The record labels hate the idea of Amazon’s cloud player… this will be a major fight.
Scotty from American Idol looks like a chimp and George Bush. And Alfred E. Newmann.
Their System Doesn’t Work For You: How Bands Increasingly Look To Fans Instead of Labels (ALTERNATIVE PRESS)
I still don’t agree with artists asking their fans for monetary support to create their art, but I do think this is an interesting article (one of the much better ones on altpress.com) which not only teaches about this burgeoning music business trend but also highlights specific companies and notes how different bands have put each to use. No one told these kids they had to be “artists” and especially these days it seems like every kid feels he can blow off real life responsibilities because he is such. I think these kids - and I really do mean kids - have too strong a mentality of pampering from the get-go, and it’s programs like these mentioned that help nurture this perpetual state of immaturity.
Great article on Amazon’s new cloud player and the music industry at Wired.com
- ARS TECHNICA: Amazon on Cloud Player: we don’t need no stinkin’ licenses(blogrunner.com)
- The future of business: review of my talk at FPA business solutions conference(mediafuturist.com)
- Monetizing music in a networked society (presentation at Berklee alumni event in Nashville) (mediafuturist.com)
- For my German readers: futurezone.at interview on the future of the music business: Zugang nicht Kopie (access not copy) (mediafuturist.com)
ONErpm: SEO Band Names: How to Choose a Band Name So You Will Be Found Online
The Nipslip Charlie Sheen iPods maybe?
Make it easy for your fans to find you online.
Choosing a band or artist name that is search engine optimized (also known as SEO) can help your career down the road.
Yes, many bands have managed to achieve success in spite of unsearchable band names (the band Girls come to mind), but why not…
Joey Reynolds is on TV again. It’s “interesting”. You know he discovered the Four Seasons and was the world’s youngest DJ (or somethin’).
1927 Vintage radio advertisement card
