April 26, 2017

IFPI Numbers Show How The Music Industry Is Getting Healthy Again

IFPI music industry healthy

The annual IFPI revue of the music business confirms what all the other studies have shown – that music is truly on the comeback trail. After years of doom and gloom, the industry has seen its first double-digit rise in revenues in nearly 20 years, all thanks to streaming. The skeptics said it would never happen, […]

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#CD #IFPI #Mark Mulligan #smartphones #streaming music #subscribers #YouTube

April 25, 2017

Audio Builders Workshop Founder Owen Curtin On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Owen Curtin

The DIY ethic is running deep in the audio and recording business once again as a variety of manufacturers now provide kits to build everything from preamps to compressors to microphones to ???. It’s a great way to not only learn how your gear ticks, but also get some great sounding gear at a very […]

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#Audio Builders Workshop #DIY #Owen Curtin #royalties #wireless audio

April 24, 2017

Neil Young Tries It Again With New Hi-Res Streaming Service

Neil Young Xstream

To say that Neil Young’s Pono download service and dedicated audio player was a failure is an understatement. The service was very late to be introduced, and by the time it became available, downloads had been swept aside by streaming. Young also underestimated the consumer market’s attraction to high-resolution, especially when the prices are much higher […]

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#high-resolution #Neil Young #Pono #TIDAL #Xstream

April 21, 2017

Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 4/21/17

Music Industry News Roundup

Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week ending on April 21st, 2017. Spotify was much in the news this week, but there were a lot of other significant news stories as well. Let’s get into it. Is the end of the free streaming tier near? It might be coming soon, especially if the music industry […]

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#Facebook #Instant Articles #LiveNaiton #Mercedes #Merlin #radio #Spotify #streaming music #Universal Music #YouTube Prince

April 19, 2017

With 32 Million Subscribers Apple Music Is Challenging Spotify As Streaming Leader

Apple Music

We keep reading about Spotify having more paid subscribers than just about any other service at 51 or so million, but it looks like Apple Music is not only catching up, but surpassing the service in many areas. A new survey from the media measurement company Verto Analytics actually puts Apple Music at the top […]

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#Amazon Music #Apple Music #paid subscribers #Pandora #Spotify #streaming music

April 18, 2017

Legendary Audio Designer Paul Wolff On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Paul Wolff

You may not know my guest Paul Wolff’s name but you certainly know his products. As a former owner of the console company API, Paul was not only responsible for the acclaimed Legend and Vision series, but also the creator of the 500 series racks and modules, for which he was rewarded with a membership […]

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#A Designs #Aftermaster #API #Fix Audio Designs #Paul Wolff #Slate Audio #Sunset Sound #Tonelux

April 17, 2017

TuneCore Direct Advance Offers Artists Automated Advances

It could be a sign that digital music aggregation has either grown up or is adopting a label model, but regardless of the reason, TuneCore has launched a program called TuneCore Direct Advance that offers automated advances to artists signed to distribution or publishing deals. This is certainly a first for this arm of the industry, and […]

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#artist advance #Lyric Financial #Scott Ackerman #Tunecore #Tunecore Automated Advance

April 14, 2017

Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 4/14/17

Music Industry News Roundup

Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week ending on April 14th, 2017. The news this week is varied, but interesting, with Spotify in the lead again. Let’s get into it. Recording artists are lobbying Capitol Hill to get paid for radio airplay. This has been an ongoing struggle for a couple of decades but the […]

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#Amazon #ASCAP #DailyMotion #Ed Sheeran #google #Jay-Z #PRS #radio #SACEM #Spotify #TIDAL #YouTube

April 12, 2017

The Reason Why YouTube Pays Artists So Little

YouTube user generated content

The recorded music business is rejoicing at the fact that after more than a decade, it finally has some strong revenue growth. The best part is that the growth looks like it will continue, as paying for streaming has finally gone mass market and listeners have seem the light of the benefit of paying at […]

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#royalties #Spotify #streaming music #user generated content #YouTube

April 11, 2017

Mastering Engineer Gavin Lurssen On My Latest Inner Circle Podcast

Gavin Lurssen

Gavin Lurssen started as a protege of the great mastering engineer Doug Sax (the very first indie mastering guy) but quickly forged his own way and sound, first at the famed Mastering Lab, then at his own Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood. Along the way he’s mastered projects for everyone from Foo Fighters, Queens of the […]

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#Gavin Lurssen #Mac Pro #mastering #YouTube

April 10, 2017

Would You Pull Your Music Off The Radio?

pull music off radio

Almost from the beginning of the industry, recording artists have complained about not being compensated for radio airplay. Sure, songwriters get paid, but artists and labels never receive a dime. This is a phenomena unique to the United States, since in most other countries artist compensation has long been settled. While legislation to pay artists […]

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#broadcasters #NAB #PROMOTE Act #radio

April 7, 2017

Music Industry News Roundup For The Week Of 4/7/17

Music Industry News Roundup

Here’s the Music Industry News Roundup for the week ending on April 7th, 2017. It’s been another big week in the world of streaming, but there’s other news as well. Let’s get into it. Streaming is now making more money than downloads ever did. And Steve Jobs said it would never happen. Some good charts and comparisons here, […]

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#artificial intelligence #Beats 1 #Bob Lefsetz #Mark Mulligan #Pandora #Spotify #streaming music #UMG #windowing #YouTube

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