Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Current trends in the industry....
A current trend in the music industry that I think is interesting is when bands have their own iPhone app. I know certain bands such as No Doubt have their own app that features exclusive videos, news, and various other content. It is a fun way to stay in touch with your fans and its either free or of low cost to them. I like being able to search content, download songs, catch the latest news, and watch videos all in one click; instead of having to go on their website. It's a fun way to promote your music and get the fans involved as more and more technology becomes available on mobile devices. It can also be very interactive when fans are able to upload their own concert videos of the band and participate in chats with other fans. Just search your favorite band's name in your app store, and see what you can find!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Chaz on the radio and more Red Vinyl news!
After a year of internship, Chaz has officially become an employee of 96.3! Be sure to congratulate him:)
Remember to get your copy of the Red Vinyl Compilation album on August 25th! The album will be offered on a digital download card for $5 each and will be for sale at the 21st birthday celebration for the MSB BC campus that same day. This event will be held outdoors at MSB BC campus. All students are welcome to attend and bring their friends and family! We are currently finalizing the artist lineup and times. Stay tuned to this blog and/or our twitter for more details.
We are starting up a Vimeo video page that will feature videos of Josh talking to artists about various topics throughout the quarter. We will also have new pictures of our artists posted on our facebook soon.
If you would like help in setting up your band's online promotion accounts such as twitter, facebook, myspace, tumblr, vimeo, youtube, iLike, etc; please let us know by emailing redvinylmedia@gmail.com.
Remember to get your copy of the Red Vinyl Compilation album on August 25th! The album will be offered on a digital download card for $5 each and will be for sale at the 21st birthday celebration for the MSB BC campus that same day. This event will be held outdoors at MSB BC campus. All students are welcome to attend and bring their friends and family! We are currently finalizing the artist lineup and times. Stay tuned to this blog and/or our twitter for more details.
We are starting up a Vimeo video page that will feature videos of Josh talking to artists about various topics throughout the quarter. We will also have new pictures of our artists posted on our facebook soon.
If you would like help in setting up your band's online promotion accounts such as twitter, facebook, myspace, tumblr, vimeo, youtube, iLike, etc; please let us know by emailing redvinylmedia@gmail.com.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Red Vinyl Compilation album out on August 25th
Be sure and check out Red Vinyl's compilation album coming out on August 25th! The album is called "The Learning Curve: Volume 1" and will coincide with 21st anniversary of the BC campus party.
More details to come in the next few days.....
Chaz was out in Hopkins for the Raspberry Parade with 96.3 today. Have you been following Chaz on twitter to see where he appears and what's up with his music career? Remember that Chaz is Red Vinyl's very own artist. Follow him on twitter.com/Keepitchilly !
Summer quarter starts tomorrow at MSB! Hopefully we'll see all of you fellow music business students' smiling faces soon:)
Also, Saturday was both Chaz and Sara (another Red Vinyl team member)'s birthday, so make sure to wish them a very Happy Belated Birthday if you see them this week!
More details to come in the next few days.....
Chaz was out in Hopkins for the Raspberry Parade with 96.3 today. Have you been following Chaz on twitter to see where he appears and what's up with his music career? Remember that Chaz is Red Vinyl's very own artist. Follow him on twitter.com/Keepitchilly !
Summer quarter starts tomorrow at MSB! Hopefully we'll see all of you fellow music business students' smiling faces soon:)
Also, Saturday was both Chaz and Sara (another Red Vinyl team member)'s birthday, so make sure to wish them a very Happy Belated Birthday if you see them this week!
Friday, July 9, 2010
New arcticle: Concert sales down in first half of the year.....
North American concert sales plunge in first half
Reuters, Jul 8, 2010 5:00 pm PDT
Combined ticket sales for the biggest concert tours in North America during the first half of the year fell to their lowest point since 2005 as the weak economy and "piggish" ticket prices kept fans at home, a trade publication reported on Thursday.
The top 100 tours grossed $965.5 million during the first six months, a 17 percent slide from the year-ago period, and the lowest for the time frame since the $731 million haul in the first half of 2005, according to Pollstar magazine.
High-profile outings by the Eagles, the Jonas Brothers and the latest crop of American Idol finalists suffered poor sales. Christina Aguilera, Limp Bizkit and the Go-Gos' canceled their tours, and organizers of the all-female Lilith Fair organizers said last week that they had scrapped about a third of the shows.
Pollstar said fans "may be turned off by piggish top-tier prices, resentful of ticket add-on fees, and downright angry when they hear about discounted tickets after they have paid full price."
But it noted that tours by Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and rock band Muse did well, as did singer/songwriter James Taylor's trek with Carole King.
On a worldwide basis, Australian rockers AC/DC came out on top, selling $177.5 million worth of tickets, followed by Bon Jovi with $75.7 million and Metallica with $60.8 million, Pollstar said. Taylor and King took in $53.9 million, ahead of the Black Eyed Peas with $48.4 million.
In the United States and Canada, Bon Jovi ($52.8 million), Taylor/King ($41 million), Swift ($34.2 million) and Paul McCartney ($31.5 million) led the field.
"Fans still crave live music and will come out to shows when they can afford it, despite the industry's misguided efforts to squeeze the fun out of the experience," Pollstar said.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Jill Serjeant)
Arcticle taken from Yahoo! Music:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/various-artists/news/north-american-concert-sales-plunge-in-first-half--62003179
Reuters, Jul 8, 2010 5:00 pm PDT
Combined ticket sales for the biggest concert tours in North America during the first half of the year fell to their lowest point since 2005 as the weak economy and "piggish" ticket prices kept fans at home, a trade publication reported on Thursday.
The top 100 tours grossed $965.5 million during the first six months, a 17 percent slide from the year-ago period, and the lowest for the time frame since the $731 million haul in the first half of 2005, according to Pollstar magazine.
High-profile outings by the Eagles, the Jonas Brothers and the latest crop of American Idol finalists suffered poor sales. Christina Aguilera, Limp Bizkit and the Go-Gos' canceled their tours, and organizers of the all-female Lilith Fair organizers said last week that they had scrapped about a third of the shows.
Pollstar said fans "may be turned off by piggish top-tier prices, resentful of ticket add-on fees, and downright angry when they hear about discounted tickets after they have paid full price."
But it noted that tours by Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and rock band Muse did well, as did singer/songwriter James Taylor's trek with Carole King.
On a worldwide basis, Australian rockers AC/DC came out on top, selling $177.5 million worth of tickets, followed by Bon Jovi with $75.7 million and Metallica with $60.8 million, Pollstar said. Taylor and King took in $53.9 million, ahead of the Black Eyed Peas with $48.4 million.
In the United States and Canada, Bon Jovi ($52.8 million), Taylor/King ($41 million), Swift ($34.2 million) and Paul McCartney ($31.5 million) led the field.
"Fans still crave live music and will come out to shows when they can afford it, despite the industry's misguided efforts to squeeze the fun out of the experience," Pollstar said.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Jill Serjeant)
Arcticle taken from Yahoo! Music:
http://new.music.yahoo.com/various-artists/news/north-american-concert-sales-plunge-in-first-half--62003179
Monday, July 5, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Say "Hi" to Chaz!
Say "hi" to Red Vinyl's very own artist Chaz today at Merwin's Liquors in Minneapolis at 700 West Broadway from 4-6pm!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Media Business
Are you in the Music Business program at MSB? Have you ever thought about expanding your degree into the Media Business program, so that you have knowledge of all aspects of the media business as well? Well, take a look at some videos of the commercials for the Media Business program that students at MSB Brooklyn Center campus did at our podcast website:
P.S. A little bird told me that Chaz was in our studio recording some tracks last week:)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
