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New Music Seminar
NMS is a seminar about music business and technology that takes place in NY and LA.
By Ryan Van Etten on 02/21/2011
Tom Silverman has made his entire career in the music industry. Circa the early 80s he founded Dance Music Report, the New Music Seminar (NMS) and Tommy Boy Records, now Tommy Boy Entertainment, whose roster includes hip hop staples De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, House of Pain, and more. [...]
Posted in Discussion, Interviews, Music, Music Flux | Tagged advertising, Afrika Bambaataa, album sales, albums vs. singles, arts, change, complete my album, culture, De La Soul, digital, Facebook, hip hop, history, hobbyists, innovation, iTunes, mp3 sales, music industry, music value, New Music Seminar, NMS LA 2011, Pablo Picasso, podcast, Tom Silverman, Tommy Boy Records |
By Ryan Van Etten on 02/15/2011
GigsWiz officially launches in the U.S. today. Members of the team will be sharing detail about the service with an announcement at NMS in Los Angeles today. Last week I had the chance to talk on Skype with Joonas Pekkanen, one of the three co-founders. GigsWiz is a ticket promotion service that aims to solve [...]
Posted in Music, Music Flux, News | Tagged David Hazan, event promotion, Facebook, GigsWiz, Helsinki, Joonas Pekkanen, Juuso Vermasheinä, Kai Lemmetty, launch, Live Nation, music startup, New Music Seminar, NMS LA 2011, promotion, social media, ticketing, Ticketmaster, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/23/2010
On February 14–16, 2011 the New Music Seminar hits Los Angeles’ Sheraton Universal, The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater, and The Roxy Theatre. Use promo code NMSLAB2399 for the 2-for-1 partner discount on the registration page. The five panels are The Music Business Isn’t Over It’s Just Beginning, A&R in the New Music Business, Touring in the NEW Music Business, The Creative Quartet, and The Breaks.
Posted in Events, Music, News | Tagged conference, Los Angeles, music industry, MusicBiz, New Music Seminar, NMS LA 2011, promo code, Sheraton Universal, The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater, The Roxy Theatre |
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 07/27/2010
“Decide an important action + encourage fans to do the action.” There are three phases according to Vinson: Attract fans from social networks a.k.a. “outposts.” Engage them with a “compelling fan experience.” Sell through simple calls to action. Have one concept per page—one call to action. “Artist websites emphasize an artist’s own brand.”
Posted in Design, Music, Music Flux | Tagged action, Ariel Hyatt, attract, band websites, bandzoogle, brands, call to action, Chris Vinson, communication, direct-to-fan, Disc Makers, engagement, interaction, Liz Leahy, mailing lists, music web design, New Music Seminar, NMS NYC 2010, personal brands, resources, retain mindshare, Section 101, service, social media, social music, tips, Tony Van Veen, UX, value-added communication, web design, 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 |
