Recent Digital Music News News
Dubset Relaunches As Thefuture.fm, Offers DJs Legal Platform For Uploading Mixes
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
With the relaunch of Dubset as Thefuture.fm, many of my previous questions about monetizing the service have been answered. More importantly for djs, Thefuture.fm presents a platform for legally uploading mixes for self-marketing and, eventually, for a royalty revenue stream. For copyright holders... (original story)
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NARM's Hypebot Sessions Next Week In LA
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
It's not too late to join us at next week's NARM and digitalmusic.org's Music Biz 2012 gathering in LA. As part of this multi-day conference we've put together the Hypebot Sessions. Two names that Hypebot readers know well, Kyle Bylin and Hisham Dahud will host two sessions with guests like musici... (original story)
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Music Tech Startup News: Covify, TastemakerX, WiMP, SocialFolders, AtticTV, BeeFM, Musikki
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
In recent news related to music tech startups, promising newcomer Covify bubbled to the service via the TNW Kings of Code Hack Battle while TastemakerX is finally available for download. WiMP continues its promising spread through Europe while SocialFolders announced an integration with SoundCloud.... (original story)
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Submissions Open For Int'l BBC Music Video Festival
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
The BBC Music Video Festival, which showcases new and emerging music and video director talent from around the UK and the world, is now open for submissions. “Last year, we featured videos from Europe, Canada and America, alongside new acts from the UK, including some breaking into the mainstr... (original story)
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How To Choose The Best Songs For Your Album
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
Are you having trouble figuring out which songs you should keep on your album? Try out Simon Tam’s advice by treating the process like a songwriting contest. Start rating your songs on various features, talk with your producer, etc., and then keep the songs that score the highest. How do you ... (original story)
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NEWS BRIEF: Love Loses Cobain Rights, LN's Concert Calendar, Topspin + Tunecore, Rdio & More
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
Courtney Love loses rights to Kurt Cobain's image - Income from late Nirvana singer's name and likeness pass from widow to daughter, Frances Bean, in exchange for $2.75m loan (Guardian) Live Nation’s Introduces A Concert Calendar That Recommends Gigs From 75 Ticket Sites, Earns You Discounts.... (original story)
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Turntable.fm To Add Pandora-Like Online Radio
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
Buried in an article on Turntable.fm's flat-lining traffic and overall sophomore slump was a tidbit that won't help Pandora's battered stock price - Turntable is planning its own version of Pandora-style online radio under the code name Kiwi. "Inspiration struck during a New Zealand vacation - ... (original story)
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Webby Awards Winners 2012: Bjork, Pitchfork, Pandora, Spotify & More
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
Bjork won The Webby's 2012 Artist of the Year Award for her "Biophilia" album, dubbed the world's first "app album". Pandora, which swept the music category last year, took home two People's Voice Awards this year, but the voted Pitchfork as Best Music Website. Each year the Webby's honor the ... (original story)
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How To Begin A Music Industry Career : Advice To Graduating Class Of 2012
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
For those starting a career in the music industry, it’s a daunting task to figure out where to start. The road is not clear-cut like other careers and industries. On Music Think Tank, Frank Woodworth has some advice for those looking to enter the music industry. Check out his advice on how to... (original story)
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Music On Kickstarter By The Numbers [Stats]
Posted from hypebot 20 days ago
Over the last 3 years Music has become the second most popular fan funded category on Kickstarter, with $38 million donated. [Film/video leads with $60 million] 7,545 music projects have been successfully funded at an average financing of $5140. The largest ever funded music project was $207,98... (original story)
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