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- IDA Announces Broad Electronic Music Initiative
- Rock Band Series Tops $1 Billion In Sales
- The net helps music sing new songs
Movement: Detroit’s electronic music festival announces more …
The Detroit News
Among the acts are Los Angeles-based producers The Glitch Mob German electro artist Anthony Rother and Detroit house DJ Delano Smith. “We spend a lot of time selecting artists and DJs that will appeal to electronic music enthusiasts” Jason Huvaere president of Movement organizers Paxahau Promotions Group said in a statement. “And I think with the addition of these 25 artists we have done a good job of putting together a solid mix of local and international performers to take the stages at Movement this year. ” Today’s lineup additions join a list of 35 acts including hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa and popular mashup artist Z-Trip that was announced last week. Carl Cox Loco Dice vs. Luciano and Derrick May will close the festival’s three nights.
IDA Announces Broad Electronic Music Initiative
Hip Hop Press (press release)
New Dance retail partners include Boomkat Halcyon and Wax Poetics. These new partnerships add to IDA’s existing client base which includes Ghostly International King Street and Jellybean as well as longstanding distribution agreements with shops like Beatport Juno and DJ Download. IDA’s presence at WMC has expanded this year to the sponsorship of three stellar events: — bliqSound’s "Music Without Borders" event at the Indra Lounge in South Beach — The Global Media Summit at the South Seas Hotel — Dirtybird’s Showcase event at the Doublegrand Waterclub "As a niche-oriented independent record shop trying to claw our way into the digital arena we’ve been dismissed by many aggregators who view smaller operations like ours with skepticism" said Sean Schwartz owner of Halcyon. "IDA stands apart from the pack in this regard. They have been extremely flexible understanding of and responsive to our unique needs proving themselves a valuable pro-active partner at every step. " "The massive growth in sales of Electronic music is a great example of the potential in the digital space for independents.
Rock Band Series Tops $1 Billion In Sales
Wired News
That figure comes courtesy of a press release issued by publisher Electronic Arts Thursday morning that also includes word that fans of the series have paid for more than 40 million downloadable songs from the game’s vast DLC selection since the series’ debut. Though Rock Band 3 has yet to be announced the upcoming.
The net helps music sing new songs
BBC News
But if the SXSW Music conference is any guide then it is in rude health even though internet technologies are changing almost every aspect of music and many are struggling to accommodate the change. Five years ago Napster introduced the world to the first of many peer-to-peer (P2P) services via which people could find almost any track they wanted – but Napster gave no money back to artists or copyright holders. "They said the internet was a fad five years ago" jokes George Searles from Limewire a P2P service which includes a music store. "Now it appears that major labels are a fad. The internet has totally changed the game.
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