By Ryan Van Etten on 12/20/2010
Image-Line, maker of my favorite beat-making software, FL Studio a.k.a. FruityLoops, have liberated their 50% off sale. I’ve had the producer version since 2007, but I wanted to give you all the heads up on the deal. The best part about buying direct from Image-Line is that you get free upgrades for life, which is [...]
Posted in Apps, Editorial, Music, News | Tagged Air Spin, audio, beats, Belgium, bounce, drum software, drummaking, drums, electronica, FL Studio, FL Studio 9, FLStudio GroupBuy, gift ideas, GroupBuy, Image-Line, inspiration, inspired, phat beats, production, promo code, review, software, software review, upgrades, xmas gifts for musicians |
By Ryan Van Etten on 12/09/2010
UK startup BandApp is hell-bent on becoming the indie mobile replacement for MySpace and record labels. Similar in concept to Sound Around (now part of ReverbNation) or MobBase, BandApp’s monthly service gives musicians a platform to create and manage their own iPhone apps. But BandApp is taking a different approach in that they’re sidelining the [...]
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged A (band), Adam Perry (The Yin), app services, app stores, bandapp, Daniel Carter, DIY, indie, industry news, interaction, iPhone, iTunes, launch, mobile, mobile music, music startup, shareability, social media, social music, startup story, startups, The Blackout, The Bloodhound Gang, unsigned bands, video, We Are The Ocean, Zebrahead |
By Ryan Van Etten on 06/30/2010
Last week I told the story behind the new band apps-as-a-service startup, Sound Around, whose mantra is ‘iPhone apps for every band.’ Today they rock their full-on launch. Want to get in on this action and try Sound Around free for three months? Well, you’re in the right place because we have a couple promo codes to dish out to bands or musicians.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged app services, bands, CMS, communication, demo, direct-to-fan, integration, iPhone, launch, mobile, mobile music, music apps, musicians, promo code, service, social media, Sound Around |
By Ryan Van Etten on 06/22/2010
The story of the new mobile music startup, Sound Around, starts in 2009, in a little place called Raleigh, North Carolina, where brothers Scott and Steve Klein had been brainstorming tech startup ideas. Both were students at NC State, but with opposite majors—nearly yin and yang. Add entrepreneurial DNA, and they’re Pinky and The Brain.
Posted in Apps, Editorial, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, Narrative, News, Popular | Tagged acquisition, app services, business, development, entrepreneurs, indie, interaction, iPhone, Lauchbox Digital, MobBase, mobile, mobile dev, mobile music, music apps, music startup, NC State, Pinky and The Brain, platform, resources, ReverbNation, service, smartphones, social music, Sound Around, startup story, startups, story-driven, TechStars |
By Ryan Van Etten on 06/17/2010
Free streaming music sorted by urban scene? Powered by SoundCloud and packaged in a slick UI, CitySounds—dubbed ‘the music of cities’—is just that. Uploads are pushed to CitySounds in realtime—the music is fresh. Flickr adds style to the mix by displaying related photos. Listeners can see the most active cities and the most popular genres in each.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, News, Reviews | Tagged app review, cities, citysounds.fm, drum and bass, dubstep, electronica, flickr, local music, location, location-based music, London, mashups, music discovery, music mashup, music scenes, realtime music, SoundCloud, techno |
By Ryan Van Etten on 06/04/2010
Tune up, in sixth gear, for 10 bucks. Modeled after the popular pedal, the TC Electronic PolyTune has now cruised into the App Store. Two days ago they released the app with a promotional free price tag for the first two days. They’ve now curbed the promotion but considering the killer feedback we’ve seen so far, it will likely race into the top paid music apps.
Posted in Apps, iPhone Apps, Music, News, Reviews | Tagged app review, gear, iPhone, music apps, polyphonic, PolyTune, TC Electronic, technology, tuner, video |