music industry

“The term ‘music industry’ is a misnomer. In reality the ‘music industry’ is not one industry, it is several independent industries. This is an important distinction because if we say that there is a “crisis in the music industry” it suggests an equal amount of misfortune for everyone (musicians, the recording industry, the live-music industry, [...]

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In the Music DIY world quick and efficient tools for marketing and distributing your music are a must! During the coming months I will be highlighting weekly some of the tools and resources currently available.  Some have been around awhile, others have undergone changes and improvements over recent months as developers look to improve the user experience. [...]

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The debate around P2P is clouded by misconception and propaganda.  There can be only be one winner in this situation – quess who?  If you don’t yet know the answer to this question you NEED to read on . . . . .  Artists rightfully expect to be paid for their work, no question.  So [...]

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Today SellaBand launch a new music biz model that will open up Fan Funding to the entire music industry. A major artist, considered one of the most influential artists by many in the industry is joining SellaBand shortly and will use the model to fund their next album project. They are one of the many [...]

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Success in the music industry is now based on direct engagement with fans, not pushing acts  through radio and traditional media.  With this in mind  Next Big Sound is a new site that tracks a whole lot more than just a few page views. These guys clearly understand the need artists to understand fans online [...]

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If your wondering what the future holds for the music biz and where are the exciting new opportunities you should check out this video presentation by Gerd Leonhard. This is part 1 and touches on:  selling copies to selling access, from control and monopolies to open platforms and licenses, from copyright to usage right, on [...]

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The age of leverage has changed everything.   While the Record Industry was busy keeping the ‘status quo’ and ignoring new business models the heretics were taking over. The key question is why did it deserve to last forever? It didn’t. The record industry failed to read the writing on the wall; they ignored or failed [...]

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I had one of those emails just the other day, you know the ones.  I thought I recognised the contact details but the subject matter made no sense to me whatsoever.   On closer inspection I realised it was from a VP at Sony who I had not been in contact with for probably three years!  [...]

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Everybody in the indie music world is interested in establishing new business models that work.  The great thing about this is that those that have the means can often experiment and take more financial risk.  The trick for those of you that are more entrepreneurial is to firstly find out what is working and then [...]

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