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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 04/29/2010
Mac computers rock, but I’m no apple addict. When I talk on my iPhone 3G I feel like my head is melting, and even though iTunes launches every time I sync, I’ve never purchased music on iTunes. (I have downloaded apps.) The bottom line of this microwavable disclaimer is that I’m not your average music consumer. Apple continues to create a major dependence on iTunes through their mobile products, and I don’t think that anything is going to “kill” iTunes without a war. iTunes is the 7-Eleven of media—
Posted in Editorial, Music, Music Flux | Tagged 7-11, adaptation, affinity, Apple, behavior, business, change, cloud, consumers, consumption, convenience, generation, Grooveshark, integration, iPad, iPhone, ipod, iTunes, iTunes killer, Lala, last.fm, Mark Mulligan, mobility, Music, music industry, social music, Spotify, stats, streaming, youth |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/13/2009
If you often use Google to lookup artists then you’ve no doubt already seen the new Google Music Search that includes playable audio right in the search results. The streaming audio is served via iLike or Lala. Links to other streaming music sites are shown as well—namely Rhapsody, Pandora, Imeem, and Lala.
Posted in Discussion, Music, Music Flux | Tagged crowdsourcing, data, Google, iLike, Imeem, information, integration, iTunes, Lala, media, music industry, MusicBiz, MySpace, OneBox, pandora, Rhapsody, search, social music, streaming, The Cardigans, trends, Wikipedia, YouTube |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/03/2009
Enter the mobile music frontier—the age of the app is here—and you don’t need to be a developer to create your own iPhone app anymore. Here are three four platforms that enable artists to build their own custom mobile applications.
Posted in Apps, Editorial, iPhone Apps, Music, Music Flux, Popular, Reviews | Tagged Android, app review, app services, Apple, Apps, bands, Blackberry, development, Facebook, framework, geotagging, iLike, integration, IODA, iPhone, iTunes, Kyte, localized, location, m-commerce, media, MixMatchMusic, MobBase, mobile, mobile music, Mobile Roadie, mobility, musicians, MySpace, Nokia, platform, promo code, revenue, services, social media, social music, streaming, Twitter, YouTube |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/01/2009
Music Site of The Month is a series where we spotlight an awesome music website based on its interactive content, fan engagement, and mobility. This month the spotlight is on Depeche Mode. DepecheMode.com brings us the expected features of a band website, and then some. The site is photo-rich and packaged in layers of sleek design.
Posted in Design, Music, Music: website examples | Tagged alternative, Apps, band, band websites, Depeche Mode, design review, fans, geotagging, integration, interaction, iPhone, mobile, mobility, mosaic, music web design, MusicBiz, photos, web design |
By Ryan Van Etten on 08/27/2009
While all of us on planet Earth are different, many of us here share the desire to discover cool, new music. But how exactly do we do it? I brainstormed with some friends to think of all the ways in which we discover music. I’ll share the ideas we came up with, and hopefully you can share your favorite ways in the comments.
Posted in Apps, Discussion, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Amie Street, Apps, blip.fm, deezer, Grooveshark, Imeem, Indaba Music, integration, interaction, jamendo, Lala, last.fm, mobile, music discovery, MusicBiz, MySpace, networks, pandora, sharing, social media, social music, songza, Spotify, thesixtyone, twisten.fm, Twitter, twones, ustream, YouTube |