By Ryan Van Etten on 07/27/2010
Mr. Owl, How many clicks does it take to get to the rock n’ roll center of a retail mp3? Let’s find out. A One… A two-HOO…too many! Mr. Owl just BitTorrented right in because it was easier than buying it on iTunes. It took less clicks. It took less clicks. Are you testing your fans’ user experience?
Posted in Design, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Ariel Hyatt, clicks to content, consumers, consumption, content, digital sharing, Disc Makers, Eric Garland, fans, free, Futurehit.DNA, Google, iTunes, Jay Frank, Mr. Owl, New Music Seminar, NMS NYC 2010, OneBox, P2P, package deals, ripping and burning, strategy, streaming, tips, Tom Silverman, Tony Van Veen, UX, What I Learned at NMS10 |
By Ryan Van Etten on 07/26/2010
10 seconds to engage someone. 10 seconds to impress them. In his research for Futurehit.DNA, Jay Frank discovered an impressive trend: Shorter song intros lead to better sales. “2/3 of bestselling songs have an intro that’s less than 7 seconds.” The average intro length for Top 25 songs is 6.6 seconds. “You really have 10 seconds to engage people.”
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News, Popular | Tagged 7 seconds, Ariel Hyatt, attention, attention span, business, consumption, don't make obstacles, engagement, Eric Garland, first impressions, Futurehit.DNA, Google, Gwen Lipsky, impact, Jay Frank, marketing, Mike Doernberg, monetization, MusicBiz, New Music Seminar, NMS NYC 2010, obscurity, people, Ralph Simon, ReverbNation, SEO, song intros, tips, What I Learned at NMS10 |
By Ryan Van Etten on 07/25/2010
New school and old school collide here. New Music Seminar in New York last week was a 2.5 day collision of industry minds talking strategy and technology in today’s music market. You’ll see a mix of photos from the discussions and performances which included the Artist On The Verge contest, where three bands from OurStage were voted on to perform and compete—Yonas, Comic Book Heroes, and HotSpur. 28 photos
Posted in Events, Music, Photo Journal | Tagged Alex Cameron, Alex Suarez, Ariel Hyatt, Artist On The Verge, Aspacia Lindstrom, Bill Werde, Bob Cramer, Colin Willis, Comic Book Heroes, Corrie Christopher, Courtney Holt, David Hoffman, DeadStock Ric, Eric Garland, Frank Cooper, Gwen Lipsky, HotSpur, iPad DJ, Jay Frank, Jesse Malin, Jim Glancy, Jim Moeller, Joe Kennedy, Just Blaze, Kelly Cutrone, Little Steven, Margaret Cho, Martin Atkins, Mike Doernberg, music industry, New Music Seminar, Next Big Sound, Nile Rodgers, Nimbit, NMS NYC 2010, NYC, ourstage, Peter Kafka, Phil Antoniades, photos, Rana Sobhany, Richard Yaffa, Santos Party House, Scott Klein, Soulever, Sound Around, Stephane Minier, Steve Ferguson, Steve Klein, Swizz Beats, The Fire and Reason, Tom Jackson, Tom Silverman, Vin Rock, Webster Hall, Yonas |
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