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CampBisco v.8

CampBisco v.8 I was reading through Bob Lefsetz rambling about jam band festivals (i guess he just discovered the whole jam band festival scene! LOL) and saw the some of the electronica artists playing the Disco Biscuits festival in upstate NY, CampBisco: Shpongle DJ Set, The Orb, Ott, STS9 wow.. maybe Bob has never heard...
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Can artists who give away their music for free ever “make it”?

Can artists who give away their music for free ever “make it”? I found these very interesting blog articles from marketing Guru Seth Godin and outlandosmusic.com arguing against the idea that starting artists / entrepreneurs should give their product / music away just to be heard among a sea of competitors, and the fact that the idea of giving things away for free has...
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The future of Radio

The future of Radio I found this interesting prediction in this blog article written by Bob Lefsetz: But I will tell you this, if there’s a future for radio, it will not be the Pandora/LastFM model, it will be tracks handpicked by humans, like RadioIO. The funny thing is, that traditional radio (which is basically obsolete)...
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Users Buying Fewer Digital Tracks and Using P2P Less

Users Buying Fewer Digital Tracks and Using P2P Less Here is a very interesting story from Slyck.com March 31, 2009 Thomas Mennecke There was a time when P2P was all the rage, and today it still pretty much is. What’s changing in the P2P landscape is how P2P technology is being used. If we compare today’s P2P climate with that of years past, the...
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Study: Norwegian pirates are biggest music buyers.

Study: Norwegian pirates are biggest music buyers. A study a new study by the BI Norwegian School of Management found that illegal music connoisseurs are significantly more likely to purchase music than the average, non-P2P-loving user! More information...
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