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Category archives: Startups
3 Important Independent Music Business Trends
Rather than play by the rules and stick to industry conventions, it has become important for those operating independently within the music business to pursue trends which will allow them greater control over their work. Here we look at three such trends which are expected to gain prominence in the…
AEG, 2nd Biggest US Concert Promoter, Adds "Name Your Price" Ticketing
It is estimated that about 40% of all concert tickets go unsold annually. ScoreBig has developed a platform that it hopes will help solve the problem and now AEG, the second largest concert promoter in the US, had adopted its "Name A Ticket Price" option. AEG’s ticketing system AXS has…
THE PITCH: Noted – A Social Music App
Today, social music app Noted uses just 100 words to share their story with the Hypebot community. It’s part of our ongoing series called THE PITH, which gives early stage music tech and music startups up to 100 words to share an elevator-style pitch of their product. ________________________________ Noted is…
PledgeMusic’s NoiseTrade Adds Email4Stream To Free Artist Toolkit
Even before their recent acquisition by PledgeMusic, NoiseTrade has been one of my favorite direct to fan services, both for music marketing and as a fan. I’ve seen how well it has worked for some of the artists we work with at Skyline Music including 10,000 Maniacs, Darlingside and Caitlin…
Indie Music Fans Spent $4.3 Million On Bandcamp Last Month
It’s another big day for direct to fan music commerce. This morning, PledgeMusic named a new CEO, signalling future expansion; Bandzoogle announced a major upgrade and now the usually tight lipped Bandcamp shared some stellar sales figures and new stats. ___________________________________ The current lament is that fans won’t pay to…
PledgeMusic Names Dominic Pandiscia CEO As Popular Founder Benji Rogers Shifts Gear
Ever since the demise of Topspin, its been difficult to see a clear path forward for companies focusing on direct to fan music. But a few executives like PledgeMusic’s Benji Rogers,Mike Doernberg of ReverbNation and Jack Conte at Patreon have continued to innovate; and now a new vision of what…
CHANGES @ Music Works Int’l • AirPlay Direct • Indiegogo
Hypebot’s occasional roundup of hires, fires, promotions and other major milestones in the new music industry. David Greenberg has been appointed as the Director of Marketing & Development at Music Works International, the boutique music agency headed by Katherine McVicker. Greenberg previously held senior positions at Ted Kurland Associates and…
10 Time-Sucks That Kill Startups
View spending your time as though you were spending your money.
BandLab Pivots, Rebrands As CatLab Serving "Mew-Sicians" Worldwide
Tightening in the venture and capital markets has led to some forced consolidations and radical pivots. But none is more unusual than digital audio work station BandLab’s pivot today to CatLab. _________________________________________ April 1st, 2016 BandLab, the world’s first free multi-platform digital audio workstation (DAW), is embarking on a radical…