INFOGRAPHIC: The State of the Mobile Music Industry

Major Record Label Seeking Buyer

Which major is seeking a new owner?

Mar 29 2013 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

EXCLUSIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Best of Festivals Around The Nation

ShareTweet The kind folks at Ticketcity have given TMV the exclusive on this infographic detailing attendance numbers, artists playing, ticket prices and more to key music festivals in the US.

Mar 26 2013 | Posted in featured,Live Industry | Read More »

EU Piracy Report – Ramifications For The Music Business

ShareTweet The European Commission has released a report on the effect of digital music piracy on digital music consumption. It seems to have generated a giant backlash from the vested interests of the Major Labels including the IFPI, their representative body, and certain digital music services including Spotify. TMV have now read the report and [...]

Mar 23 2013 | Posted in Digital,featured,Labels | Read More »

Future Music Festival Sydney: Worst Organised Festival In The World?

ShareTweet Let me start by stating I’ve attended numerous festivals all over the world, and the word organisation does not seem to come into Future Music Festival’s vocabulary. Firstly I purchased two VIP tickets, which were meant to provide fast lane access to the festival and this is where the downward spiral of absolute and [...]

Mar 14 2013 | Posted in featured,Live Industry | Read More »

SoundCloud may finally be gearing up to make some serious money

ShareTweet SoundCloud is one of those rare European online startups that is cornering its market: if you want to embed or share pure audio, whether it be music or podcasts, you’ll probably use this service. But that said, even if SoundCloud is the great hope of the Berlin scene, its ability to turn a decent [...]

Mar 14 2013 | Posted in featured,Gadget & Services | Read More »

5 Ways to Reach a Larger Audience With Your Music With Little Extra Effort

ShareTweet I’m a big fan of efficiency when it comes to marketing, and when it comes to promoting new music releases there are so many opportunities that most artists completely miss. Here are a few tips, techniques and tools to bear in mind to help you reach a larger audience with little extra effort: 1. [...]

Mar 11 2013 | Posted in featured,Marketing | Read More »

Update: An Exercise in Irrelevancy

ShareTweet Thanks to one of my valued readers, the latest sales figures for recent memoirs by both Tommy Mottola and Clive Davis reveal how little it takes to become a New York Times bestselling author. Tommy’s Hitmaker entered at Number 3 on the NY Times list last month with sales for the previous week totaling [...]

Mar 11 2013 | Posted in featured,Labels | Read More »

YouTube set to launch Spotify rival as music-streaming gets crowded

ShareTweet YouTube, which has been quietly talking to music labels for months, is poised to launch a streaming service this year according to Fortune. The report says the service will mimic Spotify by offering listeners a choice between an ad-supported model and a paid subscription version. The arrival of the YouTube music venture has been [...]

Mar 10 2013 | Posted in featured,Gadget & Services | Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: Samsung vs Apple – Samsung Is Winning In Every Way

ShareTweet TMV would like to thank MBAonline for this informative infographic. In what is likely to be the largest tech war n the second decade of the 21st Century, Samsung leads Apple across almost all perceivable metrics except profit. TMV asks you the read will 2013 be the year Samsung beats Apple in the profit [...]

Mar 6 2013 | Posted in Digital,featured | Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: The State of the Mobile Music Industry

ShareTweet According to this infographic by Mobile Roadie, the future of how artists earn revenue from mobile is changing. It’s hard to believe, but ringtones currently represent the biggest chunk of global mobile music revenues. However, in 2013 it’s estimated that full track downloads via mobile will overtake this. Want to embed this infographic? <img [...]