Live Nation Shifts 80% Of Marketing $$ To Online, But Not Sold On Spotify, Pandora Ads To Sell Concerts

[UPDATED] Live Nation and Ticketmaster have shifted 80% of its concert marketing dollars from traditional radio and press to online. But, perhaps in part because Pandora owns Ticketfly, they are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, Cloud computing, CNBC, Facebook, Instagram, San Francisco, social media, Ticketfly, Ticketmaster, Twitter

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How To Encourage Live Music Fans To Pay For VIP [INFOGRAPHIC]

One in three music fans has bought VIP ticket, but how can you get them to spend the extra money on your festival or show? That's the question that Eventbrite. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Disc jockey, Facebook, Instagram, music festival, music industry, San Francisco, Treasure Island Music Festival, Twitter, Very important person, YouTube

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Resets Negotiations • Amazon, Pandora Prep Streaming Challengers • Inside Crowdmix Implosion • More

T.G.I.Friday 9.16.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Our former editor Kyle Bylin pointed out that this week marks Hypebot's 8th year. Thank-you Kyle and all of you who. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/16/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atlanta, Hypebot, iTunes, Live Nation Entertainment, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Photo identification, San Francisco, Spotify, The Beatles

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Easy SEO For Musicians

Getting found online and being discoverable by fans is a key part of growing one's fanbase. Here we seek to address how search engine optimization can help an artist achieve. Continue reading

admin on 09/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alternative rock, Android (operating system), Android Developers, Google, Google Play, independent music, Indie game, music industry, San Francisco, Soundcloud

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IEBA Industry Award 2016 Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 2016 IEBA Industry Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at the Honors & Awards Ceremony on October 11th at 8pm in the CMA Theater at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/02/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, The Music Hall (Toronto)

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5 Best Day Jobs For When You’re Starting Your Music Career

Making a living as a musician can be a challenge, and trying to subsist only of your music at the beginning of your career can be next to impossible. That said, there. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alex Budman, Berklee College of Music, Emerson, Fats Waller, Hammond organ, Jack McDuff, Jaco Pastorius, Lake & Palmer, Music City Center, New York City, San Francisco

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Obama, Meet Kafka [Chris Castle]

This piece examines how the Obama years have affected the music industry as well as how, according to Chris Castle, a suspiciously close relationship between the White House and Google. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AOL, Chief operating officer, Franz Kafka, IBM, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, TechCrunch Disrupt, Venture capital

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