Articles

2nd September 2010  by Corey Crossfield c/o hypebot.com
Two words: Almost Famous. It may be cliché but this was the movie that spurned my foray into music. The fact that you could travel around the country with a rock band fascinated me. The ability to be able to capture the process of a band connecting with their audience and the unspeakable and indescribable quality with which they win over millions of people...

1st September 2010 By Chris Brogan
If you’re a business of one like a consultant, or a smaller business looking to grow your presence, there are some basic steps you might take towards getting yourself into place on the web. In this example, I’ll assume that you have nothing and are starting from scratch, and I’ll list out steps I’d consider taking in order...

1st September 2010 by David McLaughlin
Introduction In this edition of our Music Law Newsletter we are going to take a look at ‘Recording Release Agreements’ which despite the significant benefits they provide are unfortunately perhaps one of the most over looked and misunderstood agreements in the music industry...

23rd August 2010 By Jane Wrightson c/o stuff.co.nz
OPINION: As anybody in the funding business knows, having contestable funds available to distribute can make you terribly unpopular. The finite pool of funds is inevitably much, much smaller than the pool of those competing for it. New Zealand On Air has faced criticism over the years about the way we invest in local music. Every once in a while that criticism boils up, and it has again recently...

18th August 2010 - By Dean Goodman c/o Reuters.com
Rocker John Mellencamp said on Tuesday that the Internet was the most dangerous invention since the atomic bomb, although new technology could paradoxically delay the inevitable demise of rock 'n' roll...

16th August 2010 c/o torrentfreak.com by Ernesto
Following in the footsteps of The Pirate Bay and the successful BitTorrent distribution platform Vodo, uTorrent has now embraced an artist of their own. Starting today, all new uTorrent downloads will be bundled with the latest album from PAZ, an up and coming musician who hopes to achieve stardom through BitTorrent...