ifeelmusic.com http://blog.ifeelmusic.com Feel It. Be Inspired. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:55:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Research: Money From Music http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/09/research-money-from-music/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/09/research-money-from-music/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:19:41 +0000 ifeelmusic http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/?p=368 FMC seeks working musicians for research about changes in artist revenue streams

As one component of our Artists Revenue Streams project, FMC is conducting an online survey from Sept 6 – Oct 28, 2011 to gather crucial information about the ways that US-based musicians and composers are currently generating income from songs, recordings or performances, and how this has changed over the past five years.

Click here to take the online survey now

FMC urges US-based musicians and composers who are 18 years of age or older to participate in this online survey. Your participation is both voluntary and anonymous. There are no questions that identify you as an individual, and your data will be aggregated with thousands of other musicians.

By participating in this survey, you are contributing to something much bigger than simply providing us with some information about your life and musical work; the results will provide a rich snapshot of the complex nature of being a musician in the 21st century.

We will be sharing the data with organizations, advocates and musicians nationwide in 2012, and it will help us to ensure that policymakers and consumers understand the financial realities of musicians today.

Research: Money From Music

Research: Money From Music

 

 

]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/09/research-money-from-music/feed/ 1 Chris Cornell On revisiting Soundgarden http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/09/chris-cornell-on-revisiting-soundgarden/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/09/chris-cornell-on-revisiting-soundgarden/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:36:47 +0000 ifeelmusic http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/?p=352 Chris Cornell stopped by the Rolling Stone studio recently to chat about his love of playing solo acoustic music, learning how to play cover songs online and why he’s happy to be playing with Soundgarden again. “I feel like Soundgarden can continue, and probably always should’ve had the attitude of being a formed, functioning band that just needed a break,” says Cornell. “We have a new album, it’s mostly finished and it should be out in the spring of 2012. It really felt like we haven’t missed a beat.”

Source: Rolling Stone

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]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/weird-or-just-different/feed/ 0 Mog And Rdio Ape Spotify By Adding Freemium http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/mog-and-rdio-ape-spotify-by-adding-freemium/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/mog-and-rdio-ape-spotify-by-adding-freemium/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:09:02 +0000 ifeelmusic http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/?p=303 Within a few hours of each other, Mog and then Rdio announced they will add free-to-play tiers to their subscription online music services, in a bid to drive up consequential paid subscriptions.

It looks like affirmation of rival Spotify’s freemium model, with which it has attracted 1.6 million paying subscribers by giving some free plays to a total 10 million users.

Mog and Rdio had previously only offered just one hard subscription service. Their additions are also an endorsement, generally, of the freemium business model, which snags paying customers using limited free offering as temptation and is deployed by services including Dropbox.

But their implementations differ slightly.

Like Spotify nowadays, Mog, which is calling its free taster Mog FreePlay, will limit free plays by track play count, but users are incentivised to earn more track plays by engaging in social interaction. Sharing playlists with friends or referring them to Mog itself will extend the number of times a user can play Mog music for free before having to shell out for Mog All Access. Such referrals, in turn, amplify Mog’s exposed potential subscriber base.

Rdio announced its new free service within a few hours of Mog but details are not yet available, though a spokesperson says its free offering will not depend on advertising like Spotify’s does.

Source: The Music Void

]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/mog-and-rdio-ape-spotify-by-adding-freemium/feed/ 0 MusicKong.com Makes Internet History with Launch of Webs First Music Search and Price Comparison Site http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/musickong-com-makes-internet-history-with-launch-of-webs-first-music-search-and-price-comparison-site/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/musickong-com-makes-internet-history-with-launch-of-webs-first-music-search-and-price-comparison-site/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:58:31 +0000 ifeelmusic http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/musickong-com-makes-internet-history-with-launch-of-webs-first-music-search-and-price-comparison-site/ Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 03, 2011

The wait is over, and music fans around the world who have been eagerly waiting for MusicKong.com to unleash the webs first music search and price comparison website can now get their fill and be a part of Internet history.

 

MusicKong.coms revolutionary music search engine allows music fans to quickly and easily find the MP3s theyre hunting for, and then compare prices among various online stories to grab the best deal.

 

Plus, if they wish, music fans can use MusicKong.coms easy-to-use search filters to hone in on select online stores, such as those specializing in a particular genre (e.g. dance, rock, techno, etc.), or those based in a particular country (e.g. US, Canada, UK, etc.).

 

The ultimate advantage of MusicKong.com is that its extraordinarily easy for music fans to find exactly what theyre looking for in one convenient location, remarked Aflatoon Goshtasb, CEO and Founder of MusicKong.com. Were hoping that music fans around the world will want to be part of history by visiting and benefiting from the Internets first music search and price comparison website.

 

Additional MusicKong.com enhancements are already in the works, and are poised to be added later in 2011 and throughout 2012. These developments include a ticket search and price comparison engine, and an instrument search and price comparison engine both of which would, again, be Internet firsts.

 

MusicKong.com is available to music fans worldwide right now. There is absolutely no cost to use the website, and no registration is required.

 

For additional information or media inquiries, contact Aflatoon Goshtasb at webmaster[at]musickong[dot]com.

 

About MusicKong.com

 

http://www.MusicKong.com is the worlds first and most comprehensive Music Search and Comparison Engine. It was founded to help music fans quickly search, compare and buy music online and related products at the lowest price. Learn more at http://www.musickong.com.

 

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]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/musickong-com-makes-internet-history-with-launch-of-webs-first-music-search-and-price-comparison-site/feed/ 0 SongCast Announces New Music Distribution Channel, Ads New Features for Independent Artists, Bands and Labels http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/songcast-announces-new-music-distribution-channel-ads-new-features-for-independent-artists-bands-and-labels/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/songcast-announces-new-music-distribution-channel-ads-new-features-for-independent-artists-bands-and-labels/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:54:30 +0000 ifeelmusic http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/songcast-announces-new-music-distribution-channel-ads-new-features-for-independent-artists-bands-and-labels/ Cuyahoga Falls, OH (PRWEB) February 8, 2011

SongCast http://songcastmusic.com is excited to announce the addition of Spotify to their distribution network. Independent musicians, bands and labels will benefit from access to the new partnership and the opportunity to distribute their music through this popular channel.

 

Spotify is an award-winning music service and provides instant access to whatever music you want, whenever and wherever you want it, through a simple, clean and quick to use platform via an ad-supported, free-to-the-user service.

 

Additionally, SongCast has added two new services, iTunes Ping and iTunes Daily Trending Reports for SongCast subscribers. iTunes Ping is a social network created by iTunes with the purpose of allowing consumers to follow their favorite artists. SongCast artists with music live in the iTunes store are now eligible to have a Ping artist account.

 

iTunes Daily Trending Reports are a valuable resource which give artists more insight into how their tracks are selling in the marketplace. These trending files will also show the postal code and country of where the consumer made the transaction, helping the artist predict sales while still relying on monthly sales reports for accurate royalty payment information.

 

Mike Wright, founder of SongCast, said of the announcement Our artists have requested additional services on SongCast and we are absolutely thrilled to deliver them. We are dedicated to providing solutions to independent artists and at a price they can afford. SongCast will continue to develop its music distribution network and launch even more unique services in the coming weeks ahead”.

 

About SongCast SongCast is a streamlined and affordable solution for artists and labels to release music into major digital retailers including; iTunes, Rhapsody, AmazonMP3, Emusic, Napster, MediaNet, Spotify & all of their respective international stores such as iTunes Europe, Amazon UK, as well as many others. SongCast provides monthly accounting and royalty payouts, along with world class artist support. SongCast helps artists Save Time, Save Money and Sell Music!

 

For more information contact:

SongCast http://www.songcastmusic.com

2926 State Rd, Suite 111

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

330-958-2419

email: info(at)songcastmusic(dot)com

 

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Kiwi is Europes first premium cloud based music service that also offers music videos. The service will be commercially launched in Europe during the autumn together with partners such as operators, handset manufacturers and retailers. We are very happy to announce that we have closed a pan-European deal with EMI Music that also includes the great catalogue of music video content represented by the company, says Jan Nordlund, EVP Business Development at PlusFourSix.

The uptake of streaming services in Europe has well exceeded our expectations in the last six months, and we are happy to support the launch of new and innovative services such as Kiwi, says Stefan Blom, Chairman & President of EMI Music Nordic.

The commercial release of Kiwi will support playlist import functionality from services such as iTunes and Spotify, and besides the EMI Music deal PlusFourSix is currently finalizing deals with several other labels as well as European collecting societies.

 

By 2014 there will be at least 22 million consumers paying for a premium streaming service in Europe creating a yearly market value exceeding 2.6 billion. Kiwi enables our partners to grab a share of that market. says Niklas Stalberg, Chief Executive Officer of PlusFourSix.

 

For more information, please contact: Niklas Stalberg, CEO of PlusFourSix AB, +46761 662 330, niklas.stalberg(at)plusfoursix(dot)com.

 

About PlusFourSix AB

PlusFourSix is a true digital music pioneer and has provided music related services since 2003 to companies such as Samsung, Sony Ericsson, 3, and Spotify. The Kiwi service is a B2B2C service that was beta-launched in May 2011 and will be commercially launched later this year (2011).

 

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]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/05/plusfoursix-closes-pan-european-deal-with-emi/feed/ 0 Futurist Gerd Leonhard: MidemNet 2011: Innovation – music industry learns from other industries http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/futurist-gerd-leonhard-midemnet-2011-innovation-music-industry-learns-from-other-industries/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/futurist-gerd-leonhard-midemnet-2011-innovation-music-industry-learns-from-other-industries/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:14:43 +0000 ifeelmusic http://ifeelmusic.org/?p=14 This is the complete video of a 55 minute talk / session during the annual MIDEM music conference in Cannes, see http://gerd.fm/fqzCme for more details (and the PDF from the slideshow). The presentation outlines some interesting innovations from other industries and presents some ideas how these concepts could be transferred to the music industry, touching on branding, marketing, technology etc. ; I think you’ll enjoy this. http://gerd.fm/fqzCme for PDF

]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/futurist-gerd-leonhard-midemnet-2011-innovation-music-industry-learns-from-other-industries/feed/ 0 Music Industry Forum – Joel C. High http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/music-industry-forum-music-supervisor-joel-c-high/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/music-industry-forum-music-supervisor-joel-c-high/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:10:01 +0000 ifeelmusic http://ifeelmusic.org/?p=12 In this forum recorded at Loyola University, New Orleans, music supervisor Joel C. High discusses the ins and outs of his career and his experiences starting his own company. He goes into detail about the licensing and creative issues that a music supervisor deals with daily, how to work with directors and navigate the politics of a big-budget production, and how to use your professional contacts and reputation to build a lasting career in the music industry.

]]> http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/03/music-industry-forum-music-supervisor-joel-c-high/feed/ 1 Why Data Is the Future of the Music Biz http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/02/why-data-is-the-future-of-the-music-biz/ http://blog.ifeelmusic.com/2011/10/02/why-data-is-the-future-of-the-music-biz/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:32:30 +0000 ifeelmusic http://ifeelmusic.org/?p=5 Topspin Media CEO Ian Rogers gives advice on how to survive in the new music business.

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