There is talk of a tech bubble. There are signs of a major slowdown in venture funding. If any of this is true, music tech didn’t get the memo until after the end of 2015.  Last year, investments in music tech companies more than doubled to $2 billion….

  Spoitfy CEO Daniel Ek was unusually candid during a Quora Q &A earlier this week.  His assertions included that Spotify almost single handled saved the entire music industry.  Here are some excerpts:…

Google’s Content ID and take down request systems were created to protect rights holders while allowing the maximum amount of content to appear on YouTube. Overall, they’ve worked surprisingly well. But sometimes the system is misused or even abused; and all too often that abuser is a major label….

n his Grammy night speech, Neil Portnow let loose on Spotify, decrying their failure to properly compensate artists for their music, but with the streaming service paying large portions of its revenue to artists and labels, and taking steps to make their business model more artist friendly, is Spotify helping more than hurting?…

In early 2015, I was invited to join a “dream team” of music industry professionals. This team consisted of a former VP of a major record label, a manager from a “major” indie artist, as well as an assembly of top-notch graphic designers, publicists and assistants. Our mission was to work with a brand new…

Already popular on Android, SoundCloud’s creator app, Pulse, has finally come to the iPhone. SoundCloud Pulse is a companion to SoundCloud’s existing app and enables creators to manage their accounts. SoundCloud Pulse features include:…

iDigic has an excellent post with a great infographic containing bits of advice from 31 Instagram experts. You can check it out here, but below is a summary of what they feel is important to use the platform to its utmost….

Whatever your opinion of the photo sharing service may be, the rapidly growing Snapchat will be a critical marketing weapon in your social media arsenal moving forward into 2016, and provides artists with a unique opportunity to connect with fans on a personal level….

While Bandpage is the most recent music startup promising to save artists to be purchased by tech giant like YouTube, it’s hardly the first. What the music industry needs, however, is to move away from corporate partnership and embrace open technology….

Here former manager and former booking agent Sharyn Goldyn outlines how an up-and-coming band should approach their first tours, what then can expect financially, and how they can promote their shows while on the road….