TicketWeb, a division of Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster, has partnered with the U.K. Music Venue Trust to launch GrassrootsVenues.Tickets, a website designed to be an online ticket marketplace for grassroots music venues from across the UK. ____________________________________ Each ticket purchased through the new UK based GrassrootsVenues.Tickets service will see a fixed…
Category archives: Live & Touring
Facebook Live? YouTube? Can’t Decide? Livestream To Multiple Services Simultaneously With Restream
Facebook Live? YouTube? Twitch? Whatever the service, livestreaming is the hot social app. But which one is best for you and your audience? Fortunately, you no longer have to decide thanks to Restream. Restream is a cloud based multi-streaming service enables users to broadcast live content to as many as…
Feds Charge Fyre Festival Organizer With Fraud
Billy McFarland, the music tech entrepreneur behind the failed Fyre Festival, was arrested at his home on Friday and charged with one count of wire fraud. According to the New York Times, federal prosecutors allege that McFarland participated in a scheme to defraud investors by by misrepresenting his own stake…
SoundCloud Finally Has Multiple Interested Buyers (And None Of Them Are Spotify)
Facing financial difficulties, SoundCloud has actively been seeking a buyer for months. Even after dropping the asking price from $1 billion to $700,000 or less, reported interested from Spotify and others faded. Now come new reports that multiple suitors are actively eying the streamer. ______________________________________________ Several major players are actively…
Why Brands Love Country Music And Country Music Loves Brands
A recent Sounds Like Country concert hosted by Pandora in Nashville has revealed that the genre may be more popular than ever, and with more mainstream brands cottoning on to the genre, sponsorship deals have become both more common and more valuable. ___________________________ Guest post by Glenn Peoples, Music Insights…
You Can Be The Band Nobody Wants To Play With In 10 Easy Steps
Being a band or artist that other musicians can stand to play with is important to building a long-term successful career. Here we look at ten steps to avoid taking which will transform your band into something no will ever want to work with. ____________________________ Guest post by Evan Zwisler…
How To Turn Tour Footage Into Your Most Valuable Marketing Tool
Multitasking is a key skill for DIY bands and artists, and no activity provides more opportunity for extra purpose than touring. Here we look at how material which is filmed/photographed while on tour can be employed as a valuable marketing tool. ___________________ Guest post by Ta’Rikah Jones of Symphonic Distribution…
SFX Founder Sillerman Continues Losing Streak As Latest Venture Function(x) Delisted From NASDAQ
After overseeing the creation and messy demise of former EDM giant SFX , Robert F. Sillerman continues his losing streak with his latest venture, Function(x) Inc. The company has been forced to trade over the counter after being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. _____________________________________________ Function(x) Inc. was delisted after…
Imagine Dragons Offer Advice To Struggling Musicians: ‘Have No Ego… And Say Yes To Every Single Show"
Multi-platinum artists Imagine Dragons have just released their third album and are about to embark on a year long global tour. But it did not come easily. Two in the band suffer from bouts of severe depression; and there were many years spent toiling obscurity. But in the end, they…
Sparkplug: Rent Instruments, Gear, Space From And To Your Fellow Musicians
This article explores the new ins and outs of Sparkplug, a resource which allows artists to make money by renting out instruments and space to fellow artists, as well as save money by renting space and gear from same said artists. ______________________________ Guest post by Jennifer Newman Sharpe, CEO and…