SoundCloud is hosting its second annual SoundCloud Artist Forum tomorrow Wednesday, November 16th. Broadcast via Facebook Live all creators are invited to participate. __________________________________ The SoundCloud Artist Forum will bring together creators from across the platform to meet, network, share and collaborate. This year’s event will also feature panel discussions…
Category archives: Music Tech
6 Important Music Tech Predictions From 20 Industry Tastemakers
As live music tech continues to develop and reshape the music industry, it becomes increasingly important for artists to stay ahead of the curve and tuned into how these new trends can be utilized to impress fans and increase profits. ______________________________ Guest post by Rachel Grate on Eventbrite Live music…
10 Free Online Music Tools For Kickstarting Your Creativity
As technology has developed and become increasingly accessible and affordable, DIY music production has become easier than ever. In this piece we look at ten free online resources, now available to further enhance the creative musical process. ____________________________ Guest Post by Leticia Trandafir on Landr Music production is more accessible…
Former Guevara, Virgin Records Exec Phil Quartararo Named Vice Chair Of Online Concert Startup LiveXLive
Industry veteran Phil Q has landed at online concert startup LiveXLive after a difficult stint at struggling music streamer Guevara, where he held a variety of executive positions, including Chairman Of The Board. ________________________________ Loton Corp. has named music industry veteran Phil Quartararo as Vice Chairman of its LiveXLive subsidiary….
U.S. Copyright Office Reopens DMCA Takedown and Safe Harbor Debate, Asks For Comments
As if there were not enough scary things already happening in Washington, D.C. this week, the U.S. Copyright Office has opened a new comment period looking for reaction to current DMCA Safe Harbor and takedown regulations. _________________________________ As it promised it would earlier this year, the U.S. Copyright Office is…
TUE. BRIEF: Tidal, Prince Battle Escalates • DMCA Takedowns Reexamined • DoJ Appeals BMI Ruling • More
TUESDAY 11.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web The legal underpinnings of the U.S. music industry are being challenged on many fronts. That’s not a bad thing, except that we just entered a new and unknown political era. Updated under our More News tab
2 Big Promotions + 4 New Signings = Cooking Vinyl 11.14.2016
Two key Cooking Vinyl executives got promotions and four new artists got record deals in just another for indie label Cooking Vinyl, currently celebrating their 30th year of releasing often great music. _________________________________ Cooking Vinyl General Manager Rob Collins, who has been with the company since January 1999, has been…
The Fickle Listening Habits Of Streaming Music Consumers [CHART]
With 40 million tracks available on Spotify and Apple Music, and 125 million tracks on SoundCloud, the hardest part form many music lovers is deciding what to listen. It turns out that more choice leads to more fickle listening habits, according to research from MIDiA. _________________________________________ Related articles Prince Pulls…
Napster/Rhapsody Posts Surprise $1.6M Quarterly Profit
Napster, the music streamer formerly known in the U.S. as Rhapsody has posted a surprising $1.6 million profit in the third quarter of 2016. Maybe there is still hope for the financial future of streaming music…. After years of losses, Napster/Rhapsody posted a $1.6 million profit in the third quarter…
Spotify Update Available – Download It Now To Save Your Hard Drive
For weeks now, Spotify users have fallen prey to a major bug in its desktop application across multiple platforms that left 10-700 gigabytes and more of junk data every hour on the unsuspecting user’s hard drive. Now a promised fix has been released. _________________________________ Spotify has released desktop app version…