Longtime CAA booking agent Scott Clayton has abruptly resigned from a senior post at the agency to sign on as partner at WME. Clayton will be based in the company’s Nashville offices where he will be a co-head and oversee the company’s rock division. Clayton, who had been with CAA…
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Nashville Agency News: Scott Clayton Exits CAA To Join WME • Paradigm’s Steve Dahl Passes
Longtime CAA booking agent Scott Clayton has abruptly resigned from a senior post at the agency to sign on as partner at WME. Clayton will be based in the company’s Nashville offices where he will be a co-head and oversee the company’s rock division. Clayton, who had been with CAA…
Finding The Financing In Indie Band Needs To Tour
For achieving major industry success, you need to first focus on getting your music heard and your band recognized. While touring is one of the best ways to do this, financing such a venture is no easy task. Here we look at how an independent band can get the funding…
5 Questions Musicians Should Ask When Picking A Venue
Venues come in all shapes and sizes, and choosing the wrong venue in the wrong place can be a sure setup for a disastrous live experience. Here we look at five questions musicians should ask themselves when deciding on a venue. _________________________ Guest post by Adam Young of the TuneCore…
This Post About A Data Savvy D.I.Y. Musician Has Been The Most Read On Hypebot This Year
The posts that garner the most pageviews on Hypebot are usually driven by a viral friendly headline like The MP3 Is Dead, Long Live The MP3 or provide practical advice like Facebook Testing Option To Link Groups, Pages – How It Works. Some heritage posts also keep getting hits like…
“One Is The Loneliest Number” – Reflections On Being An Artist Manager
While it may be a sought after role in the industry, being an artist manager is no cake walk, and such a career brings with it a number of trials and tribulations, and can often make a person feel very isolated. __________________________ Guest post by John Mathiason and Antony Bland…
Rock Impresario Bill Graham’s Sons Renew Estate, Memorabilia Fight
Legendary concert promoter and music empresario Bill Graham died in 1991, but his sons are still locked in a bitter legal fight with the executor of his estate over his rock memorabilia, including hundreds of concert posters and scrapbooks. “Our clients have witnessed nearly a decade of litigation and it’s…
Hans Schafer Exits AEG To Head New Live Nation Latin Division
Live Nation Entertainment has appointed Hans Schafer to oversee Live Nation Latin, a newly-formed unit that will focus on the company’s expanding presence in the Latin events market in North America. Schafer, who joins Live Nation from AEG, will be based out of Beverly Hills, Calif. and report to Bob…
YouTube Tries The Frenemy Approach, Partners With Ticketmaster To Sell Tickets Alongside Videos
YouTube is adding concert updates and ticket sales via a partnership with Ticketmaster. The recorded music industry may not be happy with YouTube, but that doesn’t mean that artists hoping to fill venues don’t appreciate the video giant’s massive promotional reach. _______________________ YouTube and Ticketmaster have partnered to add concert…
Bandsintown Expands Free Service To Concert Venues, Festivals
Concert discovery app Bandsintown has opened its platform to allow venues and festivals to claim their own official profiles and alert local music fans of new show announcements in real time. __________________________ Venues and festivals can now establish their brand presence at no cost on live music discovery app BandsInTown,…