Since its inception in 1931, EMI’s illustrious history of rock icons and persistent innovation has made it an industry legend.
With the advent of sound recording at the end of the nineteenth century, many different kinds of sounds – from musical performances and important government…
In October of 2010, Avid (formerly Digidesign) announced Pro Tools HD Native. The latest in a recent string of product rollouts, Pro Tools HD Native…
This past summer, I had the privilege of doing an internship at Sony Music in my home country, South Africa. It was during the 2010…
Bringing a new style of music into a market of over a billion people, and finding the right distribution channels for such a style, is…
This first release of fall semester, 2010 marks the beginning of a very big year for the Music Business Journal. It’s our fifth anniversary, and…
At the start of the summer of 2010, the release of the self-titled debut album from Oklahoma rockers, Taddy Porter, signified a landmark shift in…
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to publish this piece, which is used with permission. It was published by the Journal of the Royal Society for…
The current copyright collection and distribution system in Brazil is quite different from that of the US and other countries. It is administered by a…
Gail Zappa was married to the legendary composer Frank Zappa for more than 25 years. She is the mother of Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva…
Spotify Music streaming certainly seems to be a formidable combatant against illegal file sharing and P2P users. The cloud-based streaming service Spotify has been much…
This year has undoubtedly been a banner year for Apple. With the release of the iPad in April, and the launch of the new line…
Jim Odom is a co-founder and CEO of PreSonus Audio Electronics, a Louisiana-based designer and manufacturer of digital audio equipment. Since the company’s inception in…
In an industry believed to be recession proof, live music has indeed seen an overall dip in sales throughout the prime summer touring season. There…