Interview: Bad Books
A few days ago, a last-minute show with some of my favourite musicians was announced. Being the fan that I am, and also someone who wants to get into the music industry, I decided I needed to interview them.
Music
Day 4: Coexist, Animals, and Joan Jett
Today was off to a bumpy start with me forgetting my badge and having to drive back from Austin to retrieve it. The breakfast tacos at The Line offset the stress, though. Panels centered around a theme of calling for peace and unity, as well as the power of animals on digital media. The VR […]
Day 5 Recap: You’re Gonna Make It After All
Went to a panel, tried to get some free tacos, gave up on free tacos, and then saw the queen, the legend, Joan Jett (and the Blackhearts).
Interview with Steven Dourmashkin
First thing this morning, I stopped by the Deep End by Vox Media over at the Belmont. If you didn’t go to that, you really missed out on some cool tech.
Preview: Immersing Yourself in Independent Music
Our panel is hopefully like trying to start a conversation about what it would look like to create a community in which the barrier to entry, to the creative use of this technology, isn’t so exclusive just to people who have really large audiences or access to a lot of money and I think that’s just a matter of time but also a matter of conversation and talking about what ways can labels and other media outlets partner with artists to to create new art, new work, new material, new things for people, new experiences for people. – Rob Lowe
Top 5 Panels for Music + Emerging Technology
Technology is literally advancing everyday, and yet many artists and record labels are stuck in essentially archaic ways of thinking in terms of production, marketing and the listener experience. While there are many panels focused on the music industry at large, these are the five best panels to learn about how to utilize new technologies for the best possible outcome.
Weekly News Roundup February 11-17
Ariana Grande Says “thank u, next” to Her Fourth #1 Album Ariana Grande’s fifth album “thank u, next” (her second in less than six months) debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard 200 (last August, “sweetener” also debuted at #1). Not only did she have two records debut at the top of the charts […]