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True Love

Posted on February 9, 2012 by DomCal6

I’m not a huge country music fan, but this video is pretty adorable. Since Valentine’s Day is next week, I thought I’d share a picture of true love…and father and daughter. Here is Dierks Bentley singing a duet with his 3 year-old daughter, Evie. She comes out around 1:54.

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Singles vs. Albums

Posted on February 8, 2012 by DomCal6

An argument for releasing singles as opposed to full albums has been developing since digital music took off. Frank Woodworth is making his case over at Music Think Tank. Here are a few highlights of his article that support his position.

“There are three key rules to the successful execution of the song based release strategy.

  1. Every song is given a reasonable amount of time to stand on its own.
  2. Every song receives its own unique marketing plan.
  3. No song is available before it is promoted.”

“Not only do consumers prefer music in a single format, but the outlets for music promotion are all focused on single songs as well.” For example, radio, music videos, blogs and commercial use.

As a consumer, I don’t like to spend money on a full album when I only want one or two songs. And while the option is available to download only the songs I want, artists and labels still depend on full album promotion as a measure of success. I think it would be worthwhile for labels to try the single promotion technique.

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Goodbye, Grand Ole Stage

Posted on February 7, 2012 by DomCal6

The historic stage of the Grand Ole Opry is being replaced. After 61 years of the most famous country music stars performing, the stage has seen better days. An 18 inch strip of the old stage will be placed at the front of the new one to preserve the great history that has taken place there.

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Fun Music App

Posted on February 6, 2012 by DomCal6

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Score for Spotify

Posted on February 1, 2012 by DomCal6

The big news today seems to be that Spotify has finally gotten the rights to stream Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto. The band’s managers initially withheld the album from streaming services so that it would not compete with download stores, such as iTunes (which heavily promoted the album’s release).

Rumor has it that by tomorrow the album will be streaming on all major radio sites. Mylo Xyloto is only one album, but it shows that more and more artists, especially the big ones, are putting a little more faith in music streaming sites.

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Royalty App

Posted on January 31, 2012 by DomCal6

The Moses Avalon Royalty Calculator. Do you have any complicated royalty negotiations in the future? Well, now there is an app to help you get through them. The royalty calculator provides explanations and break downs for a number of artist contract types. For many an artist or agent, this app could come in handy…if only for double checking.

 

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Guitar: Beginner to Expert

Posted on January 30, 2012 by DomCal6

If I had an iPad I would totally use this app. I think it’s great how you can jump in at whatever skill level you are. Looks pretty user friendly too.

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Murfie: Questionable or Legit?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by DomCal6

An new start-up, Murfie, just received $1.4 million in funding to continue their business. Their business consists of buying used CD’s from customers, storing said CD’s, and then ripping them to sell downloads. People are already talking about the copyright violations that may be occurring. A similar site, ReDigi, is being sued by EMI for essentially doing the same thing. The difference is that Murfie takes possession of the CDs, a factor that may keep the lawsuits away for a time. In my opinion, Murfie seems to be profiting from singers and songwriters by piracy. In due time the truth will come out…there is sure to be a lawsuit if the site continues to grow.

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Dignified Response

Posted on January 25, 2012 by DomCal6

What a classy way to address a very un-classy moment.

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Back-pedaling on SOPA

Posted on January 24, 2012 by DomCal6

Unfortunately, Google was able to collect 7 million “signatures” to protest SOPA legislation. Citing that the bill would censor the web, a number of major sites protested enough to have 13 of the lawmakers who initially partnered with the legislation to remove their support.

SOPA may not the best way to attack piracy, but it is a start- a much needed start. The bill is scheduled for a procedural vote today.

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