[Manic Monday] Supporting Songwriters and Music Publishers With Technology

One of the most important – and often not known by the public – parts of the music industry are the songwriters and the music publishers. Artistes and musicians often appear at big concerts and TV, when in fact the songs they sing may not be their creation. Of course, there are many artistes and musicians who write their own songs, but there are also many who write songs for others, focusing on writing songs and not becoming an entertainer. There are also others, say, like a member of a band, who also write songs for other artists.

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YouTube Berencana Akan Hadirkan Kanal Musik Berbayar

YouTube dikenal memiliki beragam konten yang dapat dinikmati oleh jutaan pengunjung tiap harinya, dan salah satu jenis konten yang mengundang jutaan penonton tentu ialah konten musik, baik itu video clip maupun konser. Melihat traksi yang cukup masif tersebut, kabarnya situs yang dimiliki oleh Google ini akan menghadirkan layanan musik eksklusif yang akan hadir sebagai salah kanal utama dari YouTube. Continue reading YouTube Berencana Akan Hadirkan Kanal Musik Berbayar

Skybee CEO Pontus Sonnerstedt on Guvera, Music Streaming, and Connecting with Former Yahoo Colleagues

Guvera may have been made available to Indonesian music fans but the service has yet to be officially launched. As we reported previously, the Australian company got together with Indonesian mobile and digital services company Skybee to expand its market to Indonesia and Skybee in turn signed up a number of local partners to bring Guvera to consumers.

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Australian Music Streaming Service Guvera is Now Available in Indonesia

Guvera has quietly launched in Indonesia this past week. The Australian music streaming service was relaunched in Australia and the US on 16 October and apparently was made available in Indonesia as well. Unlike in Australia however, Guvera requires an almost immediate subscription service in Indonesia.

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Ohdio Co-Founder and CEO Yoga Nandiwardhana is Off to XL Axiata

Ohdio co-founder and CEO Yoga Nandiwardhana is stepping down from his role at the music streaming startup to return to the telco industry although he will be remaining on board as product advisor. Filling the spot will be co-founder Ario S. Tamat who will take over as interim chief executive effective immediately. Nandiwardhana informed DailySocial of the changes via email today.

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Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music

Baru saja genap satu semester dari peluncuran pertama kalinya, layanan Twitter #Music dikabarkan akan segera mendekati ajalnya (dihentikan layanannya). Kabar yang mungkin kurang sedap didengar bagi penikmat musik di ranah digital ini dipicu oleh perkembangan dan penetrasinya yang dianggap lambat dan “mengecewakan” dari sejumlah pihak. Continue reading Twitter Dikabarkan Akan Segera Hentikan Layanan #Music

Spotify Said to Expand Further Across Southeast Asia by December

Spotify has been on an international expansion drive recently having added Argentina, Greece, Taiwan, and Turkey to its markets earlier this month. While it now has 32 countries on its table, the company is still looking to add a few more apparently before the calendar year is over. Our sources say that The Philippines and Indonesia are next on its schedule alongside Thailand.

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Mencari Masa Depan Industri Musik Melalui Twitter#Music

Sebagai penikmat musik, pastinya tak akan terlepas dengan hal-hal mencari dan menemukan kabar serta tren terbaru seputar dunia musik, baik itu yang berkaitan dengan artist hingga lagu terbaru yang sedang hits tentunya tak ingin tertinggal. Untuk mendapatkan itu, banyak cara sebenarnya yang dapat dilakukan, misalnya seperti menikmati layanan streaming dengan layanan Spotify (belum masuk Indonesia) ataupun Ohdio, dan lain sebagainya. Namun jika melalui hal tersebut, rasanya masih ada sesuatu yang dirasa masih agak “kurang pas”. Nah lalu bagaimana jika layanan streaming musik disandingkan dengan kekuatan suatu ekosistem social media? Please welcome, Twitter#Music. Continue reading Mencari Masa Depan Industri Musik Melalui Twitter#Music

Ohdio FM Lets Listeners Create Playlists Based on Selected Artists

Indonesian online radio Ohdio.FM today announced an addition to its streaming channels in the form of artist selections. Ohdio now features a section called Radio Artis which allows listeners to automatically create playlists based on the band or the singer that they have selected. The new feature is being made available on the desktop first and will be making its way to the mobile interface in the coming weeks.

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[Manic Monday] Music Discovery And Curation

Last Friday, I came (a bit late) to a discussion forum and get-together held by Seven Music, attended by people from many walks of life, among them artist management, bands that are just starting out, to bands who have signed on to Seven Music. I was introduced to a few of the attendees, among them a band called Tokyolite, who just finished their home recording EP, and were offering their CD for sale. It turns out that they have already had a chance to play on a TV show in Japan, after being discovered by the TV show’s producers through their YouTube videos. Tokyolite is naturally still at the start of their career, and if they are smart, they can take advantage of these opportunities to further their music careers.
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