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Free Moby
The best selling song on Moby’s latest album is called “Shot in the Back of the Head.” What’s odd is that this track has been and still is available for free. I mean, it’s available for free legally. And it’s the #1 selling song on the album. Apparently, The Orchard has noted similar results. The [...]
Twitter Users & Music Purchases
A recent report by the NPD Group found that Twitter users purchase more digital music downloads that non-Twitter users. In fact, they purchase 77% more! Twitter users are also twice as likely to visit sites such as MySpace & Pandora to discover new music. Now, some of these numbers need to take into account that [...]
Twitter’s Limitation for Artists?
Are there any negatives to using Twitter? All we read and hear about these days is the Twitter phenomenon. And other than the naysayers who think Twitter is the ultimate in narcissistic adoration, does anyone who uses it not like it? I think one clue into this is the low level of people who Twit [...]
Twitter Traffic
Unique views to the Twitter website went from 19 million in March to 32 million in April. That’s amazing. It’s also a 68% increase over one month. We’re talking big numbers here. The obvious implication is that Twitter is hot. If you are an artist and are not on Twitter, get on it now. And [...]
Twitterpated
Seems like I hear something new every day about Twitter, so I thought I’d blog about it. I just signed up a few weeks ago and have been pretty amazed. For those unfamiliar, Twitter allows you to send quick updates on your life (at the gym, just got in a wreck, in love, etc) and [...]
Music Connection with Fans
I attended a discussion yesterday in Atlanta titled “Economic Evolution: Alternatives, Re-Invention, and Opportunity in an Uncertain Industry.” There were a number of panelists, including an entertainment attorney, a VP of promotions, Pres of an indie label, a few well known artists, and an associate director at SESAC. It was a fascinating discussion, and here [...]
iPhone Applications for Bands
Kyte, the self-titled “end-to-end, online and mobile solution for the production, distribution and monetization of digital content,” is now expanding their business into iPhone applications for bands. For a set fee, Kyte will establish a presence for your band in the iTunes Application store. Kyte has a business relationship with Universal Records. Artists that have [...]
Simple Man Cruise
I just had the great privilege of being a musician on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man Cruise. There were a number of bands on the cruise, including Lynyrd Skynyrd of course, the Marshall Tucker Band, 38 Special, and Molly Hatchet. It was a wild 4 day run of great music. On the business side of [...]
