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May 10, 2017
Spotify Tries To Bring Back The QR Code
The QR code feels so yesterday. For a year or so you found them everywhere, then they all seemed to disappear at once, at least on a retail level. Spotify thinks that they can be a quick way for sharing music though, and it’s trying to bring them back only in a different form. There’s […]
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May 9, 2017
Engineer Bill Smith Is The Guest On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Bill Smith got a chance to do what most of us just dream about, and that’s assist for some of the engineering luminaries during his days as an assistant at Capitol Studios in Hollywood. But it gets better. For many years Bill was the personal assistant to the great Al Schmitt. There’s nothing like learning […]
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May 8, 2017
Warner Music’s New Deal With YouTube Isn’t Great, But It Might Not Matter Anyway
All of the major labels have been out of contract and on a month-to-month basis in their licensing agreements with YouTube for some time now, but the first domino has fallen as Warner Music Group reported that it’s just completed a new deal with the video service. Even though no terms were announced, it’s easy to […]
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May 5, 2017
Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 5/5/17
Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week ending on May 5th, 2017. There was much less about streaming this week, and believe it or not, Spotify was barely in the news. Let’s get into it. SoundCloud is making a last ditch effort. It’s running a campaign of 3 months for $1 to try to get more paying […]
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May 4, 2017
- in Book Excerpt , Tips by Bobby Owsinski
Your YouTube Channel Checklist
If you have a YouTube channel (and if you don’t you really should create one right now) you can optimize it by utilizing its features to the fullest. Here’s an excerpt from my Social Media Promotion for Musicians book that outlines the things that you should be sure are taken care of. “☠Branded Channel […]
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May 3, 2017
New Copyright Bill Passes The House
Virtually everyone in the music community has bee screaming for copyright reform, but there has been mostly talk but little movement until now. Copyright Bill H.R. 1695, “The Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act” passed the House of Representatives by 378-48 last week, which many hope is the beginning of larger reforms in the future. […]
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May 2, 2017
EastWest Studio Manager Candace Stewart On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast
Studio management is an art unto itself and every studio owner knows how difficult it is to find a good one. Candace Stewart is one of the best there is, having spent over 20 years in some of the best facilities in Los Angeles. She’s now the manager of the famous EastWest Studios in Hollywood […]
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May 1, 2017
Facebook Rights Manager Now Lets Creators Make Money
One of the powers of YouTube is that it allows creators to make money from the platform either by uploading original content, or more powerfully, by monetizing the videos when others use your content. This is all based on the service’s Content ID system that allows tracking of content that lets the rights hold then […]
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