Kerascene Music » Kerascene Digital Music News http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic Kerascene Music. All the news, as it happens. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:12:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Tuesday Odds and Ends: Long Tail Content, Occupy This Album http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/15/tuesday-odds-and-ends-long-tail-content-occupy-this-album/ http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/15/tuesday-odds-and-ends-long-tail-content-occupy-this-album/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:06:00 +0000 David Harrell http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/?guid=f516fcf872022348eb41b9073c5d7f25 this analysis by Mark Mulligan suggests that a huge percentage of the iTunes catalog is made up of cover/tribute songs:
...I looked at the available tracks on iTunes for 10, randomly selected, top tier artists (see figure). The startling key takeaway is that on average just 10% of the tracks listed for an artist is actually music by that artist. And bear in mind that many of those tracks are duplicates. The average U2 song for example, is listed multiple times ranging from original albums, ...

 

More at Digital Audio Insider ]]> http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/15/tuesday-odds-and-ends-long-tail-content-occupy-this-album/feed/ 0 Tuesday Odds and Ends http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/01/tuesday-odds-and-ends/ http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/01/tuesday-odds-and-ends/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 18:13:00 +0000 David Harrell http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/?guid=f5a662f90715249bb96ca20290d4e0a1 calls out Albumcredits.com:
What they've done is create a site that is a separate front end for AMG's database, where you can pay for the opportunity to correct it.
And, as noted in the comments to the post, here's the best part -- if you ever cancel your subscription, all of your corrections disappear:
If you stop paying, your Professional Profile will revert to a Basic Profile and the updates and corrections you entered will no longer be included in your profile.
A documentary about the "Wrecking Crew" studio musicians is in limbo because ...

 

More at Digital Audio Insider ]]> http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/05/01/tuesday-odds-and-ends/feed/ 0 Diving Into Amazon’s Music Trade-In Service http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/04/27/diving-into-amazons-music-trade-in-service/ http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/04/27/diving-into-amazons-music-trade-in-service/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:36:00 +0000 David Harrell http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/?guid=017d7c0e2b4572d8bc70a41376086b15 I've long maintained that the amount consumers can receive for their used CDs is extremely relevant to any discussion of the prices of digital content relative to physical products. Even if you never choose to sell a purchased CD, the potential value of such a sale can be factored into the purchase price. Purchasers of digital music, however, don't have that option, unless ReDigi is able withstand the legal challenges from record labels and establish a thriving market for "used" digital ...

 

More at Digital Audio Insider ]]> http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/04/27/diving-into-amazons-music-trade-in-service/feed/ 0 Portlandia Has Fun With Music On Kickstarter [VIDEO] http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/04/25/portlandia-has-fun-with-music-on-kickstarter-video/ http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/2012/04/25/portlandia-has-fun-with-music-on-kickstarter-video/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:59:41 +0000 Bruce Houghton http://kerascenenews.com/digitalmusic/?guid=dfd1eaba53750a6347fc720269b4d838

image from www.google.comKickstarter and services like PledgeMusic and Indiegogo offer a revolutionary funding alternative for musicians. But having a Kickstarter campaign does not automatically mean that the music or idea are good, as the funny folks behind IFC's Porlandia remind us:

Jayde from "jayde speaks Sevyn" and director Gahvin Quin make a video plea to help raise money in the name of art from Portlandia season 2, episode 6.

via Mashable

 


 

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