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topspintips — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:40:07 +0000

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topspintips — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:19:42 +0000

Claim Your artists.MTV/VH1/CMT Page with Topspin GoDirect (We Can Help)

topspintips — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:59:44 +0000

Did you know that millions of fans use MTV every day to learn about artists? Topspin GoDirect is the way you control your MTV page. Now you can update the basic info, BIO, photos, songs and videos displayed on the page. You can also set an artist banner on top of the page (free promotional tool for you!) that links where ever you’d like.

Recently Topspin Media announced a new product called Go Direct. The service is a new platform with a hook into the new artists.MTV site. The Topspin Go Direct platform allows artists to manage the artists.MTV. Topspin has always focused on a 3 point approach for artists to go “direct-to-fan”.

Grow your fan base
Communicate with your fans
Sell your music and merch

To gain control of your page and set it up to help promote your music, your page must be claimed, your Topspin Go Direct account activated and set-up, then your artists.MTV page configured to take full advantage of this exciting new music discovery/consumption destination site.

Not sure how to do all this? No problem. Music Geek Services is an expert Topspin ecosystem partner (heck, we even teach the Berklee College of Music course on Topspin!). We can help you figure this all out and set-up the page to properly promote your music. Just get in touch with us using the form below…

Webdoc Relaunches As Urturn: Social Platform For Direct To Fan Campaigns [via Hypebot]

topspintips — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:22:07 +0000

This weekend at midem 2013, creative platform Webdoc relaunched as Urturn with a focus on “Expressions.” By offering ways to create content on the web bound by specific limits, Urturn has created a platform that makes it easy to create fan-participation campaigns. Webdoc caught the attention of music marketers and that relationship is expected to deepen with the launch of Urturn as a more explicitly social platform.

Click here to go to Hypebot for the rest of the article.

Upward Spiral Podcast ep 9 – Selling Music Direct to Fan” ft. Ian Rogers (Topspin Media Exec. Chairman)

topspintips — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:15:10 +0000

This episode features insightful conversations with special guest Ian Rogers (Daisy, Topspin, This Week In Music), as he shares his thoughts on the recent Twit-troversy sparked when Grizzly Bear urged their fans to buy their album rather than stream it. Then, Kyle leads the group in a discussion about the possible impact of Apple’s rumored streaming service. All this, plus news on Lady Gaga, Spotify, and… cow tongue?

The Upward Spiral is a podcast about the new music industry featuring Kyle Bylin (Live Nation Labs), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hisham Dahud (Hypebot, Fame House). Along with special guests, the group discusses current events and issues that face artists & music professionals.
In this episode:

News

Lady Gaga’s multiplatform album release
Spotify’s rumored web app
Main Discussions

Grizzly Bear’s Twit-troversy
Apple’s rumored streaming service
Recommendations

Whole Life Challenge
MacbookPro w/Retina Display
Computer memory upgrades from Crucial.com
Gorbals – try the cow tongue!

Upward Spiral 15: Jason Feinberg (Epitaph Records) On Digital Strategy, Artist Hubs, & More

topspintips — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:54:21 +0000

Jason Feinberg, VP of Digital Strategy at Epitaph / Anti- Records, joins the conversation. As a veteran of the digital music space and an insightful teacher/speaker/writer, Jason has a lot to say about the state of the “artist hub”. Hear his big-picture ideas and practical, useful advice. Plus, get recommendations for books, music, and portable speakers, and find out what kind of beer Kyle doesn’t recommend.
The Upward Spiral is a podcast about the new music industry featuring Kyle Bylin (Live Nation Labs), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of Marketing at Topspin), and Hypebot’s Hisham Dahud (also of Fame House). Along with special guests, the group discusses current events and issues that face artists & music professionals.

Episode Contents

Special Guest: Jason Feinberg, VP of Digital Strategy at Epitaph / Anti- Records

News:

iTunes 11 is out
Metallica launches a label and regains control of masters
Turntable.fm founders announce a new product, Piki
DMX sings Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Recommendations

Boombotix REX
Lord Huron – Lonsome Dreams
Kyle’s Anti Recommendation – Hefeweizen Beer
Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck by Seth Godin

Jason Feinberg: Digital Strategies for Independent Music Marketing (via CDBaby)

topspintips — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:58:47 +0000

via CDBaby

http://members.cdbaby.com

CD Baby president Brian Felsen met with Jason Feinberg, VP of Digital Strategy for Epitaph Records and Anti- Records , at the 2012 Bandwidth Music Technology Conference, and they discussed changes in the music marketing over the past ten years, how digital tools have NOT helped level the playing field for independent artists, the main differences between modern label deals and a DIY approach, direct-to-fan eCommerce options, and much more.

Video: Ian Rogers Talks Tech Innovation, Marketing Changes For New Music Industry at [Billboard] Touring Conference

topspintips — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:04:33 +0000

In this video Ian Rogers (former CEO of Topspin) talks about how innovating technologies in the music industry have influenced music marketing. The video interview took place at the Billboard touring conference.

via Billboard

Outside The Box Office – Zero to 1,000 Fans in Under Two Months http://t.co/GNIUJPQ4 via @TyWhite

Chandler Coyle — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:17:38 +0000

Outside The Box Office – Zero to 1,000 Fans in Under Two Months http://t.co/GNIUJPQ4 #d2f via @TyWhite <== Still a great read.

Clever Use of Webdoc for Fan Engagement

topspintips — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:06:25 +0000

No Direction Webdoc