Artists — particularly those that are independent or unsigned and do not have support of major labels or management in handling their social media presence — are often unsure of where to even start. The Q&A portions of music conferences nowadays invariably involve questions about where artists should place their social focus, how widespread their presence should be and what is most likely going to help them get their music heard. In the data provided in Next Big Sound’s recently published State of the Industry report for 2012, there are several insights that artists looking to answer these question can walk away with.
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Any DJs out there looking to expand their mixing horizons? How about throwing some deep cuts on the digital turntables, courtesy of SoundCloud app SoundCloud DJ?
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If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to be more social in 2013, the music/tech scene totally has you covered. As the new year creeps ever closer, more and more social networks entirely dedicated to music are either adding new features of tossing off their shiny, beta wrappings, allowing fans and bands to interact more than ever before.
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Way back in May, SoundCloud revealed its brand-new, much more social platform — Next SoundCloud — to a group of beta testers. Now, that platform is available for all — and SoundCloud is citing some pretty impressive numbers.
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Remember NightBus Radio, the rolling, cross-country project launched by musician Jack Kennedy, during which he aimed to collaborate with other acts around the country? Well, Kennedy is wrapping up his journey today, and now he’s looking to Kickstarter to turn all the music that he’s made over the course of his journey into an album.
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