Deconstructing the Week in Music 6.29 - 7.5

Deconstructing the Week in Music 6.29 – 7.5

Posted on 05. Jul, 2009 by refe in MUSIC INDUSTRY

It’s time again for our recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

Most Popular:

How to create a release strategy for the new music marketplace - Capitalize on the new ways fans are consuming music.

Why the music industry still needs taste makers - Sometimes recommendation engines just don’t cut it.

This Week:

Listener value vs. commercial value - What makes music valuable, and who is it valuable to?

Moby’s best selling track? The one he gave away for free - For all those in the music industry who are still not convinced that ‘free’ can play a defining role in an artist’s business model, here is yet another success story.

Animated Moby interviews himself -An animated Moby is asked questions about his new album Wait for Me by Dog, another animated character who is also voiced by the musician.

Number one way to make sure your band fails - There’s no secret formula to insure that your band will be successful, but I can tell you one fool-proof way to guarantee its failure: stop gigging.

Music Video Picks:

No new music videos last week, but check out out the archives.

This Week in Music History:

2002 It was reported that Dr Dre had become the richest music star after earning £62m in the last year (approximately one hundred million in US dollars), £37m from his own earnings plus £25m from his record label Aftermath. (This Day in Music)

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