As music streaming services around the world continue to struggle, Cortney Harding looks at the possibility of hitting reset on the whole streaming business model and instead exploring a more direct artist-to-fan experience. ____________________________________ By Cortney Harding To say last week wasn’t particularly good for Guvera might be an understatement….
Category archives: Music Tech
Is Narcissism Ruining the Live Experience?
Alicia Keys recently joined the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Guns N’ Roses and many more who want you off your phone at their events by turning to Silicon Valley startup Yondr – a company dedicated to creating "phone-free spaces" at concerts, events and other places. They’re not alone,…
Music Industry Reacts To UK EU Brexit
It is too early to know the full affect of yesterday’s vote by Britains to leave the European Union, but its almost universally believed that the musicians and the music industry will be hit hard. Here’s the latest Brexit reaction from across the music industry. _______________________________________ The Music Industry Reacts…
Pandora Listeners Added 1 Million New Music Stations In First 24 Hours
Pandora’s New Music Stations surpassed 1 million station adds in 24 hours after launching last Wednesday. That’s an impressive milestone and great exposure for the emerging artists added weekly to these stations. _____________________________________________________ Last week Pandora added 9 curated weekly playlists of newly releases designed to promote music discovery. In…
Gaining Exposure: Music And The Indie Gaming Community
Getting people to listen to your music even once is a challenge, but getting them to engage with it and listen repeatedly is even harder. Luckily, the indie gaming community provides the perfect context in which to have listeners form a bond with your music . ______________________________ Guest Post by…
Sustainability And The Future Of Music
In this forward-looking piece, Vickie Nauman outlines the five elements of the music/tech industry which are need to bring about a sustainable future in music where artists are able to create and distribute music to be enjoyed by fans in an ongoing cycle. __________________________________________ Guest post by Vickie Nauman, Founder…
SoundCloud Ramps Up Music Discovery, Adds ‘Suggest Tracks’
SoundCloud is now competing directly against Spotify, Apple Music and others. So it’s adding features to match them. With 125 million tracks on SoundCloud vs. about 35 million on Spotify and Apple, solving music discovery is a big issue. ___________________________________________________________ Today SoundCloud began rolling out a newest discovery feature, Suggested…
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…
Spotify Merchbar Partnership Means BandPage Is Out
[UPDATED] Alongside today’s announcement that Spotify would be selling merchandise from 35,000 artists thanks to a new partnership with Merchbar, was a mention that offers from BandPage would no longer be offered on the music streamer. __________________________________________ BandPage "offers," which include t-shirts and merchandise alongside VIP events at concerts and…
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…