Monday Oct 27th,
Thoughts from the CEO:
CMJ this year was filled with interesting conversations and showcases.
The #CMJmetaheads panel was a cool hybrid, with Bill Wilson from the Music Business Association discussing the importance of the process and details in meta data and myself stoking the conversation about the practical implications of the metadata filled universe now and in the future.
This week we conitue to rock and roll. New taping of CRWN at Gramercy Theatre on Tuesday with TI. Some tickets still available here.
STREAMING & SUBSCRIPTION
- Recently reached new deals with EMPIRE, BPM, Sony- Content identification system finds copyrighted music- "On SoundCloud" feature hopes to bring in new sources of revenue
MUSIC
Music and Tech: Artist Spotlight w/ TJ Mizell (interview)via Eventbrite Artist Studio
- Mizell has been DJing on tour for A$AP Ferg
- Discusses most used ways for contacting other artists & fans
TECH
Apple unveils iTunes 12
via Hypebot
- Sleek, new look with faster response time- Playlisting redesigned for ease
- First update in almost 2 years
Deezer Acquires "Stitcher"via Tech Crunch
- Gives Deezer 35,000 talk shows and podcasts
- Content now comes from 12,000 providers
- Also gives Deezer access to Stitcher's in-car audio services
Pioneer to track every song a DJ plays
- Featured in its new "KUVO" social platform
- Will pull all artist and track info, showing what tracks are being played in real time- Can report this info to PROs for artists' royalties
Pandora unveils AMP revealing its data
- Provides artist accounts in-depth look into listener data
- Shows details regarding specific tracks, associated stations, plays, etc
- Also includes locations of listeners
Microsoft launches streaming & subscription service through Xbox
via Billboard
- Shuts down the free "Xbox Music Pass"
- Selling full albums at $.99 or $1.99
Ultra Facing $10M lawsuit
- Lawsuit from trampled security guard in this year's festival
- Local police allegedly suggested Ultra bring add'l fencing to area where guard was trampled; did not do so- Stems back to Miami gov't discussion of banning festival
The Digital Media Layer Cake
via Medium
- Explanation of the process in digital creation
- Discusses behind-the-scenes steps resulting in content received by consumer- Also touches on modern idea of gatekeepers and its role in exclusive content