David Kohl, the top sales executive at Vevo, has left the music video company. Kohl joined Vevo in 2009 as executive vice president of sales and customer operations to get the fledgling music brand off the ground. A Vevo spokesperson confirmed Kohl’s departure, but declined to comment. The company has retained executive search firm Spencer…

We all like to know how to get started in this crazy little thing we call the Music Business. That’s why some people choose university to begin learning, while others fall into a job right away. Then, there are those who forge their own path by DOING something for themselves. Mike Caren is one of…

As if Twitter wasn’t already useful enough, the good people over at Twitter have decided to make it even easier for you to use their service for the purposes of growing your business. Twitter relaunched “Twitter For Business” today, a service specifically designed to teach users how to incorporate Twitter into their marketing plan to…

A few years ago, leaders from the major record companies planted the seeds from which they hoped would spring the next generation of music distributors. Apple’s iTunes, the overwhelming leader in the sector, went largely unchallenged. Megastores like Tower Records and Sam Goody had vanished long before. Apple used its position as the top music…