7digital (US):
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- Music Platform 7digital Nabs $10 Million in Funding to Expand Its Profitable Activities – TechCrunch
- RIM Pacts with 7digital for Music – Variety
- Music Supplier 7digital Takes $10 Million to Do On-Demand, Radio – paidContent
- 7digital Expands Effort to Encourage Music Tech Innovation – Hypebot
- 7digital Updates Android App with Improved Discovery & Player Enhancements – Hypebot
- What Music Services Are Available Where? – evolver.fm
- Billboard’s 40 Under 40: Power Players on the Rise (Ben Drury featured) – Billboard.biz
- Samsung Music Hub Launches in the US: Is It a Viable Streaming Competitor (hands-on video) – The Verge
- Digital Notes: Samsung Music Hub Takes on Just About Everyone – New York Times Media Decoder
- Samsung’s Premium Music Hub Takes on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes/iCloud – evolver.fm
- Samsung Debuts Online ‘Music Hub,’ Challenges iTunes with 19 Million Tracks – Billboard.biz
CISAC (World Copyright Summit 2011):
- Day 2 Wrap Up: World Copyright Summit Wednesday, June 8
- CISAC appoints Mr. Olivier Hinnewinkel as Director General
- Robin Gibb, CISAC President/Bee Gee on World Copyright Summit, Clouds, Threats to PROs (Q&A) – Billboard.biz
- Online Storage seen as curbing piracy (Espinel interview) – Financial Times
- Interview With the U.S. Copyright Czar – NY Times
- Day 1 Wrap Up: World Copyright Summit Tuesday, June 7
- Victoria Espinel, U.S. ‘IP Czar,’ to Keynote World Copyright Summit – Billboard.biz
- Espinel for keynote speech at World Copyright Summit – Music Week
- Victoria Espinel, White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, to Keynote World Copyright Summit Wednesday, June 8
- World Copyright Summit announces the participation of world renowned creators and industry leaders for event 7 & 8 June
Creative Allies:
- Shiny New Toys: Services for Artists at Summit ’11 and Beyond – Future of Music Coalition
- Creative Spark to Design Kooks Tour Poster – Manchester Evening News
- EMI Releases Crowdsourced Remix of Jane’s Addiction’s “Irresistible Force” – The Daily Crowdsource
- Creative Allies Unveils Winning Artwork for Kooks, Wounded Warrior Design Contests and More
- Creative Opportunities for the DIY Artist (interview with Sean O’Connell) – Musician Coaching
- Crowdsourcing.org Interviews Creative Allies at CrowdConf 2011 – Crowdsourcing.org
- EMI to Release Doublde-Crowdsourced Digital Single from Jane’s Addiction Featuring Remix from Indaba Music and Artwork from Creative Allies
- Creative Allies Announces Winners of Tour Poster Design Contest for Singer-Songwriter Sondre Lerche
- Creative Allies Names Kevin Carroll Vice President of Business Development for Entertainment and Music
- Jane’s Addiction Crowdsources Art for ‘Irresistible Force’ Remix Single – Billboard.biz
- Creative Allies Offers Opportunity to Design the Single Artwork for the Jane’s Addiction “Irresistible Force” Indaba Music Remix Winner
- Beastie Boys Double Crowdsource Their New Poster – Hypebot
- Creative Allies Artists “Play to Win” Beastie Boys Opportunity: Six Finalists’ Designs for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” Poster Now Up for Voting on Facebook
Digital Entertainment Ventures (DEV):
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- DEV Adds Veteran Entrepreneurs and Investors as Advisors; Welcomes Val Katayev and John Ason
- Get Relief from Election Madness with “Mad Humans Election 2012″
- Kelli Richards Q&A w/ Dick Wingate, Principal at DEV – BlogTalk Radio
- Sonic Notify Adds $4.25 Million to Deliver Content to Smartphones at Concerts, Events – Hypebot
- Sonic Notify Raises $4.25 Million, Partners with Interscope to Deliver Interactivity to Mobile Apps – TechCrunch
- DEV Closes Investment in Sonic Notify
- DEV Announces Investment in Open Air Publishing
- Why the Tea Party Should Hate ESPN – Forbes (guest post by Alan McGlade)
- DEV’s Alan McGlade on NYC’s Blossoming Digital Media Scene – The Deal
- Dick Wingate Exits TAG Strategic to Join DEV – Hypebot
- DEV Advisors Opens Doors; Welcomes Dick Wingate as Principal
- VC Turns on Money Spigot for NYC Media – Portfolio
- Q&A: Alan McGlade on His New Digital Media Fund – Xconomy
- DEV Invests Money and Expertise in StageIt and Mad Humans – Digital Media Wire
- New Digital Media Fund Could Help Finance Startups Like StageIt – Billboard.biz
- DEV, NYC’s New Seed Fund for Digital Media Startups, Announces First Investments – TechCrunch
- Veteran Media Executive Alan McGlade Launches DEV to Promote Next Generation Digital Media Companies
DiscLive Network
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- Featured Startup Pitch: DiscLive Network Gets Recordings and Media from Live Shows to Music Fans Before They Even Leave the Show – StartUp Beat
- DiscLive: Still Leveraging After-Show Sales of Concert Recordings – FOH Online
- Take Seether Home With You - Pollstar
Fred Goodman, author of Fortune’s Fool:
- Warner Music/Access Industries Deal Is A Win For Both — But Will Gores Try to Upend It? – Billboard.biz
- Is new Warner Music buyer a sucker or savant? – Forbes (AP)
- Keynote at Netherlands’ Noorderslag Festival January 14
- The Seattle Times names Fortune’s Fool one of the top books of 2010
- London’s Sunday Times names Fortune’s Fool one of Top 7 books for 2010 (subscription required)
- Goodman engages with students at NYU Steinhardt Collegium
- Fred Goodman speaking at Digital Music Forum West Oct 7 & CMJ Oct 19
- Fred Goodman interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
- Fortune’s Fool longlisted for FT/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year
- Financial Times review (registration required)
- USA Today Review
- “A” Review in The Onion AV Club
- Fred Goodman on Imus In the Morning
- Booksigning at New Music Seminiar in New York July 21 at 1:30pm
- Off The Shelf: The Recording Industry on the Rocks – NY Times
- WSJ Bookshelf: Trying to Find The Right Beat (subscription required)
- Music’s Misunderstood Genius – The Daily Beast
- Newsweek Q&A with Fred Goodman
- Fred Goodman Interviewed by Pat Bolland on BNN TV’s “Trading Day”
- Fred Goodman on CBC-TV’s Lang & O’Leary (at 48:00)
Hello Music:
- Hello Music Named to Billboard’s “Top 10 Startups of 2010″ (August 21, 2010 issue)
- John Boyle Named President of Hello Music 7-14-10
- Hello Music, connecting bands with opportunities – LA Times blog
- The Opposite of Crowdsourcing: Hello Music Launches – Billboard.biz
- Investors Say ‘Hello’ to Hello Music; $4 Million to Start… – Digital Music News
- Hello Music Gets $4M For Indie Launch Platform – Hypebot
Indaba Music:
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- Biz: Interview w/ Matt Siegel of Indaba Music – Indie Ambassador
- Indaba Music Places Members in Prime SXSW Showcases, Offers Opportunities for Increased Exposure Beyond Conference
- Twin Atlantic and Indaba Music Partner Up for ‘Free’ Remix Contest
- Indaba Music and Legacy Recordings Invite Musicians to Remix Janis Joplin
- Seether to Release Remix EP
- Robert Glasper Experiment Announces North American Tour Dates, Indaba Music Remix Contest, Album Pre-orders, “Ah Yeah” Lyric Video
- kate spade new york Teams Up with Indaba Music and MAS: Music & Strategy to Find the Next Great Female-Fronted Band
- Take the Night Wants Indaba Community to ‘Bring This Party Home’
- Ken Lewis, G-Unit, and Indaba Music Team Up for Mixing Contest
- But Wait! Grooveshark Has a Huge New Backer: Mercedes-Benz… – Digital Music News
- EMI Releases Crowdsourced Remix of Jane’s Addiction’s “Irresistible Force” – The Daily Crowdsource
- Indaba Members Remix Mercedes-Benz
- Songtrust and Indaba Music Announce Partnership
- Getty Images Partners with Indaba to Crowdsource Music for Advertisement – The Daily Crowdsource
- EMI to Release Double-Crowdsourced Digital Single from Jane’s Addiction Featuring Remix from Indaba Music and Artwork from Creative Allies
IRIS Distribution:
- Iris Launches NoiseClerk to Make Music Licensing Easy for App Developers – Billboard.biz
- BlinkerActive Launches Music Synchronization Division; Introduces NoiseClerk, a Licensing Platform for App Developers
- Music Marketing Agency BlinkerActive Launches New Online Video Series – Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ‘Dog
- Watch BlinkerActive One-Minute Keynote Speeches From Digital Music Execs – Billboard.biz
- BlinkerActive Debuts “Candid Keynotes: Rethinking Music In Sixty Seconds or Less” – press release
- IRIS’ Matt Laszuk profile in SonicScoop
- Retail Report: IRIS Gets ‘Sparticus’ Ringtones – Billboard.biz
- IRIS Distribution Selected by Starz Digital Media to Distribute Ringtones & Ringbacks for “Spartacus” Franchise
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What the FCC’s New Rules Mean to Music Companies (Matt Laszuk quoted)- Billboard.biz
- Fox Mobile Group Taps IRIS Distribution to Distribute Hit Tracks for Original Characters Mad Moley/René La Taupe & Anna Blue
- IRIS Distribution Launches “I Share Everything But My Music” T-Shirt Campaign
Henry Leutwyler:
- Photo Booth: Michael Jackson: Treasures of Neverland – The NewYorker.com
- Local news channel NY1 highlights Henry Leutwyler’s “Neverland Lost – Portrait of Michael Jackson”
- Photographer Henry Leutwyler Q&A with Hollis King on “Neverland Lost – A Portrait of Michael Jackson” March 17
- Henry Leutwyler – Neverland Lost – SPD.org (Society of Publication Designers) review
- “Neverland Lost – A Portrait of Michael Jackson” – Photography Exhibition at Foley Gallery
- Additional Images
LyricFind:
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What the FCC’s New Rules Mean to Music Companies (Darryl Ballantyne quoted)- Billboard.biz
- Interview with CEO of LyricFind – part 2 – Hypebot
- Interview with CEO of LyricFind -part 1 - Hypebot
- The Value of Lyrics – MusicianCoaching.com
- LyricFind Launches “Lyrics for Free”
- LyricFind Announces New & Improved Web Service v2.0
- Bruno Mars Tops LyricFind’s Top 25 Lyrics
- LyricFind CEO Darryl Ballantyne Speaking at Miami Music Festival November 12
Miami Music Festival:
- Miami Music Festival Launches “Adopt A Band” Facebook App
- Miami Music Festival “Adopt a Band” promo with Steven Bauer
- Corky Laing & The Memory Thieves To Debut at Miami Music Festival
- Miami Music Festival Announced Expansion, 2010 Dates, and Calls for Artist Applications – Miami New Times
Mobile Backstage:
- Mobile Backstage takes its DIY apps platform to Android – The Appside
- Mobile Backstage Brings Its Interactive Fan Club to Android Phones
- Mobile Backstage Announces Affiliation with the IMMF; Participate in Sessions at Reeperbahn Festival
- Nightwish Launches Mobile Backstage Apps to Connect with Fans Around the World
- Mobile Backstage Appoints David Hazan Chief Marketing Officer – Billboard.biz
- Mobile Backstage Offers Bands a Better Way to Reach Their Fans on Facebook
- Mobile Backstage Names David Hazan Chief Marketing Officer
- Connect With Fans Using New Mobile Backstage Facebook & Mobile Apps – Hypebot
- Mobile Backstage Announces Free “Stand-Alone” Facebook App Connecting Artists with Fans
Musicmetric
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- Music fans download 759m songs as report names Gainesville, FL America’s BitTorrent capital
- Legitimate Streaming Services Cut Down on Piracy, Report Suggests – Billboard.biz
- Americans Buy More Music Than They Pirate– WSJ.com
- Bootleg music downloading a thing of the past? Not so, study says – LA Times
- Researchers Say Gainesville, Fla., Is America’s ‘Pirate Capital’ – CNET
- Gainesville Ranked No. 1 for Pirating – The Independent Florida Alligator
- Data Scientists Figured Out What Songs You’ll Like – In 24 Hours [Musicmetric infographic] – Forbes.com
- Musicmetric Expands to U.S. Under Daniel Savage – Billboard.biz
- Musicmetric Expands Music Data Service to U.S., Partners with A2iM – Hypebot
ROBA Interactive:
- This Week in Apps: Pitbull’s Planet Pit, Incubus with Viddy, Radical.fm – Billboard
- Miami’s Pitbull releases first album —with app - Miami Herald
- Pitbull’s Planet Pit ROBA Interactive iPad App takes Fans Deep into the Life of “Mr. Worldwide”
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ROBA in App Smarts “Quick Calls” – New York Times
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Sweet jazz sounds with the packaging to match – Philadelphia Daily News
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ROBA CEO Larry Miller on Digital Hollywood panel “Music Apps for SmartPhones, Tablets & Social Media – Reaching Millions – Monetization” May 4, 2011
- ROBA Launches Interactive Albums for Tablets – Billboard.biz
- Music Industry Heavyweights Go Deep with ROBA iPad Apps - Evolver.fm
- Phil Ramone, Larry Rosen, Larry Miller Form ROBA To Create iPad & Android Tablet Music Apps - Hypebot
- Can the iPad Really Bring the Album Back? – Digital Music News
- IPad App Offers a Bit Of Music Nostalgia – WSJ.com
- INDUSTRY VISIONARIES ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF ROBA INTERACTIVE
Robert Levine:
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SuperGlued:
- Rafe Baron is SuperGlued’s 2011 NYC Summer Music Junkie Contest Winner
- SuperGlued’s NY Summer Music Junkie Contest – New Random Drawing Prize Added – Tickets to the Electric Zoo Festival
- MTV takes on Songkick with MTV Live & Local mobile music app – MusicAlly
- Are You A Real Pearl Jam Fan? – OC Weekly
- Pearl Jam contest in Seattle Weekly blog
- How big a Pearl Jam fan are you?- Salt Lake Tribune
- Pearl Jam and SuperGlued Present “Pearl Jam Twenty – Biggest Fan Contest”
- Week 5 – SuperGlued’s Summer Music Junkie Contest
- Week 4 – SuperGlued’s Summer Music Junkie Contest
- Third Week of SuperGlued’s Summer Music Junkie Contest
- Second Week of SuperGlued’s Summer Music Junkie Contest
- Return Of New York Summer Music Junkie Contest – CMJ
- The SuperGlued & MTV Hive “Summer Music Junkie Contest” Celebrates New York Music Scene
- XL RECORDING ARTIST FRIENDLY FIRES TEAMS UP WITH SUPERGLUED TO PROMOTE TOUR, ALBUM
- MTV AND KINGS OF LEON KICK OFF THE ROAD TO SLANE CONTEST WITH SUPERGLUED
- 20 Essential Online Resources for Finding New Music – Mashable
- The Location-Based Mobile Music App Explosion, A Survey – Billboard.biz
- PM Update: AOL Music Cuts, Cat To The Orchard, $1.6M To ShowClix, Net Radio, SuperGlued App – Hypebot
- Superglued Sneak Peek: App, Unveiling At SXSW, Finds Gigs Based On Location, Friends, Preferences -Billboard.biz
- Platform for Concertgoers Launches Android App in Time for SXSW – Mashable
- Survive SXSW with SuperGlued’s Live Music App for iPhone and Android
- On the Menu: Future of Mobile Apps – WSJ.com
- Bands Can’t Rely Solely On CD Sales, Concerts, So They’re Turning More To Internet, Contests – Hartford Courant
- SuperGlued’s Rush Doshi on Mobile Technology and the New Live Music Experience panel Feb 9 during Social Media Week
- SuperGlued Interpol contest in Digital Music News
- Interpol Contest on SuperGlued Gives Fans Chance to Meet the Band & More During North American Tour January 27-February 19
- Superglued NY Summer Music Junkie Winner
- EMI to Release Double-Crowdsourced Digital Single from Jane’s Addiction Featuring Remix from Indaba Music and Artwork from Creative Allies
TuneSat:
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- GYML Summer Interview Series: Chris Woods of TuneSat – GetYourMusicLicensed
- Big Data Helps ID Who’s “Stealing” That Song – Read Write Web
- TuneSat Tracks Lennon and Ono – Prosound Network
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Lenono Music & Ono Music Select TuneSat to Monitor Songs on Television and the Internet
- How Big Data Will Disrupt the $9 Billion Music Publishing Rights Business – WSJ.com: CIO Journal
- Musical ‘Big Data’ Problem Could Be Depriving Artists of Significant Revenue – evolver.fm
- Biz: Interview w/ Chris Woods of TuneSat – Indie Ambassador
- Spotting Revenue: TuneSat’s Chris Woods – Music Business Journal
- TuneSat Launches Audio Technology to Detect Unlicensed Streaming - RollingStone.com
- TuneSat Debuts Exclusive Internet Monitoring Technology - Music Row
- NFL on FOX Theme: The Story Behind the Iconic Song – …ology
- Music Placement and Royalties – interview with Chris Woods – Musician Coaching
- Publishing Briefs: Imagem Signs Elvis Presley Agreement, Zappa Family Trust Makes Deal With TuneSat, More – Billboard.biz
- TuneSat Launches Online Portal, Enables Immediate Signup for All Music Rightsholders - SonicScoop
- TuneSat Expands Across Europe – Music Week
- TuneSat Announces Low-Price Service for Small Publishers – Billboard.biz
- TuneSat Now Tracking Music For All Rights Holders – American Songwriter
- TuneSat Offers New Portal and Extends Reach – Music Row
- TuneSat Raises $6 Million, Plans to Build Team and Expand to New Markets – Billboard.biz
