Coolfer posted an insightful reflection on the emerging model of Manager-Label (if your Manager has $$, this post may be for you!). Here’s the summary:
The CD still dominates album sales, digital track sales are growing and subscriptions are a bit player. As the CD becomes less and less a driver in popularity, the manager-run-label will become increasingly attractive. When a far greater percentage of artists can circumvent traditional labels without sacrificing sales and visibility, this alternative model can become a game-changer.
Digital Audio Insider reflects on “giving it away for free” in the newspaper industry vs. the music industry.
Earfarm gives away some emerging artist mp3s (legally) and sums up the CMJ conference.
Gerd’s MediaFuturist has great video from FutureTalks: “Technology vs. Copyright.” Great video of Ford/Microsoft’s new voice-controlled bluetooth car stereo which interfaces with internet phones and Zune/Ipods.
Hypebot reports that Billboard magazine will track artist popularity on both ILike and Facebook.
Listenerd has BBC video footage of the police raid on an illegal downloader in the UK.
I wrote last week about a MySpace-based artist promoting company. Today Million Music Marketing looks at the dark side of harvesting friends on Myspace; check out “Beware the Whore Train”.
From the people who brought you the Foot-operated virtual page turner,
FOOTMOUSE! (I know some Pro tools users who will go nuts over this!) Thanks to MusicGadgets for this…
The Good Musician thinks composing great music is hard…and tells you why.
Declaring this to be Country Music Week, –Killed by the Videostar reviews (i.e. takes a shot at) country music videos in “Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are Nymphomaniacs”. Be very afraid, Nashville!
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