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CMU Music Network The secrets of sync - how to pitch your music to TV and the likes: @dubaisoundcity coverage http://tinyurl.com/yldq8mp
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With every band in the world now (wrongly) convinced that they are only one 'Grey's Anatomy' placing away from American fame and chart-topping fortunes, how do artists, managers or smaller labels get a ...
CMU Music Network CMU DAILY Top story: BlueBeat.com ordered to take down downloads / SSQ: @theWombats / Approved: Border Community http://tinyurl.com/ye9rlsg
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This three-piece indie band from Liverpool formed in 2003 after meeting at the city's Institute for Performing Arts. Comprised of two native Liverpudlians - Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis - and one Norwegian, ...
CMU Music Network So guys, where's the money? Alternative music investment models: @dubaisoundcity coverage: http://tinyurl.com/yf3l6y5
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With an increasing number of artists looking at investment options other than the traditional record label deal, and with many labels having less to invest anyways, a big question for the artist management ...
CMU Music Network Yeah, don't give MySpace + Twitter exclusive ownership of your fanbase, will you? @dubaisoundcity coverage: http://tinyurl.com/yzuyf7c
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Artists should use social network sites to drive traffic to their own websites, rather than using the likes of MySpace and Facebook as their primary fan engagement tool. That's the advice of Lou Plaia, ...
CMU Music Network So, is there any money to be made from music publishing in the Middle East? @dubaisoundcity coverage: http://tinyurl.com/y9qnac3
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The music rights market in the Middle East has great potential, though it is sync rights that are currently generating the serious money. Moves are afoot, however, to form some sort of collecting society, ...
CMU Music Network Top story: EMI to sue BlueBeat.com / SSQ: Meerkats http://is.gd/4NRsy
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Currently living in Dubai, but hailing from the south of England, The Meerkats formed simply because lead singer Ben Jones was impressed by his now bandmate Ashley Adams' guitar playing. They play acoustic indie rock, though with leanings towards soul and reggae. ...
CMU Music Network Top story: Spotlight falls on BlueBeat.com 25 cent downloads following Beatles coverage / SSQ: Bicycle Thieves / Approved: Brett Anderson @realbanderson http://is.gd/4MwAF
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Formed in late 2008, Liverpool-based Bicycle Thieves have already built up a healthy word of mouth following in the North West, mainly from their intense live performances. Delivering a mixture of indie ...
CMU Music Network Top story: Gately probably didn't have a will / SSQ: Super Furry Animals / Approved: DJ Food @ninjatunehq http://is.gd/4LULY
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Since arriving on the scene way back in 1993, Super Furry Animals have released no fewer than nine studio albums in a career that has seen them attached to several peaks in the Welsh music scene. One of ...
CMU Music Network REMIX UPDATE Interview with @CrystalFighters, our weekly catch up with @EddyTM, plus linked filled playlist: http://is.gd/4Ll84
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Well hello there. How the devil are you? I trust you all survived Halloween, and are now fully prepared to see the week through without picking up any sparklers at the wrong end.
CMU Music Network Top story: File-sharers also buy music, shocker / A @dubaisoundcity selection on CMU-Tube / Approved: Yeasayer http://bit.ly/tcthj
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So, people, this week it's Dubai SoundCity, which will see the music industry amass in the desert to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by the global music industry. And when those discussions ...