- It has been brought to our attention that the government wish to consider it a "legal requirement" in the new tax year to introduce laws insisting anyone applying or re-applying for an entertainment license must have a noise control device fitted to the venue. This will be the final NAIL for ALL entertainment in the UK as the level at which these devices CUT you off is dreadfully low and damaging. A passing bus will probably make more noise than a drumkit!
PLEASE DO NOT INTRODUCE THIS LAW, WE LOVE LOUD LIVE MUSIC!
- Last under the Sun played its first gig on 9th October 2001. The band is based in Birmingham and plays a mixture of punk and hardcore. The band has played across Europe. In 2008 the band toured Europe as half of a reformed Police Bastard. Last under The Sun found a new drummer in 2008 called Simon (ex-Rivers Edge and current Police Bastard stick man), and has started to work on new material.
- This article examines the music industry from an economic and business history perspective. The claim made is that more new music is created when majors aren't dominating the market. Furthermore, it claims that to move forward into the internet age the music business must break free from its industrial mindset. This article is an adaptation of an earlier academic study.
- Here is a playlist of some of my favourite tracks from the Iron Man Records music catalogue
Month: January 2009 (Page 6 of 14)
- Can you give away MP3 downloads of your music for FREE and increase your sales income?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gdyk8/In_Business_Free_For_All - BBC Radio 4 program on Free – The UK’s national business program did a very good piece on Free. Includes interviews with Chris Anderson, Kevin Kelly and James Boyd. An accompanying article is here.
- Is the business model of the future one where the customer no longer pays? Already products in the digital marketplace are being given away free, yet companies are still making profits.
Free
The internet has created a revolution for free products, says Anderson
One firm believer in this increasingly common business model is Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine.He claims the costs in the digital world are so low that both the companies and their customers are winners.
- This paper explores illegal music file-sharing activity and its effect on Australian sales of singles in the physical and digital retail markets. Using fifteen weeks of Australian Recording Industry Association weekly chart rankings of physical and digital sales, combined with a proxy for download activity derived from the popular peer-to-peer (P2P) network 'Limewire', the evidence suggests no discernible impact of download activity on legitimate sales. Whilst significant negative correlation between chart rank and download activity is observed in the digital market, once download endogeneity is purged from the model and song heterogeneity is controlled for no significant relationship remains.
- Internet music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate music sales, according to a study released today by two university researchers that contradicts the music industry's assertion that the illegal downloading of music online is taking a big bite out of its bottom line.
- Contrary to the music industry’s assertions, peer-to-peer (p2p) file-sharing does not have a negative affect on the legal purchasing of music, according to a study commissioned by the Canadian government ministry Industry Canada (via Kapica’s Cyberia).
Can you give away MP3 downloads of your music for FREE and increase your sales income?
I think you can but have a look and make up your own mind, here’s a few things i sent to some people i work with for discussion,
listen to this: http://freetail.tumblr.com/post/69439673/bbc-radio-4-program-on-free
have a read of this:
“Is the business model of the future one where the customer no longer pays? Already products in the digital marketplace are being given away free, yet companies are still making profits.
The internet has created a revolution for free products, says Anderson
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7811481.stm
One firm believer in this increasingly common business model is Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine.
He claims the costs in the digital world are so low that both the companies and their customers are winners. ”
also
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/
and
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1194442
- Last Under The Sun playing at Le Wagon, St. Brieuc, Breizh.10th September 2004 The Gig was Subhumans
- The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, a new website or online music business to talk about, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.
- The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, a new website or online music business to talk about, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.
The Music Network organises a NETWORKING EVENT
on the last Thursday of each month, 4-6pm
at The BCU Technology and Innovation Centre(TIC), Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG. (directions/info tel: 08712 262725)
The next meeting is open to all on Thursday 29th Janauary 2009 4pm til 6pm at The TIC, Birmingham.
The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about music and what you’re up to and meet some new people, you know it makes sense.
The Music Network organises the meeting for the benefit of music related businesses in the West Midlands region. If you have news to report, a presentation to give, an event to promote, any new points for discussion, a pitch to make, a new website or online music business to talk about, business cards or flyers to hand round, an appeal for help, advice or guidance or even if you just want the free tea and biscuits and some quality entertainment…you are all invited.