Elliot Pearson
Blog URL http://www.elliotpearson.co.uk
Located Watford, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
Tags music, independent, digital, online, social, media, opinion, business, record
News and opinion on developments in the music industry and emerging online technologies. Specialising in independent music, digital opportunities and social media.
Latest Blog Posts
- Musicians Making The Most of Social Media Opportunities on Aug 31, 2009 in Independent Artists Music Social Technology Web Amanda Palmer Dresden Dolls interaction opportunities revenue social media Twitter
Anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time, or discussed with me the opportunities artists currently have online, will know I’m a big champion of how important fan interaction is to music artists, whether they be signed to a major lab...
- New Venture on Aug 30, 2009 in Music Business News Elliot Pearson songwriter Soundcloud Twitter
In the true way that music is always evolving and moving forward so should we. I’m in the process of working through plans for a new music venture and would be very keen to hear from you if you are a songwriter. The style of music does not matt...
- Sharing Is Becoming Less Of A Dirty Word on Aug 27, 2009 in Music Music Business Social Technology Web blip.fm del.icio.us monetisation new business models online P2P sharing Spotify Twitter
Developments in both the music industry and that of how we interact as a society (through an increased use and reliance on the internet as a means of communication) have gone firmly hand-in-hand over the last twenty years. In fact, it is quite possib...
- Modeon on Aug 20, 2009 in Independent Artists Music Music Recommendation Bandcamp Modeon Roberto Cappellina
If you haven’t already heard this, check out the latest release from up-and-coming artist/producer, Modeon, featuring vocals from Roberto Cappellina of Go Monaco. Posted in Independent Artists, Music, Music Recommendation Tagged: Bandcamp, Mod...
- Live Music Is Killing Live Music on Jul 1, 2009 in Independent Artists Live Music Music gig promotion independent unsigned venues
We keep hearing that the live music sector is currently the shining light in a turbulent industry, bucking the falling sales trends currently being experienced by recorded music. Despite the potential threat of licensing regulation changes, the avail...
- Indaba Prepare For Release Of New Browser Console on Jun 23, 2009 in Music News Technology Web collaboration online Indaba Music recording
Online music collaboration site Indaba Music are counting down the days until their browser-based session console is upgraded to the new version, produced alongside Sun Microsystems. The system has a large number of updates and improvements, includin...
- Streamed Tracks Considered For Chart Inclusion on Jun 22, 2009 in Music News Technology BBC charts Imeem Last.fm OCC Official Charts Company Spotify streaming music We7
As the BBC reports that The Official UK Charts Company is looking to the future of it’s charts by considering implementing ways of including the number of streams of tracks from services such as Spotify, Last.fm and We7, it poses a number of pr...
