Category archives: Music Tech

Bandflyr: Free App For Electronic, Printed Gig Flyers

Creating custom concert flyers is a easy with the free Bandflyr app. Work within a variety of themes and layouts to compose a flyer design. You can personalize each flyer with event details, fonts and color palettes, then share your flyers on social, email them or print them out. The…

8tracks Raises $2 Million From Small Investors, Plans Shift To Subscription Model

Playlisting service 8Tracks has raised almost $2 million of a hoped for $5 million from 3700 small investors. The startup’s crowdfunding campaign with SeedInvest has two week’s remaining. In an email to investors obtained by RAIN, 8tracks CEO David Porter signaled a shift from ad supported to paid subscriptions. “Our…

Soundtrap Raises $6M Round For Online Recording App

[UPDATED] Online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap has raised $6 million in funding to accelerate product development and to bring its popular cloud-based platform to new markets. The Soundtrap $6 million Series A round was led by Nordic VC firm Industrifonden, with participation from existing owners and additional new…

TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Our most popular posts on Hypebot this week included a look at Spotify’s recent incident with its malware infested Ads, the reason behind the drop in download revenue as streaming gains ground, the music industry’s silent reaction to the YouTube’s Lyor Cohen hire, and more. UPDATE: Spotify Responds To Malware…

Smokin’! Amoeba Gets License To Sell Weed Alongside Music

In what looks to be an ideal marketing pairing, Berkeley CA based record store Amoeba Music will soon be complimenting its traditional musical offerings with marijuana, hopefully helping to keep another brick and mortar record store’s doors open. _____________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 In what seems…

Lyor Cohen Takes the Cake by Joining the Google Empire [Op Ed]

Google’s hiring of industry insider Lyor Cohen as YouTube’s Global Head of Music is "no grounds for celebration" says musician and activist Maria Schneider in a new op ed. "And who better to prevail over the majors than the very guy who helped lead those majors into the back alley…

Spotify, Apple Music Add A SoundCloud Favorite: Unofficial Mixes

Spotify and Apple Music are adding unofficial mixes for the first time. Remixes and multi-track mixes, which are tipped to launch soon, are the reason many fans love SoundCloud; and their inclusion elsewhere makes purchase of the music service less attractive. ________________________________ Apple Music and Spotify have added unofficial mixes,…

AM BRIEF: Spotify, Apple Music Add Unofficial Mixes • Amazon ‘Music Unlimited’ Leaks • Chatbots • More

Friday 10.7.16 Music Business News From Around The Web With unofficial mixes now on Spotify and Apple Music, there’s less need to use Soundcloud and even less reason for Spotify to buy it. Updated under our More News tab

YouTube Is Likely To Drive Lyor Cohen Crazy [Chris Castle]

Although Lyor Cohen may be one of the best in the music business, YouTube’s consistent undervaluation of music, and its position as a subsidiary of Google, make it unlikely that he will be able make many major artist-benefiting improvements to YouTube Music, write’s Chris Castle. _________________________________ Guest Post by Chris…