The Entrepreneurial Art of Licensing - Midem 2015

A generation of entrepreneurial music publishers is flourishing, building successful and innovative business models in today's ever adapting music publishing arena.  Listen to what they have to say about a range of licensing options that generate new income streams.
Speakers:
Benjamin Bailer, President, Globe Art Group (Germany/US/UK) @globeart
Edwin Cox, Managing & Creative Director, West One Music Group (UK) @edwincox
Jessica Ibgui, A&R/Creative Manager, Buddemusic (France)
Tommi Tuomainen, CEO, Elements Music (Finland)
Moderator:
Emmanuel Legrand, US Editor, Music Week (USA) @legrandnetwork

The Essential Guide to Music Marketing - Midem 2015

What makes an exceptional music marketing campaign in 2015? This session highlights emerging trends from this year's shortlisted Midem Marketing Competition entries. Discover what game-changing techniques, insights and activations will redefine both music and marketing. Don't miss it.Speaker: Ruth Mortimer, Content Director, Centaur Marketing (UK)

New Music Seminar Concludes 2014 Conference Featuring Keynotes by SiriusXM President Scott Greenstein, CBS Radio President and CEO, and Music Subscription Leaders on Path to Bigger Music Business

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Indie Rock Band VanLadyLove Takes Home “Artist on the Verge” Honor

NEW YORK, June 11, 2014 – New Music Seminar (NMS) wrapped its 2014 edition yesterday, once again asserting itself as one of the premier conferences for the evolving music business and festival for emerging acts. Held over three days at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel, NMS brought together more than 1,400 delegates, including label heads, A&R representatives, songwriters, artists, and technology executives to discuss the future of the music business.

NMS boasted a stellar roster of speakers that included music legends and notable industry titans, including Nile Rodgers, Al Bell, Kenny Gamble, Desmond Child, Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, Scott Greenstein, Dan Mason, Billy Mann, Jason Flom, Julie Greenwald and more, who led panels that touched on all aspects of the music business, including production advice, legal issues, the impact of new technologies, and overall, how to reach music consumers in ways that benefit all parties.

The conference also amplified its global representation this year, with delegates from over 45 countries. The festival featured several international acts that performed throughout the three days, even featuring a dedicated Sweden showcase.
 

Key conference highlights:

• Without music, FM radio wouldn’t exist: SoundExchange President & CEO Michael Huppe’s controversial keynote noting that, contrary to popular belief, radio actually follows the tastes of listeners, rather than sets them. He cited Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” as a song that emerged on social media and digital services, and only after gaining popularity through those mediums did radio take notice. Huppe concluded his speech on a bold note: “Radio needs you more than you need them."
• Music subscription services pave the way to better music industry economics: Will Page, chief economist for Spotify, pointed to trends in music, while top executives from Google Play Music, Rhapsody/Napster, Wimp, Sirius/XM, and Deezer explained the power of bundling with automobiles and mobile service providers to grow the number of music subscribers to 100 million, and eventually to billions.
• People expect new: Iconic performer and producer Nile Rodgers led the Producers Movement alongside Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman, discussing the evolving role of the producer and the need for artists to reinvent themselves in order to keep the attention of music consumers. The players also addressed the lack of female engineers and producers, and why the industry should support growth in this area.
• Hi-res audio is imminent: Audiophiles including Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, executives from Gibson, Warner Music Group and more highlighted the renaissance of music quality made possible by increasing bandwidth and inexpensive storage, and why today’s recording process has to change.
• Radio still breaks most music: Keynotes by CBS CEO Dan Mason and SiriusXM President Scott Greenstein, and a panel of the heads of programming at America’s biggest radio groups explained why, after 20 years of music on the web, most music breaks on radio.
• A&R will find you: Young A&R executives helped close out the conference by offering insight into what they look for when signing new artists. Among the many considerations, the players emphasized the importance of having an existing fan base, being able to perform well, and agreed that a good song can move anywhere – across genres, platforms and audience bases.
• VanLadyLove wins Artist on the Verge Class of 2014 project: On Sunday through Tuesday nights, NMS hosted New Music Nights kicking off Sunday with the Red Carpet Party at Webster Hall, then continuing throughout venues in the East Village and Lower East Side of Manhattan. The top three acts that performed, VanLadyLove, Kiah Victoria, and June Divided, competed in a dedicated showcase on Monday to win the coveted Artist on the Verge Reflection Award, as voted on by those in attendance. VanLadyLove took back to Utah the AOV grand prize, winning more than $100,000 in consultations, promotion, marketing, music equipment and more.
• Music is the cheapest way to happiness: NMS Founder/Executive Director and TommY BoY Founder/CEO Tom Silverman gave closing remarks on Tuesday evening, stressing, “the world needs music more than it needs anything.” He noted that music is the most effective and inexpensive route to happiness and that the value of music must increase to match its impact on the overall well being of society.

“This was a breakthrough NMS. We achieved the perfect balance of the leaders in the future of the creation, exposure and monetization of music,” said Silverman. “Delegate interaction reached a new high and many concepts were discussed that had never been considered before in a pubic forum. I am pleased to see the industry coming together to move toward a common goal of greater value for music.”

 
For more information on New Music Seminar, please visit www.newmusicseminar.comor follow on Facebook and Twitter.
 
About NMS:
The New Music Seminar is the world’s most influential Music Business convention, led by the voices that disrupt the conventional, tackling key issues and providing a stage for trailblazing artists to shine. NMS is the place to network, engage, and discuss the future of the art and business of music.
 
From 1980-1994, NMS established itself as the Music Business Conference of its time. In 2009, NMS was revived to assemble today’s visionaries and industry leaders – paving a way to move past the dying record business. After 12 years of cleansing decline, we have a new attitude; a new optimism, a clear path to a bigger, more engaged, more inclusive, more sustainable music ecosystem. 
 
The New Music Seminar is perfect for anyone looking to further their career in any and all facets of the music business. Recording Companies, Music Publishers, Music Technologies, Managers, Agents, Artists, Songwriters, Producers, and artist & label services from around the world come together each June in New York City to cross-pollinate, share ideas, and create new opportunities.
 
See more at: http://www.newmusicseminar.com
 

Getting Started in the Music Business with Kevin Lyman

If you are looking to get started in the Music Business and you want to be involved with concerts and touring, you should bend your ears to Kevin Lyman, Founder of the Van's Warped Tour. Kevin talks his path of going to college in Pomona and throwing concerts and events in school. Kevin addresses how he found creative ways to network with the right people to throw these events and also how he creatively made money off the events. It's easy to see where the drive to develop that tour came from based off of Kevin's beginnings in the business. Kevin also talks about his mentors he looked up to in his early days. If you want to know how the Concert Business works, pay attention to Kevin Lyman!

New Music Seminar July 19-21st in NYC

NEW YORK CITY JULY 19th – JULY 21st

New York, NY - New Music Seminar (NMS) www.newmusicseminar.com, the future

of music conference, announces the schedule and speaker line up for its New York City

summer conference from July 19th to 21st at The NMS Revolution Hall @ Webster Hall.

NMS is ground zero for the new architects of the next music business, whether

you are an artist or industry executive.

The conference includes five "movements" (focused discussions) over the course of

two days, 8 NMS Intensives from key industry leaders, 22 mentoring sessions, nightly

musical performances and ongoing networking opportunities. Additional speakers,

musical performers and keynote speaker to be announced.

Sign up for the Breakout Mentoring Sessions are on a first come, first serve basis when

registration opens beginning Monday evening, July 19th at the NMS Opening Night Party

and are limited to the first 180 delegates who sign up for each session. *Limit of one

Mentoring Session per paid delegate attending NMS.

For the NMS tickets please go to www.newmusicseminar.com.

Michael Laskow Answers TAXI Member Questions

Michael answers questions submitted by TAXI Members for their monthly newsletter.

Meet Entertainment Linx this weekend

Meet us this Weekend if you will be at NARM.

Exclusive Cherrylane Music Publishing Interview

Cherrylane Music Publishing Interview from Entertainment Linx on Vimeo.

Pharrell Keynote at MIDEM 2010

Pharrell Keynote at MIDEM 2010 from thecashmerethinker on Vimeo.

Artist and über-producer Pharrell Williams took to the stage at MidemNet today, for an interview conducted by Cornerstone co-CEO Rob Stone. The topics: how artists can engage their fans in the digital era, and the potential of musicians and brands joining forces. To paraphrase the N.E.R.D. song: you can't be him, he's a rock star! But what has he got to say?

Thisis50 Interview with 'Creative Director' Thembisa Mshaka

She goes in depth of her book 'Put Your Dreams First'. Thembisa talks about working with artist like 50 Cent, Wyclef, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce, Scarface, Alicia Keys and many more celebrities. She takes you back to when she first started and how she went in the music business. She gives advise to people who want to be in the music industry and much more!

Black managers of Black stars

YEARS OF SHOW BUSINESS, BLACK STARS MANAGED THEMSELVES or were managed by friends and acquaintances, some of them professionals, who counted the house and made dates and travel arrangements. But when Black stardom became a billion-dollar industry involving the destiny of movie companies, record companies and entertainment houses, Americans started drawing a color line between the talent and the money.

To justify that separation, myths were created which said, among other things, that White managers were better equipped--because they were White--to deal with White entertainment magnates and White club owners. One of the first A-stars to challenge those myths was Sammy Davis Jr., who hired a Black woman manager--Shirley Rhodes. Since then, and especially since the revolutions set in motion by the Freedom Movement, an increasing number of stars, including Will Smith (James Lassiter), Queen Latifah (Shakim Compere) and Alicia Keys (Jeff Robinson), have destroyed the myths by hiring Black managers who helped them rise to the top of their fields.

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EMI Signs Digital Deal In India, Pakistan

By Andre Paine, London EMI Music has signed a strategic alliance that covers digital distribution in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with Hungama Digital Media, a leading digital entertainment company in South Asia. The agreement covers the distribution across multiple digital platforms and formats, via Internet and mobile. It also includes Warner Music's digital content as EMI and Warner had a licensing partnership covering these countries. Hungama will be making this content - full length music tracks, videos, mobile wallpapers, live concert footage, ringtones, caller ring back tones and other digital entertainment formats - available through its entire distribution network, which includes all telecom operators in the region, partner sites such as BSNL.Hungama.com, and home-grown portals such as Hungama.com, an Indian premium digital entertainment store. EMI Music previously had various deals in South Asia, including arrangements for pre-loading of music with handset manufacturers.

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i090c88a5a8798507526c82fc30ebe4df

The Problem With Music Streaming and Why It’s Only the Beginning

There isn’t usually much to talk about when a product is perfect. People may rave for a while, but there’s little to discuss aside from the accusations of a few inevitable dissenters. A product or service that is truly newsworthy, however, is one that is almost perfect – but not quite. An excellent product that offers a solution to a real problem, but that has one or two inescapable flaws of its own can provide months of heated discussion and analysis.

Online music streaming is exactly that kind of product. It’s almost paradoxical, in many ways: on the one hand, people want on-demand music. Who’s going to argue with convenient access to (almost) the entire world catalogue of music? Yet, many people still have a nagging desire for ownership. Ownership may be “for pussies” as Lefsetz so eloquently pronounced in a recent post, but I’m willing to admit that I enjoy downloading a track on iTunes and adding it to my collection. Yes, I understand that my “collection” is really just a store of digital code, but this isn’t about the intellect – it’s about the feeling.

Read the rest here http://www.creativedeconstruction.com/2009/11/the-problem-with-music-streaming-and-why-its-only-the-beginning/

Music Publishing 101

Fake Shore Drive's George Daniels interview part 1

George Daniels pt 1 from Brandon "N2ition" Riley on Vimeo.

Fake Shore Drive talks with Chicago Music Legend George Daniels

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