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Music Industry 

How is data changing the music industry? You might want to read this.

September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics, Data

The music industry is filled with risk. Record labels deal in musicians, a product that has opinions, health issues, is

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Gadgets 

How Does Spotify Work? Let’s Dive into How They Analyze What We Listen To

November 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Data, Spotify

On the surface, Spotify is a place where people go to stream music. Behind the UI, though, is a vast

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017July 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Celine Dion, Data, David Bowie, David Geffen, Donald Trump, Freddie Mercury, Google, Humpback Whales, James Hetfield, Kendall Jenner, Metallica, Montreal, Music Festivals, Punk, Stone Temple Pilots, T-Shirts

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

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Music Industry 

The Music Industry Has Been Collecting Data on You for Years. Here’s What They Want.

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Data, Data, Datamining

From the moment we first signed online, we’ve all been leaving a trail of digital smog behind us. Corporations and

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Cool! 

Science Discovers Which Radiohead Song is the Saddest

February 24, 2017February 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Data, Most Depressing, Radiohead, Saddest

All Radiohead songs sound sad, even the ones written in a major key. But which of their songs is the

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Gadgets 

Whatever You’re Paying for Data on Your Phone, It’s Too Much

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Data

I seethe every time I look at my mobile phone bill. I’m paying HOW MUCH for 5GB of data each

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Music Industry Music News Music Technology MeetUp Recommended Reading 

Consumer Data in the Music Industry

October 5, 2016October 7, 2016 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Data, Music Business, Royalties

Very interesting read about the state of consumer data in the music industry from our Music Tech MeetUp friend Kristin Westcott

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Music Industry 

A Different Way of Comparing the Music Industry Now and Then

July 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dashboard, Data

The way the business of music is conducted today–on both the industry and the consumer side–is vastly different than twenty

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Music Industry 

Want to See How Well Your Favourite Artist is Doing Around the World? Behold Soundcharts.

June 23, 2016June 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Data, Soundcharts

As the primary metric for musical success, sales figures are dead, a relic of another era. With more people choosing

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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