Last week I briefly mentioned MobBase, a web app for creating iPhone apps for your band - today they went live. I'm not going to repeat the excellent coverage from Hypebot or RWW and others, but I would like to share a few screenshots of how easy it is for your band to create an inexpensive, customizable and feature rich iPhone app: continued...
What lists did I miss? Please comment your suggestions, but this will get you started: @jherskowitz/musictech @bobmoz/musicnerds @MusicGeekMgmt/musicpeeps @nancybaym/smartypantsmusicpeople @Spartz/music-industry
I know very little about My Audio Bio, other than they describe their app (looks like a web and iPhone app combo) as a place to share the songs that make up the narrative of your life, so I'm simply providing a heads-up for anyone interested in learning more. You can follow them on Twitter or connect on Facebook, and if you're an musician/band looking to expand the reach of your music, they're looking for artists.
Stereomood is a free emotional internet radio that suggests music which may best suit your mood or activities based on the tag you select, allowing you to create playlists for your life that can be shared. Looks like most of their music is streamed from blogs. Here's an example of the mood "groovy." While they've been around for about a year, there are several sites doing something similar, and the streaming space is crowded with clear leaders, but they are pulling in some great indie music like The Fiery Furnaces, The XX and Vitalic.
Most everyone now has Lists enabled for their Twitter account, but what does this mean for you, the artist? Well, there are numerous ways to gain value from them. Below are 4 simple ways you could use Twitter Lists as a tool to help you maximize your tour and net the most income while on the road: Keep track of other bands and musicians by region (e.g. Southeast, Northwest, Central, etc.), so while you're on the road you could see what they're doing and possibly headline swap, invite them to share the stage with you, meetup, etc. Keep track of...
Two graphs relative to the number of unique visitors for some of the music industry's leading streaming providers during the past year (not a comprehensive list). Tier 1: Spotify is not included as they're not officially in the US market yet. Tier 2:
A few days ago, nuTsie released its Indie Music Map iPhone App. It's quite cool - you can select a region of the country and listen to popular songs from indie artists in the North Atlantic, North Central, Pacific Northwest, Mountain, Southwest and Southeast regions: You can then view more information about the artist, purchase their song directly from iTunes, watch video from the artist on YouTube (if applicable), or learn more about the region an artist is from. Interestingly, nuTsie selected all of the songs presently available from websites, blogs, festivals and radio stations where the artists were becoming...
Earlier this morning, Blinkx, a video search engine released a music video jukebox that allows users to visually find and watch music videos through a single gateway (read their press release here). While I like their video wall, Google's video search seems more comprehensive with just as relevant results. Anyone using Blinkx, what are your thoughts?
If you were listening to NPR this weekend, you may have caught a fantastic segment of On the Media called "Charting the Charts" by Mark Phillips, airing on over 100 U.S. radio stations yesterday and Saturday. It's a must listen for anyone interested in music charts like Billboard's Hot 100, as Mark eloquently explores how the art of ranking artists has evolved, and where the evolution is headed from industry leaders like Robert Levine of Billboard, Chicago Tribune music critic and author Greg Kot, Chris Molanphy of Idolator, Eric Garland and myself. If you missed the show, you can listen...
Is TweetMySong the future of music promotion on Twitter, or a tool for music spam?
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