
How Indie Labels Are Using Data and Analytics
There was an interesting panel at the AIM Connected Conference in London yesterday which dealt with indie artists/labels in the era of Big Data and the Internet. From Musically:
“Did you know, 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years? And the amount of data in the world doubles every 18 months,” said Cartwright, as an introduction.
“Every minute we create 204 million emails. There are two million Google searches per minute. 48 hours of YouTube video uploaded every minute… Why does all this matter? There are going to be enormous opportunities: enormous job opportunities, enormous growth opportunities for companies who can get that data and use it properly. It’s going to affect all of us, not just in music, but in our daily life.”
The panel were asked to define Big Data. “It’s exactly what it says on the tin. It’s large amounts of information,” said Andrews. ”We have access to more of it than ever before, and advanced software and analytics to process it and make decisions based on it.”
On a related note, some new stats that you can pull from SoundCloud can help you plan your next your.