The Impact of Analytics on Musicians’ Careers-How managers and DIY artists can utilize analytics to enhance the artist-fan relationship and focus marketing, promotional, and touring efforts more effectively.

Introduction Over the past ten years the music industry has changed drastically. Major labels have lost substantial power in building, promoting, and sustaining artists’ careers. With the advent and popularity of social networking sites, blogs, internet radio stations, and podcasts, Read More …

Comparing The Music Industry With The Automotive & Business Intelligence Industries

The recorded music industry is currently in the decline phase of its life cycle. Sales in 2008 were approximately $9 million, down 7.7% from the previous year. Sales of recorded music are expected to decrease by 5% in 2009. In Read More …

A Review of Jay-Z’s “Unplugged” Album

Album Title: “Unplugged” Album Artist: Jay-Z Label: Roc-a-Fella Release Date: 12/18/01 A running debate amongst music aficionados is whether studio albums are better than live albums. In 1976, when Peter Frampton released “Frampton Comes Alive,” (the first commercially successful live Read More …

What YOU Need To Know About U.S. Copyright Law

Chapter One – A Copyright Overview Copyrights are only one form of intellectual property protection; other types are patents, trademarks, and trade secrets A copyright is a type of legal protection provided by each state in the U.S. and also Read More …

Advergaming- Do You Know What It Is??? Well… You SHOULD.

Advergaming A Brief Overview Advergaming is the practice of using games, particularly computer games, to advertise or promote a product, organization or viewpoint. (Wikepedia)  Advergames are a combination of advertising and video games. Unlike traditional video games, Advergames involve simple Read More …