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Nov 19

What Is SoundExchange and How Does It Work?

artistshousemusic:

SoundExchange is the US organization responsible for collecting royalties for music performed via non-terrestrial radio and distributing those royalties to the artists so featured.

This video has been making the rounds on the blogs, and I didn’t want to miss out. But I’ve got more for you than the other folks. Not only do we have a full 50-minute interview with the head of SoundExchange itself, John Simson, but we also have many other music industry professionals commenting on the subject from the perspective of their various fields. First, from SoundExchange itself:

Next we have an exclusive Artists House interview with Attorney Dina LaPolt, founder of LaPolt Law, P.C., an entertainment law firm based in Los Angeles, CA. Here she briefly explains how SoundExchange works in the real world:

Finally we have a fantastic interview with John Simson. In addition to being the head of SoundExchange, he is also an attorney and a former artist manager (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Forbert) who has long been involved in advocacy and legal matters within the music business as a whole.

If that didn’t quench your thirst, you can search the Artists House Music video database for more music industry professionals talking about Sound Exchange here: http://is.gd/4YczT

U.S. Labels Unconvinced By Spotify’s Freemium Model

artistspaid:

Patrick Smith / paidcontent:

On-demand music streamer Spotify’s U.S. launch is being held up because labels are concerned too few users may migrate from ad-supported to premium.

FT.com reports anonymous concerns from three of the four major labels. One exec: “As an ad-supported service, the economics don’t work at all.

“We think Spotify is a great service but they’re going to have to convince us they can convert enough people from free to paid subscriptions to make it worth our while.”

MySpace Music Charts: Billboard for a New Generation

(via yvynyl)

Nov 17

$10,000 in 48 Hours (without a label) | Music Industry Blog

Nov 11

music to have sex to

yvynyl:

a new tumblr music blog worth blogging about

Nov 10

Music industry bows to point-and-shoot cameras - CNET News

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Music’s Demand Problem

shelbot:

artistspaid:

hartleymanages:

yvynyl:

“The glut of new music, including reissues of everything under the sun, seemed like a gift to us critics who yearned to hear long out-of-print albums and all kinds of bizarre recordings from around the world. Scarcity had been abolished!

Then something changed. It was overwhelming, even to critics who longed to hear rare and forgotten gems. There was no way to keep up! Yet the steady flow of new releases didn’t stop, even as the industry plunged deeper into the abyss. The solution, it seemed, to a decline in music sales was to flood the market with even more of them. If you ever needed a refutation of rational choice theory, look no further than anyone working for a label in the post-Napster music business.”

The internet made it easier to release music and at the same time, infinitely harder to make anyone give a crap about said music release.

Nov 9

artistspaid:

Rdio: First Screenshots Leaked of Skype Founders’ New Music Service

According to Rdio’s Get Satisfaction page the service will offer a desktop client, a Blackberry application, an iPhone app and a web interface. The company’s Blackberry application (that’s what’s pictured here) is already available to beta testers. Users can control their community dashboard, listen to playlists, find other music in heavy rotation and stream collections.

Nov 7

“[Their] version of ‘Guitar Hero’ generated far more in revenues than any Aerosmith album ever has,” said Kotick. “Merchandising, concert sales, their ability to sign a new contract [have] all been unbelievably influenced by their participation in ‘Guitar Hero.’” Activision: ‘Guitar Hero’ A Bigger Money-Maker For Aersomith Than Any Album » MTV Multiplayer

Oct 26

“The greatest companies deliver profits, passion, and purpose. If the research shows that vision, meaning and higher purpose leads to happiness. What is your company’s higher purpose? What is your own higher purpose?” Zappos CEO Hsieh: How to build a company culture that delivers happiness | VentureBeat