| | | |  The Shattered Hit Record Model
We've all heard the complaints about the current Music 3.0 music industry model: physical product doesn't sell anymore, download sales don't make up for the shortfall, and streaming music cannibalizes sales and pays a pittance in royalties. Then let's heap on the accusation that music today is so formula and soul-less and generally a shadow of what it once was. More | | |  Help Your Band 'GetBooked'
Hear It Local just announced GetBooked, a new Facebook application offering the first Direct to Fan booking platform for Independent Music. GetBooked makes it easy for fans to find, fund and book the musicians they "like" on Facebook for house concerts and private events. Independent musicians will now be able to use GetBooked to inspire and facilitate the fan booking and payment process right from their Facebook page. More | |  YouTube Free 'Creator Playbook' Despite being a powerhouse in delivering the world's visual and audio content, YouTube still goes underutilized by a number of artists and music professionals. It's not that their content isn't on the platform; instead most are not taking the time to learn how to effectively navigate its inner workings in order to ensure their content is best optimized for views and shares. Recognizing this, YouTube has provided an official "Creator Playbook" that outlines exactly how to effectively utilize the platform. More | | |  The Streaming Gold Rush
The music streaming world is one full of contrasts and inconsistencies. At one end We7 and MOG sell for peanuts; in the middle Rhapsody, Sony, Rdio, Wimp, Rara and others continue to steadily build a market; and at the other end Deezer and Spotify are sucking in investment with the force of a black hole. Spotify's investment is well documented, but this week Deezer confirmed their seat on the fast train with a $100m investment from Access Industries, which also just happen to own Warner Music. More | | |  BAMM.tv Launches An Immersive iPad App for Fans of Live Indie Music
BAMM.tv has spent the last year or so shooting and producing live concert videos, both in its own studio and on-location at events like SXSW. The result is an impressive library of live music videos; it's got more than 70 hours of material from 175 artists. In addition to live performances, it's also produced a few series of episodic content, as well as some documentaries. More | | |
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