Trying to make it on your own in the music industry can often lead to isolation and burnout, neither of which is particularly beneficial to your career. Here we look at how to find a mentor who can share their wisdom and help you make the right decisions for achieving…
Category archives: Startups & Funding
Create, Add To Playlists With Voice On Amazon Music
Amazon Music users can now tell Alexa to create a new playlist or add a song to an existing playlist with just their voice. While listening to Amazon Music on an Alexa-enabled device users can now say: “Alexa, add this song to my playlist” “Alexa, add this to my playlist”…
Roc Nation Invests In Robinhood
Jay Z lead management, publishing and entertainment company Roc Nation’s investment division Arrive is taking a stake in Robinhood. Launched in 2015 by Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood’s investment platform allows trade of U.S. stocks, ETFs, options, and soon, cryptocurrencies. Unlike many other online trading platforms, Robinhood does not…
Spotify Revenue Up 40%, On Track To $5B Year [REPORT]
Spotify generated $1.2 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report. The strong revenue growth comes as the music streamer nears its first public stock offering at an estimated at $20 billion valuation. ____________________________ Spotify generated revenue off $1.2 billion in the third quarter…
Lino Raises $20M To Build A Blockchain Driven YouTube
Cupertino, CA based Lino has raised $20 million to build a blockchain driven YouTube competitor. Many analysts believe that the delivery, tracking, transparency and micro-payments enabled by blockchain offers the perfect platform to build a more open and egalitarian YouTube alternative. __________________________________ Lino today announced a $20 million investment led…
How To Write A Grant Proposal For Your Music Project
Regardless of what music-related enterprise you’re embarking on, funding is almost always an essential component for moving forward. Here we look at how to craft and prepare grant proposal and increasing your odds of success. ___________________________ Guest post by Lori Wade When it comes to your music project, you might…
Emergence Of Blockchain Technology For Music
In this piece, Mo Jalloh of Zimmi breaks down what blockchain tech can be defined as, and how the emergence of blockchain tech will affect artists and music industry in the near future. __________________________ Guest post by Mo Jalloh of Zimrii The emergence of BlockChain Technology has been described as…
Producer Quincy Jones Proposes A Music Stock Index Fund
While there have long been index funds built around media and tech stocks, there has never been an index fund created specifically around music, something which famed producer Quincy Jones is hoping to change. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 One way to invest in the stock…
Spotify IPO Frightens Music Industry and Wall Street
Spotify has 70 million paid subscribers plus tens of millions more ad-supported users. But as a deeply unprofitable company, its future is far from certain. That has many in both the music industry and Wall Street investors worried, as the music streamer inches closer to its first public stock offering….
What’s Driving The Music Business? VR, AI, Blockchain, Smart Speakers, More [Bas Grasmeyer]
As we move forward in 2018, Bas Grasmayer takes moment to reflect on the leaps and bounds forward which music industry tech has made, and how these advances will shape major industry trends in the coming year. _________________________________ Guest post by Bas Grasmayer from Music Tech Future I am typing…