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Austin’s Prism Raises $2.2M For Live Music Booking And Management Software

Austin-based music tech startup Prism has raised a $2.2 million seed round. Prism's software simplifies the booking and management of live music events. Last night, Prism hosted the Annual Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/12/2019 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Midem Names Midemlab Music Startup Competition Jury, Submission Deadline Nears

International music industry convention Midem has unveiled its jury for this year’s Midemlab music startup competition. Sponsored by Deezer and Recochoku,Midemlab showcases the most promising international music-related startups offering fresh. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2019 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Gimme Radio: Building A Fan Driven Music Streaming Service

In this piece, Gimme Radio's Tyler Lenane outlines why they felt compelled to start another streaming service in an already crowded sector and how Gimme Radio differentiates themselves from other. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/28/2019 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Trala Scores $1.3M For Violin Learning App, Another Win For Techstars’ Startup Incubator

Trala has raised an oversubscribed $1.29 million seed investment round for its violin learning app. Trala is part of the Techstar Chicago startup incubator.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2018 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Acquires Music Licensing Platform Loudr

Spotify has acquired music licensing platform Loudr. The company was founded in 2013 to build services that make it easy for content creators, aggregators and digital music services to identify, track. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Pure Volume Music Discovery Site To Shut Down

After 15 years as a destination for independent music discovery, Pure Volume is shutting down. The announcement was made via a pop-up on the site.

Bruce Houghton on 04/12/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Solving the Music Startup Catch-22

[UPDATED] The difficulty, time and cost of licensing music has stymied an untold number of startups and scared off countless more investors. Crunch Digital has created a solution. Their Digital. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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ListenUp.fm: Turning Streaming Platforms Into A Music Marketing Tool

With more people streaming music online, many companies have developed products, services, and apps to enhance the listening experience. Apps like “We Are Hunted” and “Soundrop” help fans discover music. Continue reading

admin on 04/17/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Presskit.to: A Cross-Platform Portfolio Web App For Music

(UPDATED) Hypebot contributor Natalie Cheng (@ncswim881) is also the MusicThinkTank Community Manager. She writes about and works in digital music marketing, social media and technology. Creating and distributing press kits. Continue reading

admin on 06/04/2012 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)
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When “If Anyone Else Likes It, It’s A Bonus” Just Isn’t Enough

Many musicians fear that their careers will never take off. Startup companies face similar challenges. On Music Think Tank, Rob Dix talks about musicians’ careers operating like startups and thinking. Continue reading

admin on 04/24/2012 in Music Think Tank | Permalink | Comments (1)
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