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Not too long ago, more and more individuals have been installing some speakers out of...Read More
Yesterday's news that Yahoo is buying Tumblr is certainly big for musicians given the widespread usage of Tumblr for music blogs often as an adjunct to an official website. But it also overshadowed Yahoo's relaunch of Flickr, a fading giant making a comeback at a time that might be ideal for musicians who've taken to services like Instagram and/or who see the possiblities in content marketing via Creative Commons licensing. Yahoo buying Tumblr is big news for those using quick content sharing to market their music and have a more personal, off-the-cuff presence on the web. It's a big music...Read More
Rob Stern and Joe Benny of the Secret Panda Society met up at Audio Engineering School and came from two different backgrounds: EDM/Hip Hop vs. live bands/hip hop. The Secret Panda Society was born out of a combined interest in the new bass music that was infecting the EDM scene. Smart decision because these fellas no doubt have something big to offer to this particular industry with talents in all the many genres of bass/dance music.Read More
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The Legendary 'Disco Indian Stories' tape is not online and nobody seems to know where it is. It’s easy to get the impression these days that everything under the sun is now just a few clicks away on the internet — that is, until you look for something that’s not there. My first ever feature story for the web, from 1997 or so, a CNET piece called “Cellphone Horror Stories,” appears to have vanished from the planet entirely, for example (and if you can’t find an article with my weird byline attached to it,...Read More
A new free report from MIDiA Consulting by Mark Mulligan takes a look at some of the challenges facing freemium web services including Pandora, Spotify and Deezer. From "free being too good" to customer churn, "Making Freemium Add Up" is well worth a read to see how freemium businesses are responding to the challenge of making free pay. The report itself is available for free to subscribers of Mark Mulligan's Music Industry Blog. Mulligan announced the report on his blog explaining that it: "analyse[d] an intentionally diverse selection of consumer web services, looking at the distribution and scale of their...Read More
Pandora today announced the launch of Pandora Premieres, free stations that stream full upcoming album releases up to a week prior to going on sale. Pandora Premieres are updated weekly and will feature previews from both established and emerging artists across multiple genres. As of this morning, only two albums were featured: "Wrote A Song For Everyone" is the 9th solo studio album from former Credence Clearwater Revival front-man John Fogerty. It will be released Tuesday, May 28th on Vanguard Records. "Once I Was An Eagle" is the 4th album from British singer-songwriter Laura Marling. It will be released Tuesday,...Read More
"Bacon is good for me." Thus begins Whacka's 2-step style bacon anthem, complete with thick bass, thick brass, a groovy as hell bassline. Overall, “Bacon / Buns of Steel” is a bouncy and fun followup to Whacka’s debut single “Yup / Digital Love.” Simplify is also releasing a free download with this package of “Digital Love,” and you can get the digital love right here.Read More
Wondering how to get connected in the live music scene? Not sure where you should be focusing your promotion efforts? Jesse Cannon lists and exposits four resources you should know about on Music Think Tank. "Entering dates into the services we have outlined below increases the chance of getting both fans and potential fans to your shows." (Read On) Related articles What Do Music Fans Want To Own, And Why? Cut Through The Noise: 3 Simple And Effective Ways For Musicians To Get Noticed 10 Great Tips For Home & DIY Recordings 9 Things YouTube Recommends Musicians Do That You're...Read More
The rollout began several days ago, but now it's official: Spotify has added song play counts to every artist's top tracks, showing their total number of global plays since October 2008. Initially rolling out for the desktop client, play counts will be added for all Spotify users in the coming weeks. Alongside the track counts, the music streamer has also launched two Spotify Charts. The Spotify Top 50 is the top 50 most-streamed songs of the previous week, market-by-market. The Social 50 is the top 50 most-shared songs of the previous week. These are the songs that have been most...Read More
Spotify launched two new charts this week in each of the 28 markets that it serves. Macklemore & Ryan top this week's most played track in the U.S., but Five Finger Death tops the most shared songs. In the UK , Daft Punk tops the most played chart, and Hoodie Allen has the most shared track. The Charts:Read More
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You may have followed disco pioneer Giorgio before he became the title of a track off of Daft Punk’s latest album. This time around, the now 73 year old Giorgio [...]Read More
Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great week. There were a bunch of great mixes this week so this post is a tad lengthy. There’s some great trap mixes in this weeks episode, one from Imanos and the other … Continue reading →Read More
I’m a sucker when it comes to creativity, so when I saw this on my Soundcloud feed I couldn’t help myself from checking it out. Up and coming DJ’s Mauri & Mora remixed Muzzaik & Dave Martin’s Go Family, and … Continue reading →Read More
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After releasing “Thinking of You” as an exclusive single on Beatport via Scuba‘s Hotflush Recordings back in March, London’s George Fitzgerald has combined the well-received tune (over 130K plays on Soundcloud!) with yet another emotive, ardent club mover, “Nighttide Lover.” The two singles are joined by a “Re-Dub” from Portugal’s Trikk, creating a trifecta ready...
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