This week on the Music Biz Weekly podcast Jay Gilbert and Michael Brandvold discuss why you need to set realistic expectations and goals for any project you are working on. It’s your very first release, thinking that Rolling Stone will review is not realistic. You can’t sell out a show…
Category archives: Indie
Make A Splash By Tapping Into Local Promo Opportunities
While the wonders of technology have made it possible for every artist, big or small, to seek out and find an international audience, too often this potential leads band and performers to neglect their more accessible local audience. _______________________________ Guest post by Chelsea G. Ira from the TuneCore blog These…
LÜM Raises $1.2M, Partners With Frank Productions For New Music Discovery Platform
Social music app LÜM has closed its seed round, bringing the Madison, Wisconsin based startup’s total investment to $1.2 million in less than a year. LÜM has also partnered with concert promoters Frank Productions to explore ways to bridge the difficult divide between live and digital music consumption. Focusing on…
The Four A’s Of Operating In An Article 17 World
In the wake of the passage of Article 17, and the massive impact it will have on how we consume audio and video, Bob Barbiere explores how Dubset will implement the four As (Access, Attribution, Authorization, and Administration) to tackle copyright as we move forward in a post-Article 17 world….
LiveXLive Adds Slacker To App
LiveXLive Media, the music tech company focused on live events, has launched a redesigned app that brings live streams from more than 35 global music festivals together with its Slacker recorded music streaming platform. “The redesigned app allows music fans to access the best in live music events and recorded…
PledgeMusic Board Issues Statement
For one of the first times since suspending all crowdfunding campaigns on February 3rd, PledgeMusic has issued a short official update. In recent weeks, most communications from the crowdfunder have come unofficially from co-founder and former CEO Benji Rogers. Rogers, who had exited the company more than a year ago,…
This Week In Music Commentary
Commentators inside the industry this week weighed in on the state of affairs surrounding PledgeMusic’s bankruptcy, explain why the company is starting to sound like a broken record, and take us on trip back in time through the history of record deals. Where Was the Board? Reflections On Potential Legal…
Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Promote Your Music • House Concerts • Unheard Of Music Festivals • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, our contributors shared original articles on the best methods for promoting your music, why you should opt to play house concerts over bar gigs, some amazing but unheard of festivals from around the world, and more! Rachelle Wilber | Musician’s Malady: 4 Ways To Relax After…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
This week’s most popular and often read articles on Hypebot covered the sixty-four pop/indie playlists worth pitching to and how to reach them, why PledgeMusic is starting to sound like a broken record, the best way to make sure your content doesn’t get rejected, and more! 64 Pop, Indie Spotify…
How Streaming Is Altering The Way Music Is Produced and What We Can Do About It
Thanks to the rise of streaming, the metrics with which we measure the success of music are changing, which inevitably means the structure of music will change to compensate. In this piece we look at what kind impact streaming has had on the production of music, and what artists can…