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Music and Tech Recap – June 2010 Edition

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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Most of the music technology scene I cover is US based with a little bit out of Europe, mainly the UK thrown into the mix. From my perch here in Toronto, I can tell you that we have a thriving music scene across our great country of Canada. We are graced with some of the [...]

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Music-Loving Web Developer Needed for Secret Project

Posted on 22. May, 2010 by refe.

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I am currently knee deep in developing a new online platform that I believe answers a real need in the new music industry. (If you are part of the Creative Deconstruction Facebook community you already know this…) I’m working with Erik Peterson, the founder of music community and marketplace Plugola. We are very excited about the project, but [...]

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Music and Tech Recap – March 2010 Edition

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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Nice to see winter hand over the reigns to spring. Mind you, winter here in Toronto was mild, some might even say non-existent. It is even nicer to see people trading their hats, mitts and down-stuffed jackets for sunglasses, short sleeves and beers on the patio. Along with spring renewal comes a slew of new album [...]

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Mother of All Music and Tech Recaps – December 2009 Edition

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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Another year has passed and we can only hope – and more importantly work – towards making the new year and new decade in the music business less tumultuous and one where the the disruptive forces of change are embraced for the sake of the artists and fans. Because it’s about the music, isn’t? Now [...]

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Mother of All Music Tech Recaps – October Edition

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by refe.

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This is a guest post by Gabriel Nijmeh, a business analyst and music technology enthusiast. What a month of news and announcements coming from the digital music and tech world. The big Internet guns (Google, MySpace, Facebook) and a pack of known and new startups were battling for the top digital music business headlines. Funding, [...]

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The ‘Paradox of Choice’ in the Music Industry

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by refe.

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There has been an explosion of choice in music. Technology has made it easier and cheaper than ever before for just about anybody to record and distribute their music. An unprecedented number of new artists and new albums flood the market every week, every day. Not only is there an abundance of choice in new [...]

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What Will it Take to Unite Artist, Industry and Fan?

Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by refe.

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The recording industry is bankrupting fans in court, technology is reshaping the marketplace faster than anyone can keep up, and fewer people than ever before are buying music. How did we get here? More importantly, how do we respond?

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Study Confirms Longer Music Samples Sell More Tracks

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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A new study, which we’ll file under you’re-just-figuring-this-out-now? category, reveals that when consumers are offered longer, full quality music samples they are more likely to buy the full song. The research suggests that the standard 30 second iTunes-style preview is less effective than a sample that, for example, plays an entire verse-chorus cycle or even [...]