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6 Analytics Tools for Musicians

Lior Shamir — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:07:08 +0000

The internet has made it dead simple to test anything and everything when it comes to your music. Six music analytics startups are aiming to help you make informed decisions – rooted in data, not a hunch – about who you should market your music to, where, when and how:

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MySpace Disables Auto-Play Feature

Lior Shamir — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:46:42 +0000

MySpace disabled its auto-play feature last month in a bid to save $10m/month in streaming fees. Next Big Sound reported on the impact this move has had on the number of overall plays on the site and, interestingly, how “the number of streams MySpace reports is no longer inflated by auto-play and is more directly impacted by true fans listening to their favorite songs.”

Next Big Sound – Music Industry Intelligence

Lior Shamir — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:53:15 +0000

Next Big Sound have changed their tune.

I first heard about the startup through a New York Times article a colleague forwarded to me back in December last year. At the time, Next Big Sound had developed an interesting role-play model where fans could take the A&R hot seat and pick “the next big sound” from a music discovery platform of independent all-sorts. I wrote about it here.

Last week, Techcrunch published a post about the company revealing a brand new look and approach. Next Big Sound overhauled every aspect of its website to deliver a sterling business intelligence platform for fans and music pros.

Anyone who reads this blog knows that I am a stout supporter of business intelligence solutions for music ? there is no shortage of marketing services for musicians yet very few accessible tools for artists to perform their due diligence before attempting to promote their message.

This move brings Next Big Sound to the starting line with two other players I’ve been following, BandMetrics and RockDex. All three have developed similar products but Next Big Sound stands out with a super clean interface and clear call-to-action: free weekly email digests with statistics on any artist/band you wish to track.

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