How megabucks-backed SESAC plans to simplify the music business

Music rights organization’s CEO John Josephson talks licensing, Facebook and global ambitionsThe post How megabucks-backed SESAC plans to simplify the music business appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

BeatStars: Introducing The Startup Making It Easy For Beat Makers To Collaborate And Cash In With Artists

In the digital age, the way in which beats are made, bought, and sold in the music business has changed in recent years. One company capitalizing on this is the startup BeatStars, a digital marketplace founded by Abe Batshon. ________________________ Guest post by Ogden Payne on Forbes Bryson Tiller admitted…

Merlin Works To Make Independents Equal With Majors On Streaming Services [INTERVIEW]

Charles Caldas discusses Merlin, an organization which works to help the independent label community battle for maximum compensation from digital streaming services like YouTube and Spotify, as well as combat online music piracy. _____________________ Guest Post from Pias Charles Caldas has to be many things to the independent label community…

Ariel Hyatt On Music PR And Crowdfunding [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc, he speaks with Ariel Hyatt, the founder and owner of Cyber PR, a boutique public relations firm working to help artists and business entrepreneurs with their social media and content strategies. ____________________________________ Guest post by Larry LeBlanc from Celebrity…

‘A breakthrough artist is a much more complex idea than a breakthrough song’

Twenty One Pilots manager Chris Woltman explains the band’s patient rise to the top

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Modern Music PR With Jamie Roberts [INTERVIEW]

Here Jamie Roberts, President of the NYC based full-service public relations company Right Angle PR shares her knowledge working in PR for 20+ years for artists ranging from Blondie to Slipknot. ________________________________ Guest post by Julia Rogers of Music Consultant Jamie Roberts is the President of Right Angle PR, a…

‘Artists are smart about the music business. They sign to people who believe in them.’

Atlantic’s CEO and co-Chairman talks breaking artists, Julie Greenwald, sound quality and Ahmet Ertegun

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‘It’s not enough to be smart. You have to be smart… and out-hustle everyone’

Julie Greenwald talks Atlantic, Craig Kallman, streaming and Lyor Cohen

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Inside The Business of Providing VIP Fan Experiences

In this interview Andrew Tenenbaum the co-founder of Future Beat, accompany which deal providing mega-fans with a range of specialized concerts and events. Here Andrew discusses the company and what he’s learned from two decades of experience in the industry. _______________________________ Guest post by Rick Goetz of Music Consultant Andrew…