“Don’t forget to rate [insert album/movie] at the bottom of your article.” It’s one command, by an editor I worked for, that irked me with no avail. It’s funny how everything in this world can be boiled down to the traditional academic system that emblazons a permanent number on your head.
The technology companies that share a love for music have been patiently waiting to drop bombs of innovation from their B-2’s behind the stone curtain walls of the recording industry.
Bill Knowlton of the We Love Metal blog talks to Dotted Music’s Alex Gilbert about the future of print media, digital marketing, music journalism, places to party out in Canada, and – of course – metal!
Dotted Music is bringing you a new bunch of music business videos from around the Web, with three insightful speeches by Ariel Hyatt (talking about online marketing basics), George del Barrio and Bob Baker (discussing trends for the new year).
As an independent musician, you may struggle with coming up with all of the money to produce your next recording project or event or launch your career properly. Here are some traditional as well as not-so-well-known ideas.
Spotify, the subscription-based music service has incurred losses of £16.6 million during 2009. Although much of this figure can be attributed to royalties paid to record labels, the Swedish company has again pushed back its service’s introduction into the US market.
