HBO may have cancelled music industry drama "Vinyl," but we’ve got 4 DVDs of its one and only season to give away. Just tell us your favorite true story about the music industry and we’ll pick four winners. Maybe you lived it or maybe its legendary, but either way we…
Category archives: Music Business
5 Ways To Make Your Band Rehearsals More Effective
For any band trying to hone their sound and become performance ready, practice time is critical, unfortunately, most bands don’t use this time as effectively as they ought to. Here we look at some ways to make practicing more efficient and productive. ___________________________ Guest Post by Casey van Wensem on…
Music: The Ultimate Industry Disruptor [Op-Ed]
This week’s Make Music Day 2016 surpassed all milestones with people in more than 700 cities and across 120 countries re-imagining their cities as stages, using music to engage, unite and educate. Two industry leaders involved in this global reminder of the power of song reflect on just how essential…
Music Biz To Return To Nashville May 15-18, 2017
The Music Business Association announced Thursday that its Music Biz convention will return to Nashville for the third consecutive year from May 15 – 18, 2017 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. __________________________________________________ Mark your calendar: After another successful convention, the Music Business Association’s Music Biz convention will return to Nashville…
Court Rules: Remastering Resets Copyright
The court’s recent ruling that remastered recordings of pre-1972 works should be granted a new sound recording copyright will likely have far-reaching implications for the music business, particularly where radio is concerned. Here we look at what some of those implications might be. _____________________________ Guest Post by Harrison Speck, Policy…
THU. BRIEFING: Led Zep’s "Selective Memories" • 3D Audio • HBO Cancels ‘Vinyl’ • E1 + ole • More
THURSDAY 6.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Could Led Zeppelin’s "Stairway To Heaven" trial be the tipping point that forces copyright reform? Updated continuously under our More News tab
It’s Time To “Daydream” With YouTube’s VR Platform
Eager to be at the forefront of popularizing innovative new tech, Google recently announced their new high-quality virtual reality platform known as "Daydream," set to be released this fall, a platform for which YouTube also plans on creating a dedicated app. _____________________________________ Guest Post by Nathan Day: Account Manager, Video…
The Changing Face Of Media [Bas Grasmayer]
In this piece Bas Grasmayer reflects on how a changing media landscape is working to dramatically alter how we as media consumers absorb and retain information, and what it means to live in the networked age. _____________________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Medium We’re living Marshall McLuhan’s reality — the media…
Digital Music Business And The Rashomon Effect – Jim McDermott’s Important A2IM Keynote
In this keynote address transcript, Jim McDermott explains how the Rashomon effect, wherein multiple parties share contradictory but equally plausible accounts of an event, has persistently existed in dealings between artists, labels and the music tech industry. ___________________________________ Guest Post by Jim McDermott Writer’s note: this is a lightly edited…
Ticketmaster Lists 421 Concerts Eligible For Free Tickets For 50 Million Wronged Ticket Buyers
There has been a great deal of criticism of the court settlement that Ticketmaster reached over unfair charges. But whatever your position, there’s no point in not taking advantage of the free and discounted tickets made available this week. That’s, if you act in time. ___________________________________________ Making good on the…