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Turn Up The =Bas=
You may know that in the A-side of 2011 I had the chance to do the web design for a project of massive value to musicians: the web version of Bas Grasmayer‘s thesis about marketing music through non-linear communication. He studies progress in music business since the MP3 and develops the ecosytem model for marketing [...]
App Me Up, Call Me Mashup—Music Trends 2010–2011
Get the app…Get on bits…Cover it…Check the remix. Cut the intro…Launch campaigns…Connect with fans…WTF is SoundExchange? These were the war cries of musicians in 2010. Get On Bits. Digital is the bomb. When I say ‘get on bits’ I mean get digital. Get on YouTube. Get on Facebook. Get indexed. Become bits. Bits outlive memories. [...]
Music Photography: Quality vs. Memory [Poll]
Last week, with the help of photographer Adam Jackson, I posted a photoset from the Ultra Music Festival in Miami. UMF was a sellout event, but only a few photographers seemed to capture it. Adam voiced his frustration that for such a huge event like UMF, only a relatively small amount of decent media makes it to Flickr and YouTube.
New Paramore Hulu Channel Reaches Brand New Eyes
Paramore + Hulu = Awesomeness. A hi-fi artist channel that rocks. Paramore outperforms both on and off the stage. Why do I like Paramore? They are kick-ass live performers. But I’ve never seen them in person. Hulu delivered them to me last year and now again with the brand new Paramore channel at hulu.com/paramore
