Using a customized search engine that draws data from multiple major music services and databases artists can now search potential new band names for free. Once an artist finds an available name, for $15 they can create an immutable record of that name, and critically all of their uses of that name including every gig, recording, public performance or other appearance.
Source: Bandnamevault.com Launches Blockchain Name Registration Service for Bands – Blockchain News
SoundExchange says it is adapting to an age where direct digital performance licenses are more commonplace in the U.S.
Source: What does the future hold for SoundExchange? – Music Business Worldwide
Source: The new gatekeepers: Streaming platforms are taking over the music industry — The Village Blog
Grammy Award-winning U.K. singer, songwriter, and producer, Imogen Heap, has pushed a little further her call for the use of the blockchain technology as the solution to many of the issues dogging the present day music industry.
Source: Imogen Heap Sees Blockchain as the Music Industry’s Savior – CryptoCoinsNews
Walt Disney Company (DIS) became the latest organization to jump onto the blockchain bandwagon after it released an open source version of its hybrid public/private blockchain platform Dragonchain yesterday.
Source: What Does Disney Really Want Blockchain Technology For? (DIS, JPM) | Investopedia
On Thursday, October 20th, the Lujiazui’s China Financial Information Center will become the host of the grand opening of JadeValue offices in Shanghai, China. CashBus’ wholly-owned subsidiary prepares itself for becoming a part of busting financial ecosystem of Shanghai, and DECENT will be one of 40 companies moving into the new offices.
Source: Blockchain Startup DECENT Opens Chinese Office – Blockchain News
“It feels to me,” Barnes says, “that most digital innovations are occurring outside of the publishing space, then attempting to introduce themselves to our industry, post hoc. This lack of a nuanced understanding of the problems actually facing publishers means that the apps don’t solve the right problems.
Source: At Frankfurt: Emma Barnes Talks Tech Literacy at The Markets
This month, Techstars, one of the most prominent startup accelerators globally, announced that they’re launching a program specifically for music startups. Their program will admit 10 music startups that will receive $120k investment each and office space in Los Angeles. The program is funded by companies like Sony, Warner, Sonos, and Harmonix, and is run by Bob Moczydlowsky, the former Head of Music at Twitter.
The new promotional tools are rolling out on the heels of Pandora’s first direct-licensing deals with the major record labels in its nearly 17-year history. Pandora struck the deals in order to launch an on-demand, $10-a-month subscription offering—due out by year’s end—that would compete with services such as Spotify AB, Apple Inc.’s Apple Music and the new Amazon Music Unlimited.
Source: Pandora Unveils Promotional Tools for Artists, Labels – WSJ
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC) announces the launch of RightFind™ Music, a search and file management website designed to help customers find, download and manage music from APM Music’s collection of more than 500,000 tracks licensed for use in presentations and video.
Source: Copyright Clearance Center Launches RightFind™ Music – Copyright Clearance Center