Staying inspired as songwriter can be difficult, and while many artists draw on sources like stories or personal life experiences, wells of inspiration can appear in many different forms even, as evidenced here, blogs! This piece suggests ten unlikely blogs that can, in their own unique way, get the creative…
Category archives: Music Tech
THU. BRIEF: Soundexchange Rate Proposal • Soundfeed, Audius Go Public • Touring Career Workshop • More
THURSDAY 9.26.19
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Journey Of A Track: Navigating The Playlist Ecosystem
In this recent article from Chartmetric analyzing music data, their playlist analyzer takes apart the Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer playlist ecosystems to help artists formulate optimal trajectory for their tracks. _____________________________ Guest post by Nuttiiya Seekhao of Chartmetric Artists and their teams understandably have many playlist performance questions: “Given…
TuneIn, Apple Bring Global Radio Stations To Apple Music And Siri-Enabled Devices
TuneIn and Apple have teamed to offer access to more than 100,000 global radio stations on all Siri-enabled devices and Apple Music. This collaboration comes on the heels of Apple’s release of iOS13, which according to the tech giant, introduces a new radio experience to Apple devices – including iPhone,…
Mark Mulligan Of MIDiA To Keynote Premier Music Tectonics Conference Oct. 28-29
Straddling the increasingly important nexus of music and technology, organizers for the first annual Music Tectonics Conference in Los Angeles announced that MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan will deliver the keynote address. Set for October 28-29, the conference will also feature an address by music tech journalist (and DJ/producer) Dani Deahl, who…
Spotify Hopes To Make Money From Artists With SoundBetter Acquisition
In an an effort to appease shareholders and pull down a little more cash for its aritst, streaming giant Spotify recently acquired SoundBetter, a company which helps book musicians and producers while taking a commission for the service. Whether the gamble will pay off, however, remains to be seen. ___________________________…
WED. BRIEF: Live Music To Top $25B By 2023 • YouTube Accelerator Adds 14 Artists • A&R Awards • Audius • More
WEDNESDAY 9.25.19
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Spotify Adds Two New Personalized Playlists: On Repeat and Repeat Rewind
UPDATED: Following in the footsteps of its popular Discover Weekly, Release Radar and Your Summer Rewind playlists based on each user’s previous listening habits, Spotify today added two more into the mix: On Repeat and Repeat Rewind. "With these two new playlists, you can sit back, relax, and fall in…
How Fender Focused On 3 Trends To Build A Winning Future Focused Strategy (And Avoid Gibson’s Mistakes)
Fender has soared while Gibson and other instrument manufacturers have faltered despite both facing a shifting and uncertain marketplace. The reason for Fender’s rise, according to Keith Jopling of consultancy MIDiA has been a trend-driven future-focused strategy driven by a new CEO and CMO along with former Warner Music digital…
Stressed Out By Your Small Stats? Watch This Video Now
Analytics are more important than ever… but they don’t tell the whole story. In this video by ArtistPro founder Hisham Dahud, he explains why emerging artists should NOT be deterred by relatilvey small numbers, because their CORE fans may be silently growing under the radar. Words from Hisham: Do not…