Tag: Sound recording and reproduction

The Music Industry Doesn’t Need To Be Saved

In this piece Bobby Owsinski refutes the idea that technology will "save" the music business, arguing that as long as people want to hear music, there will be a business. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: album, Apple Music, CD Baby, CD player, Compact disc, Porsche 911, record label, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, YouTube

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Warner Music’s Topsify Playlist Chief Exits To Launch New Venture

Three years after selling Playlist.net to Warner Music Group and establishing the major's own Topsify playlist brand, Kieron Donoghue is leaving the label group to start a new venture. The future. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/23/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Broadway theatre, Cast recording, Music Ally, New York Theatre Workshop, record label, Sony, Sound recording and reproduction, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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FRI. BRIEF: Google Takes On Shazam • “Blurred Lines” Appeal Begins • Miles Leonard To Exit Parlophone • More

FRIDAY 10.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web So much music and music tech news involves big players. Does that signal a shift back to just a few mega-gatekeepers?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Audiovisual, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Music Ally, music industry, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, Streaming media, The Fader

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Spotify Decides That Streaming Does Not Equal Reproduction, Distribution [Op-ed]

In what is turning into a defining battle with rightsholders, Spotify is now arguing that streaming is not the same as either reproduction or distribution and therefore not subject to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: album, Audi, Audi A8, Bang & Olufsen, Basque Country (autonomous community), Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Cape Canaveral, Carl Sagan, Florida, Sound recording and reproduction, United States

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Enjoy The Radio Silence: What The PROMOTE Act Could Mean

Here Stephen Carlisle breaks down the significance of the Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity To Earn Act, better known as the PROMOTE Act, which would give artists the ability to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/26/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazoncom, Apple Music, Internet radio, Pandora Radio, radio, record label, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, Universal Music Group

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Congress’ PROMOTE Act Grants Right To Pull Songs Off Radio, Since They’re Not Paying You Anyway

Congressmen Darryl Issa and Ted Deutch recently introduced the new bipartisan PROMOTE Act which, if passed, would grant owners of sound recording copyrights the exclusive right to prohibit the radio. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: All rights reserved, Associated Press, Cary Sherman, CBS, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Recording Industry Association of America, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, Sound recording and reproduction

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5 Steps To Success For Every Emerging Artist

[UPDATED] Starting out as an independent artist is a huge challenge, and positioning yourself for success requires careful planning. Here we look at five marketing and general business tactics that can. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Amazoncom, Apple Music, Artists and repertoire, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Initial public offering, music industry, record label, Sound recording and reproduction, Spotify, Streaming media

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Sirius XM Wins Flo & Eddie Pre-72 Royalties Case, musicFIRST Calls On Congress To Right The Wrong

UPDATE: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Federal District Court ruling. Today's decision means that there are no performance fees due on sound recordings created prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult contemporary music, copyright, FM broadcasting, Heidi Heitkamp, IPhone, Ireland, John Barrasso, Microsoft, New York, North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, Sound recording and reproduction, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, Susan L. Carney, Texas, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States district court, Wyoming Republican Party

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Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]

According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alarm clock, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Compact disc, Computer speaker, Consumer Technology Association, Internet of things, Sound recording and reproduction, technology, Wireless

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Your Earbuds Can Become Microphones With Just A Little Malware

For those fearful of undesired surveillance, there's fresh news to instill fear in their hearts, with an Israeli university recently reporting that they were able to successfully convert earbuds into a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Computer security, Computer speaker, headphones, Israel, Mark Zuckerberg, Microphone, Realtek, Sound recording and reproduction, Speake

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