One of the problems with starting out on a new platform is that your account begins with zero followers, which is never a good look. In order to get in the game quickly, it’s pretty tempting to buy followers, and there are plenty of sellers willing to help you out. Paige Cooper at Hootsuite (an […]
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Instagram’s video feature known as IGTV is really hot at the moment, but just posting doesn’t lead to automatic success. IGTV videos require quality product to get people to watch for any length of time. These 10 IGTV tips will help you create content that will make people take notice. 1. Start the video with […]
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Despite the good news that Spotify is now up to 113 million paid subscribers, behind the scenes there’s a lot of turmoil in the company. There’s been a brain drain of 33 senior company executives in the last three years, and one has to wonder why. According to a post on Music Business Worldwide, Spotify […]
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Dino Monoxelus is currently a senior product specialist and product planning manager for Ampeg Amplifiers. He’s affectionally known as “The Ampeg Guy” for his extensive knowledge about the company and its products, which he’s used as a working bass player for over 30 years. Dino spends a lot of time training salesman, conducting clinics and […]
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Piracy music CD It’s possible that they are an anomaly against the rest of the world, but young people in the EU are less likely to steal music these days. This is according to the 2019 Intellectual Property And Youth Scoreboard by the European Union Intellectual Property Unit that surveyed people ages 15 to 24. […]
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TikTok is a social video platform from China that currently has a lot of influence on the U.S. music industry, as labels see how much its users love music. Despite what you might have heard, it’s not just for kids, and can provide some very useful promotion even though the videos are only 15 seconds […]
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The fee for official copyright registration is about to go up. Every three to five years, the U.S. Copyright Office does an in-depth study of its fees to determine whether to adjust them, then sends its results to Congress, which then has 120 days to do nothing (meaning approval) or pass a law disapproving the […]
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My guest on the podcast this week is Michelle Moog-Koussa, the daughter of the man who’s name is almost synonymous with the word synthesizer – Bob Moog. Michelle has been the executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation for the 12 years since its inception. She has guided the organization through the creation and growth of its hallmark […]
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The dam just might be at the breaking point for high-resolution music as another new service has been introduced. Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) launched its new Mora Qualitas service in Japan in partnership with Napster. Mora Qualitas was first announced last December, but now has launched publicly. It features FLAC-streamed files at either CD […]
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Songwriters jump from one performance rights organization (PRO) to another all the time, but it usually doesn’t make waves when it happens. That could be because they don’t pay close attention to their royalty statements or they’re not a major earner so they’re not affected. Grammy-winner songwriter/producer Shane McAnally found out the hard way that […]
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The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act passed by a count of 410 to 6 in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, and now goes to the Senate for a final vote. The bill also has strong sponsorship and support in that chamber and is expected to pass. If and when that happens, […]
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Spotify certainly looks like the big dog on the streaming block, and perhaps it really is, but some on Wall Street are beginning to think that the company is not all that its stock is cracked up to be. A recent article in Fortune looked inside the company and the state of streaming and found […]
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My guest on the podcast this week is Michael Romanowski, who is a Grammy nominated mastering engineer and the owner and chief mastering engineer at San Francisco’s Coast Mastering. He’s also the co-owner and founder of the analog tape label The Tape Project, and a trustee of the The Recording Academy San Francisco Chapter (NARAS). Michael has worked […]
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The short video service TikTok is about the hottest thing on social media these days when it comes to music. The 15 second lip-syncs uploaded by users can turn a song into a hit (which is what happened to “Old Town Road”), and every major record label has noticed. So has Google, who reportedly in […]
Continue readingIf you’re an artist or a band with a website you really depend upon ranking high when someone searches for you. It’s not only embarrassing when you don’t wind up in the top 3 search listings, but you might as well not exist if you wind up on page 2 or worse. That’s why every […]
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