Online live music marketplace GigSalad have launched a new podcast series featuring a humorous, behind the scenes look at the creative life, both on and off stage. _________________________________ A new GigSalad monthly podcast series, which launched on Oct. 3rd, features musicians, actors, writers, and directors, with the first episode featuring…
Category archives: Startups
Are Accelerators, Incubators Really Helping Founders And Creatives Build A New Music Business?
Bas Grasmayer takes a close look at startups and accelerator programs within the music business, and how well they work to help young artists and entrepreneurs advance their careers. _______________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog Every year, thousands of startups graduate from accelerator programs or incubators. The music…
Shazam Adds Music Videos Via Vadio Partnership
[UPDATED] Shazam is adding music videos in a partnership with Portland based startup Vadio. When a user taps on the Shazam icon to identify a song, a thumbnail of the official music video for that track has been added to the song’s Shazam page. In a statement, Shazam said the…
Amazon Music Unlimited Launches At Prices Far Below Spotify, Apple
[UPDATED] Amazon has launched is promised Music Unlimited streaming service, and like most Amazon offerings its main selling point is lower price. ________________________________________ Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the US with plans priced well below Spotify and Apple Music. Launches in the UK, Germany and Austria are planned for…
Cstream Offers More Than Music Streaming, Adds Books And Video
With Apple and Spotify dominating the streaming market, it’s become a tough world out there for streaming startups. The new French streaming service Cstream, however, hopes to avoid this issue by offering multi-genre content subscription, with a focus on a curated family-led experience. _________________________________ Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on…
Soundtrap Raises $6M Round For Online Recording App
[UPDATED] Online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap has raised $6 million in funding to accelerate product development and to bring its popular cloud-based platform to new markets. The Soundtrap $6 million Series A round was led by Nordic VC firm Industrifonden, with participation from existing owners and additional new…
Techstars Adds Music Accelerator Led By Ex-Topspin, Twitter Music Exec Bob Moczydlowsky
Techstars, which specializes in helping startups in a variety of sectors, is adding music to it’s portfolio. Heading the effort is former Topspin and Twitter Music executive Bob Moczydlowsky. Partnering in the effort are an impressive roster of top music companies, including 2 of the 3 major label groups. ______________________________________…
Billionaire Investor Draper Leads $4.2 Million Funding in Blockchain Startup
The blockchain technology startup powers the digital currency bitcoin and enables data-sharing across a network of individual computers.
TuneCore Acquires JustGo, Relaunches It As A Free Social Media Management Tool
TuneCore has acquired UK based social media management and analytics tool JustGo and re-launched if a TuneCore Social. The acquisition expands the D.I.Y. digital music distributor’s artist services offering. ________________________________ TuneCore has acquired social media management and analytics tool JustGo. The d.i.y. digital music distributor has already shut down JustGo…
Getting Grant Funding For Your Music Project: A Step-By-Step Guide
Exciting new music projects are great and all, but less so when there’s no funding for them. In this helpful guide, we walk artists through the various steps involved in getting grant funding for their next musical endeavor. _________________________ Guest Post by Peter Burton on Soundfly’s Flypaper Grants and foundation…