As we move forward in 2018, Bas Grasmayer takes moment to reflect on the leaps and bounds forward which music industry tech has made, and how these advances will shape major industry trends in the coming year. _________________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer from Music Tech Future I am typing…
Category archives: Digital Music
Is The End Of The MP3 Era Nigh?
While MP3s have been falling by the wayside of music consumption for some time, there are new reports out that Apple is planning to shorten its timetable for killing off the MP3 download component of its iTunes Store. ________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Reports are that…
New Service Vydia Makes Protecting Video Assets Webwide Simple
Any artist with an online presence typically has a good amount of video content floating around out there, and with so much material, and can be difficult to keep track, making your content that much harder to protect. A new service, Vydia, aims to make this process a little easier….
New Service Vydia Makes Protecting Video Assets Webwide Simple
[UPDATED] Any artist with an online presence typically has a good amount of video content floating around out there, and with so much material, and can be difficult to keep track, making your content that much harder to protect. A new service, Vydia, aims to make this process a little…
Music Consumption Trends and What They Mean
As we dive into 2018, it’s important to take a look back at some of the music consumption data from last year which shows an unsurprising bump and streaming, as well a rise overall. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 As we enter into the new year,…
2 Years On Patreon: Indie Musician Shares His Experience
Now in his second year of using the crowdfunding site Patreon, Brian Hazard shares his experience and takeaways from the service, including both the things he loves and the things which he still struggles with. _____________________________ Guest post by Brian Hazard of Passive Promotion Patreon consumed my last year. Between…
The Power Of Music Nostalgia
Here Fred Jacobs explores how his dives into music data and analytics has revealed that, while the technology surrounding music has changed dramatically, nostalgia still has an incredibly powerful on consumer’s listening habits. __________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media I enjoy my role as “Data Whisperer” –…
Why Did Wixen Just File A $1.6B Lawsuit Against Spotify: The Music Modernization Act
A clause in The Music Modernization Act, a proposed U.S. law filed just weeks ago, prompted Wixen, the publisher for 50,000 songs by 2000 songwriters including Tom Petty, Neil Young and Weezer, to file a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Spotify alleging massive streaming of songs without licences. _________________________________ "We have…
Protecting Your Online Brand with A Perfect Press Kit [Cyber PR]
There is something crucial that most of you are missing… In the age of social media we are all focusing on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook and, we’ve forgotten an important basic: Your online press kit – the asset that makes it easy for others to publicize your brand. In many…
YouTube On Track To Launch "Remix" Streaming Music Service In March
While YouTube has made multiple attempts to get its users to go the extra mile and buy into its paid subscription services, it has had minimal success with either its Music Key or YouTube Red. That said, the popular video sharing platform has high hopes for its new Remix streaming…