MetaFilter posts tagged with marketing and music

Heard it from a friend

Joe Beese — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:47:42 -0800

"Just when we thought we had done it all, along comes an awesome video game, where millions of people around the world can interact with us, and our music. How cool is that?" says Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon. (via)

we know a place where no cars go

ZachsMind — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:35:20 -0800

"Not much chance for survival, if the Neon Bible is right." Presented by Arcade Fire which is a band that hails out of Montreal. Okay. So I'm easily entertained, but you will believe a turkey can roast marshmallows. Requires flash.

How being signed turned into a dirty little secret.

phaedon — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:06:11 -0800

"I just turned on my little iMovie, and here I am!" This week, Hollywood Records announced a record deal with female vocalist and underground sensation Marié Digby. Over the past few months, she has over 2.3 million cumulative Youtube hits, and has become a veritable rags to riches story - a testament, if you will, to how the Internet is changing the world of entertainment. What the label failed to mention was that Digby had already been signed to Hollywood Records for almost two years, well before she became a hit. A case of manufactured networking, or simply a "major" misunderstanding?

The problem with music, redux.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:16:20 -0800

While Courtney pulled an Albini, Jeff handed out the bread. Are the peasants acting like emperors, or do they still want something shiny, aluminum, plastic, and digital? Debacle or cage, something's got to give (pdf). Alternatively, you can just roll your own.

"Yeah, you heard me, child arsonist. He burns kids"

runkelfinker — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 03:20:31 -0800

Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru (YouTube)

Rick Nelson: Resurrection (arf arf)

First Post — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:17:13 -0800

Reinventing Ricky. It's been twenty years now since Rick Nelson died in a plane crash en route to a 1985 New Year's Eve gig in Dallas, but his record label now wants to make him presentable to a new generation "using the same techniques Procter & Gamble uses to sell pet food."

Who Ordered Room Service?

amandaudoff — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:53:47 -0800

Who Ordered Room Service? What do Bryan Adams and puke have in common? This video, which is quite possibly the strangest piece of viral marketing that I've ever seen.

Frankenpop

mathowie — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:57:37 -0800

You know how some songs are really catchy and you wonder if the hooks could be engineered to make people like the song? A company called Polyphonic HMI has created software they call "Hit Song Science" which is supposed to contain algorithms that determine if a song is likely to be a hit. The company is touting their first attempt at using HSS in the marketplace as a success. [via furdlog]

CDNow cedes operations to Amazon.com

phyrewerx — Sat, 07 Dec 2002 19:43:54 -0800

CDNow cedes operations to Amazon.com. While looking up some 'non-traditional' Christmas music, I noticed this site's layout looked oddly familiar. Is there reason for concern about the fact that Amazon is taking over shop for it's rival or is this an example of using what's the 'best' in a competitive market?

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 16:11:25 -0800

The solemn, the dignified, the high-profile marketing. On September 11th, the national anthem will be sung on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. By the recent winner of Fox's American Idol. Days before the release of her new album. Two weeks before the winner's next, though obviously equally significant, "American Idol in Las Vegas" show. You will also note that this was reported before last night's finale. Meaning, this important symbolic event was arranged without even knowing who the winner was. In other words, Kelly Clarkson is not signing the National Anthem on September 11. "The Winner of Fox's American Idol" is.

willnot — Sun, 10 Jun 2001 02:09:37 -0800

Has It Come To This? There's a certain symmetry in the commercialization of the commercialization of music and yet I can't quite get over this.

mathowie — Wed, 16 May 2001 11:32:03 -0800

Teenpeople.com premiering a new Sisqo single (press release too) seems like another example of media conglomerate cross-marketing. You can hear an entire song from a new album 2 months before release on a single website, before even radio or MTV gets it, but why is one corporation using another for an exclusive distribution channel? Are things like this and Madonna selling tickets exclusively through AOL going to remain experimental in nature or is it the face of things to come?