Portugal. The Man prides itself as the second most famous product to come out of Wasilla, Alaska. The story of the psychedelic rock band’s saga – years of living out of a van while honing their music in gig after gig, their triumphant Bonnaroo debut, getting signed by Atlantic Records in 2010 – makes for an… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
The countdown to the 2012 Artists in Music Awards* is Underway - UPDATED Deadline for submissions is January 22, 2012 - but don’t delay. Your fans will need as much time as possible to vote for you!! With over a year of planning, the launch of Artists in Music Awards is underway. On Friday, February 10th,… [Read more…]
November 17, 2011
The Pioneer of the DIY Music Distribution Model Experiences Escalating Growth as Large Labels Continue Revenue Decline PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – CD Baby, the largest distributor of music by independent artists in the world, has now paid over $200 million directly to musicians. At the current rate of well over $40 million in commissions paid to unsigned artists each year, the company expects… [Read more…]
November 3, 2011
She’s fabulous! Thursday November 3, 2011, starting at approximately 8:30PM ET, we’ll be U-streaming live from the Red Bull Space in NYC with Traedonya, “The bride of new funk hipopera.” We believe this is the correct link: http://www.ustream.tv/broadcaster/3514601 - follow our Twitter tonight for the live link! Here’s a great post about Traedonya on CollegeDJ.net. Listen to some of her… [Read more…]
October 26, 2011
“The music has to come first. Let the fans have the keys to the car.” – Stu Pflaum Here’s a Rolling Stone article that caught our attention: “The New Economics of the Music Industry.” With the help of a lot of visual aids, the piece looks at how much labels, artists, songwriters and others can expect… [Read more…]
October 20, 2011
fanatic.fm is delighted to work with one of our most exciting artists, Traedonya! on her upcoming “Audio Visual Debutante Events.” fanatic.fm is a media sponsor and will broadcast a livestream of the NYC event on November 3, hosted by June Kinoshita and Katherine Hollinsworth, our worldwide marketing and development team. Can’t wait to see you there!… [Read more…]
October 16, 2011
If you don’t already subscribe to Bob Lefsetz’s email newsletter, you should. He’s prolific, and he doesn’t always hit the mark, but at least a couple of times a week he delivers something worth thinking about, remembering, debating in your head and discussing with friends. A lot of what he says are thoughts that may… [Read more…]
October 3, 2011
You know something has really gone mainstream when it makes it into The New York Times. Check out High-Tech Tools Help Bands Market Directly to Fans: “The “direct to fan” connection has existed in various forms since the earliest days of the Web. But musicians and managers say that only in recent years, with the rise… [Read more…]
October 1, 2011
The music industry has turned into a very complicated space, and marketing was NEVER easy to begin with. Written by industry insider, Kelli Richards, “Taking the Crowd to the Cloud – Social Media for the Music Industry” raises the bar and demystifies social media marketing, helping musicians, agents and anyone in our industry to THRIVE –… [Read more…]
September 19, 2011
Well here’s a pleasant surprise that came across our editorial desk this morning via Google Alert: fanatic.fm – Influencing and Changing the World through Music. A very positive review of fanatic.fm by Rahul Prabhakar, Chief Technical Writer and Editor at OnSuccess. He totally gets our model: Instead of paying for ineffective advertising spots on music sites, sponsors can… [Read more…]
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