#45: Fan remixes & content strategy 💕 | Spotify 💔 Soundcloud | Smartphones & Latin music 🌎 | YouTube's $1bn payout 💰
Hi everybody,
Just got an invitation to hop on a panel at Eurosonic Noorderslag on the Saturday. Confirmed, but in Dutch. Details TBA.
Now deciding how many days I’ll be there. If you’ll be in town, drop me a line. I’m pulling the trigger this week.
I’ve been going through the archives of the newsletter to dig up links for an end of year post. Realized there’s been a bit of an evolution in lay-out and content over the past year.
Still trying to nail down the formula.
Go have a look at past editions & tell me what you think.
Love,
Bas
From me, for you
Fan remixes as part of artists’ content strategy
Instead of takedowns, consider spotlights. It could be a hundred thousand times more valuable. Literally.
Digital Music Space
Spotify abandons attempt to buy SoundCloud
Music streaming service switches focus to IPO next year. Pretty painful news for Soundcloud if they were betting on this… Clock’s ticking.
SoundCloud founder says DJ mixes will no longer be taken down
Fingers crossed. Mixes are supposedly included in the licenses they’ve been signing with the music industry.
www.residentadvisor.net • Share
How smartphones spurred Latin music's streaming explosion
Interesting read about the growth of Latin music on streaming service. Something to keep in mind for emerging markets: smartphones are usually the only “personal computers” people have private access to. Many households still share 1 computer with many people.
YouTube reaches $4bn in music industry rights payments
YouTube has paid out $4bn since 2007, with $1bn being paid out over the last year. That’s ad revenue.
Beyond Digital
How technology is powering the music industry... in figures
100 million active users on QQ Music - “China’s Spotify”.
Vinyl indignity: record sales are up, but small labels don't see the benefit
All the sales growth spurred by mass-market reissues.
How a musician can make money in 2016
If you want to enjoy an artist’s work and make sure they can eat (and pay their taxes), what’s the best way to support musicians in 2016?
What makes Bach sound like Bach? New dataset teaches algorithms classical music
“Any composer who crafts their art with the assistance of a computer — which includes many modern musicians — could use these tools. If the machine has a higher understanding of what they’re trying to do, that just gives the artist more power.”
Wide View
Why Facebook Messenger wants to be the only app on your phone
Since the launch of the App Store in 2008, anyone has been able to develop apps for iOS devices. In 2016, Facebook tries to let you use only one.
Chatbots are the new skeuomorphism. How do we find another way?
Building robots to mimic human behaviour dissolves users’ trust. An important read if you’re do any marketing, release strategies, product development, etc. We’re moving into an era of conversational user interface design, as well as ‘zero UI’, which means voice-controlled.
How Ableton pushes women forward in music tech
Very cool piece about music tech, which touches upon the gender topic, but goes way beyond.
www.electronicbeats.net • Share
Fun
This website turns live police and emergency responder radio into timely ambient music
An interview with the creator of You Are Listening To Los Angeles about the impetus and politics behind his open-source project.
Spotify's musical map of the world 2.0
Click a country or city to hear its music through Spotify.
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