Independent Artists Embrace Technology
Tim Bajarin spoke at a music and technology conference last week,
hosted by PassAlong Networks, which is turning out to be quite a
haven for indie artists. The conference brought together key individuals
from the world of technology and music, including indie label reps.
Also featured were singer-songwriters showcasing what was called a
"Songwriters-in-the-Round". Read More...
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Vanishing Act - Music Biz is Running Scared
Technology's pushing aside the album, and the music biz is running
scared – 'It's a very unnerving situation'. As a technologically savvy
teenager, Danielle Harrison is a key reason the record industry is in big
trouble. “Albums are less important to me than to my parents' generation. Most
of my friends have iPods and Mp3 players, so it's easier to just download the
songs. Read More...
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Music Technology: Making It in Internet Radio
Internet radio broadcasters earned their place in the music marketplace
by serving and cultivating active listeners and using interactive digital technology
to build up new niche music markets and communities around them. They tapped
into their listeners not only for listening time, but for talent and content as
well. It’s simpler and more complicated, easier and more difficult to make it
today. Read More...
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Pain of a Music Industry in Transition
People have always had difficulty with the part of copyright law that says
"you do not have the right to copy". The general manager of Music Industry
Piracy Investigations, says: "Currently, 18 per cent of the population uses
file-sharing systems, averaging 30 song downloads per month." The download
culture would not exist without a corresponding upload culture.
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Living in Digital Hell
Everyone in the technology industry should do as I've done and invite
technology into their homes. Use the products and see what it's like to
live with them. Then you too will have a "consumer" perspective on the
market. At best, this will help us as an industry develop better products
and services. At worst, well ... misery loves company.
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Internet Allows Bands To Be Seen And Heard
It used to be that up-and-coming bands wanting to be discovered would
send a tape or CD to record companies hoping theirs would make it to the
top of the stack. Now with the Internet, bands can not only be heard,
they can be seen. Like so many other musicians, managers and producers
say, it's now the fastest way to promote a musician and build a fan base.
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Where Did the Music Industry Go So Wrong?
Wasn't it all so gloriously simple back when people listened to top 40
radio and obediently paid $20 for discs at record store chains? Labels
set the deal terms for artists. Managers handled the "biz." Everyone had
their place in the pond. So where did it all go wrong with the music
business? Somehow, the pond became stagnant over time. People got bored
with music. Read More...
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Bandwidth Hogs Finding the Internet Has its Limits
Amanda Lee received a call from Comcast in December ordering her to
curtail her Web use or lose her high-speed Internet connection for a
year. Lee, who said she had been using the same broadband connection for
years without a problem, was taken aback. Then in mid-February, her Internet
service was cut off without further warning.
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Will Digital Kill the Radio Star?
Digital technology is turning commercial broadcasting upside down. The fight
back has begun. Radio stations, trying something new, are firing some of
their disc jockeys. Online, satellite, cable and DAB stations are booming
like never before. Traditional "analogue" stations are counting the cost in
lost advertising revenue and are having to re-think traditional ideas of music
broadcasting. Read More...
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How MP3 Was Born?
Brandenburg doesn't like being labeled the "inventor" of MP3. He points out
that the most popular format for digital music on the Internet is the work of
core developers and others who made important contributions. Even folk-rock
singer Suzanne Vega inadvertently played a walk-on role in the creation of MP3.
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IFPI Publishes Digital Music Report 2007
Record labels have become digitally literate companies, selling US$2 billion
worth of music online or through mobile phones in 2006. Digital sales now
account for around 10% of the music market as record companies experiment
and innovate with an array of business models and digital music products,
involving hundreds of licensing partners.
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