Sep 14, 2019

Music - Issue #42

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Music

Startups and change makers leveraging music and music technology to curate a more creative world.

Good Morning!

This week there are some great articles covering some great areas of the music industry.

This Week’s Highlights

Interview with the CEO of Create Music Group that discusses their use of data.

Another music technology investment firm wants to invest in audio-related startups.

The changing economies of the Electronic music genre and how it affects artists.

Startup Spotlight

Startup spotlight this week is on a recently launched adaptive music app named, Fluent. The startup focuses on creating immersive music through their iOS app. Fluent “personalizes each track on the go, making it suit the context” according to their website. It is a real trip to have music created on the fly and one which doesn’t require you to really participate.

Have a great weekend!

Corey

With Create Music Group, Data is the Name of the Game

Learn how data is transforming your music career with our recent interview with Create Music Group CEO Alexandre Williams.

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Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’ talent show to debut on 9 October

Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. are the featured artists in Netflix’s new music show: but they’ll be judging others rather than performing themselves. They’re the three judges for ‘Rhythm + Flow’, which is a hip-hop focused talent show commissioned by the video-streaming service.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Accounted for 27% of All U.S. Album Sales in Its First Week

Taylor Swift’s new album, “Lover,” was so big in its first week in the U.S., not only did it log the biggest week for any album – in terms of either equivalent album units earned or albums sold – since her 2017 release, “reputation,” but “Lover” also accounted for 27% of all album sales in the country.

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Artists that can retain an authentic approach to social media are going to attract the fans who want to be most closely connected.

Former head of music for Instagram offers insights into social media and how to attract fans.

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Spotify is testing an in-app feature to create podcasts using Anchor

Spotify is yet again getting into the content creation business.

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Music/tech VC firm DBTH Capital raises a €35m fund

The latest company hoping to make a splash in the music/tech investment scene is DBTH Capital, whose founding partner is veteran music executive Virginie Berger. It’s got some money to make that splash too.

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adidas Partners With Zound Industries For adidas Sport Headphones

The apparel company is rolling out two wireless headphone models, the FWD-01 and the RPT-01.

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Electronic Money: Dance Music and the Protracted Pursuit of Payment

Eamonn Forde takes a look at the issues associated with dance/electronic music royalties and the technology solutions and initiatives being employed in the space.

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The changing economics of electronic music

Angus Finlayson speaks to Avalon Emerson, Mat Dryhurst, Marta Salogni and others about the impact of streaming services on artists.

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Symphonic Distribution launches in-house record label, sleev3s

Symphonic created their own record label.

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How Data Is Making Hits and Changing the Music Industry

Data is transforming the way the music industry operates. Complex spoke with the analysts on the frontlines, who explained how it all works.

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Techstars Startup Digest Music is curated by:

	Corey Crossfield - Music Digest Curator corey.crossfield@startupdigestmail.com
	Josh Ford josh.ford@startupdigestmail.com

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