Browsing all posts in May, 2008.
Major Labels & Startups
It’s easy to point fingers at the record industry and chide them for plain stupidity. Yeah, they completely missed the boat, but on the other hand, their whole business model was set on artist development and the sale of cd’s. That means all of the contracts, the corporate structure, and the company culture all pointed [...]
Argentina CD Sales
In an effort to follow unique sales trends in different countries, I have come across an interesting story coming out of Argentina. The rest of the world seems to be moving away from physical cd sales and moving towards digital music consumption. Not so in Argentina. Sales of cds were up to 3.89 million units [...]
Cloud Streaming
There is a very popular concept called cloud computing that is already being realized in many ways. Cloud computing is that as broadband capabilities and storage space online increases, we will move from storing our files online as opposed to a computer. Therefore, the computer basically because a browser instead of a hard drive. It [...]
Who’s Behind the Music?
Who wrote that song? If a particular song moves me, gives me chills, or brings out a tear, I want to know who wrote it. But not just that, I want to know everything there possibly is to know about the artist. Are they human or divine? What did they go through in their life [...]
Melting Pot or Silo?
What is the future of music social networking sites? Will they truly reach the ideal of the melting pot where everyone comes to consume all types of music and everyone shares their thoughts in user-generated utopia? Or will fans generate to silos of rap and silos of country depending on their tastes in music? It [...]
Concerts vs Albums
Have you ever wondered how much an artist makes by playing a live show? Or what about when an artist sells an album online or at the record store? Well, here are the numbers that I have gathered from some different sources: Concert Ticket:21% – Artist Take20% – Venue Hire17.5% – Value Added Tax15% – [...]
Int’l Performance Rights
The Clear Channel radio consolidation has created some amazing opportunities for other venues to set themselves up as music discovery havens. What do I mean by this? If you turn on any radio station, you are likely to hear the same 5 songs played over and over in a boring rotation. If you travel outside [...]
Adios Record Labels
Record companies in the USA have lost their allure. Since bands aren’t making their money on album sales anymore, bands are flocking to live concert promoters or consulting managers that handle multiple business aspects for the band. A big question is if this same trend is also occurring overseas. I think the answer is a [...]
Denny’s & Arbitration of Taste
In future blogs, I will add a collabo update whenever there is interesting news about surprising collaborations in the music industry. Today’s new collabo is between the music industry and Denny’s. Denny’s is attempting to enter the field as an arbiter of taste. Denny’s will begin adopting up-and-coming bands to tie in with their dennysallnighter.com [...]
Streaming Imeem Growth
imeem is part of the new wave of music social networking sites. The site offers its users opportunities to discover new music and easily share the music with friends. imeem has had great success and has recently topped other big sites in the number of users. imeem is one of the new sites offering streaming [...]
