November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving

To all my friends and readers, I wish you a happy holiday. I truly appreciate your support and I am humbled and honored that you take the time out of your busy day to read my musings. It’s a good day to take some time off, eat a nice meal, have a cocktail and watch some […]

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November 23, 2016

If You Want To Reach Music Fans, Go To Instagram

Instagram logo

Nielsen has just completed a study analyzing the habits and lifestyles of U.S. music listeners on Instagram, and the results show that if you want want to reach music lovers, that’s one of the best platforms to use for promotion. What was determined? First of all, Instagram users are huge music fans, and show it with their […]

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#concerts #Instagram #Nielsen #streaming music

November 22, 2016

Jay Clark Of EarPeace, Vinyl Piracy, And THX For Tours On Episode #136 Of My Inner Circle Podcast

Jay Clark EarPeace

Hearing protection is important for everyone, not just for us in the music business. We’re constantly assaulted by damaging sounds, and too frequently don’t have ear plugs when we need them. While there’s a lot of great protection products out there, Jay Clark felt there was something missing and come up with EarPeace, a new […]

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#EarPeace #hearing protection #Jay Clark #piracy #Red Bull #THX

November 21, 2016

Metallica Reverses Course And Uploads Its New Album For Free On YouTube

metallica hardwiredcd

Well, this may seem odd. Metallica has uploaded all 10 songs of its latest album Hardwired….To Self-Destruct to its YouTube channel. That means that fans can get the album online for free. Wasn’t Metallica the band that lead the charge against Napster way back when, making a case against free online music? And isn’t the band’s management, Q-Prime, […]

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#Blackened Recordings #Metallica #Q-Prime #YouTube

November 18, 2016

Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 11/18/16

Music Industry News Roundup

Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week of November 18th, 2016. Lots on the legal front this week, and streaming news is back strong again. Let’s get into it. The Justice Department wants BMI to collect fees in a different way. It asked for “full work licenses” where all songwriters must agree to a license, but […]

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#Alibaba #Amazon #Amazon Music Unlimited #Apple Music #BMG #BMI #google #Google Play Music #Justice Department #Mark Mulligan #Metallica #Naptster #Prince #Spotify #TIDAL

November 15, 2016

Engineer Mark Linett On Episode #135 Of My Inner Circle Podcast

Mark Linett

Grammy-winning engineer Mark Linett certainly has an interesting background. From stints at the famed Sunset Sound and Warner Bros Amigo Studios, to work with Brian Wilson, Rikki Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Michael McDonald and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, he’s seen it all. But that’s only the start. Mark owns one of the coolest studios […]

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#Avid #Harmon #JBL #Mark Linett #Motley Crue #Samsung #The Beach Boys

November 11, 2016

Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 11/11/16

Music Industry News Roundup

Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week of November 11th, 2016. The news was rather slow this week, probably due to the election. That said, there’s still plenty of news, especially on the record label front. Let’s get into it. Universal Music’s streaming revenue has topped $1 billion this year already. And streaming is just getting […]

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#Black Friday #Capitol Records #Facebook #iPod #Record Store Day #Sony Music #Universal Music #Vevo

November 10, 2016

Understanding Your Fanbase

Understanding Your Fanbase

Your place in our current music world is totally dependent upon the development, care, and feeding of your fanbase, and this excerpt from my Music 4.1 Internet Music Guidebook will help you better understand your audience so you can grow it. First of all, understand that your core fans or “tribe” is only a piece of […]

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#audience #book excerpt #fanbase #Music 4.1: A Survival Guide For Making Music In the Internet Age

November 9, 2016

Why Does A Big Arms Dealer Own A Piece Of Pandora?

Lockheed-Martin invests in Pandora

It’s safe to say that if you’re involved in music, the last thing you think about is making war. That’s why it comes as a great surprise to discover that the world’s largest arms dealer, Lockheed-Martin, owns 184,000 shares of Pandora worth almost $2 million. To be sure, this is a drop in the bucket […]

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#arms dealer #Lockheed-Martin #Pandora #streaming music

November 8, 2016

ProMusicDB Founder Christy Crowl On Episode #134 Of My Inner Circle Podcast

Christy Crowl

If you’re lucky enough to have worked on a variety of music projects, you’re no doubt aware that many times you don’t receive the necessary credit. Even worse, sometimes everything from IMDB to Wikipedia gets your credits wrong. Something has to be done to make sure that the information is correct and thorough. That’s why […]

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#acoustic material #Christy Crowl #music downloads #ProMusicDB

November 7, 2016

Neil Young Gives In And Puts Music Back On Streaming Services

Neil Young

Neil Young pulled his music off of every streaming service in 2015 because of the poor sound quality in favor of his own Pono service, but in a reversal, now he’s back. Although last May his music was made available on Tidal, now it can be found on both Spotify and Apple Music. Pono was […]

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#Apple Music #Neil Young #Pono #Spotify #streaming music #TIDAL

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