Association & Member Updates
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Music Biz events & partnerships, our most recent podcasts & thought leadership articles, and updates on the newest companies to join our Association. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our weekly news feed email today!
September 13, 2016 – Music Biz Partners with HotelStorm to Offer Hotel Discounts To Members
The Music Business Association is excited to announce a new partnership with HotelStorm to bring exclusive hotel discounts to our members. When you use HotelStorm, you’ll find savings of 10-55% over other online travel agencies. HotelStorm offers thousands of hotels worldwide, 24/7 concierge, and the best hotel prices. HotelStorm is great for: Fall vacations Upcoming conferences… Read More
September 12, 2016 – [UPDATE] Music Biz Mourns The Loss of Board Treasurer John Trickett
Earlier today, Music Biz Board Treasurer John Trickett was remembered during services held near his North Yorkshire home in the United Kingdom. Trickett passed on August 26 at the age of 53. Additional services will be held in Los Angeles in the coming weeks. Music Biz will pass along that information as soon as it… Read More
September 12, 2016 – Music Business Association Adds 9 Colleges and Universities to Academic Partnership Program
21 institutions now enrolled, including first international member September 12, 2016 – Following a successful second year, the Music Business Association’s (Music Biz) Academic Partnership Program has added nine colleges and universities to its roster, including its first international member, Australia-based Collarts. This brings the full enrollment to 21 schools and about 1,500 students. The… Read More
September 7, 2016 – Music Biz Mourns Loss of Zia Records’ Brian Faber
Music Biz President James Donio and Board Director Dilyn Radakovitz of Dimple Records released the following statement regarding the tragic death of Zia Records’ Brian Faber: Music Biz is shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Brian Faber, a pillar of the independent music retail community. During his 13 years as Vice… Read More
August 29, 2016 – Music Biz Mourns The Loss of Board Treasurer John Trickett
President James Donio released the following statement on the recent passing of the Music Business Association’s Board of Directors Treasurer John Trickett: We are devastated and our hearts are extremely heavy at Music Biz today as we mourn the sudden passing on Friday of our Board Treasurer John Trickett of immergent. He died peacefully in… Read More
August 18, 2016 – New Member Profile Feature: Adva Mobile
Company Name: Adva Mobile Website: http://www.advamobile.com/ Location: Westerly, RI Number of Employees: 2 Number of Years in Business: 8 Company Description: Adva Mobile is technology and marketing services company dedicated to helping Artists acquire, engage, and sell to Fans on mobile phones. Primary Service/Product: We offer Artists a text marketing and email marketing platform that drives Fans to a… Read More
August 15, 2016 – Music Biz & Mondo.NYC Announce Agenda for Entertainment and Technology Law Conference September 16 in New York City
Event to feature Copyright Office’s new Associate Register of Copyrights Sarang (Sy) Damle; U.S. Representatives Doug Collins, Darrell Issa, and Jerrold Nadler; RIAA’s Cary Sherman; and Audiam’s Jeff Price August 15, 2016 – Mondo.NYC and the Music Business Association (Music Biz) are partnering to host the Entertainment and Technology Law Conference during the inaugural Mondo.NYC summit and… Read More
August 10, 2016 – [MEMBER UPDATE] Artist Growth Launches Mobile Offline Data Access
Artist Growth Launches Mobile Offline Data Access, Becoming the Music Industry’s Most Robust Tour & Business Management Platform Marking several firsts for the music industry, Artist Growth – the leading business tool for musicians “from start to finish” (Bloomberg Businessweek) – has taken it’s tour and business management platform to a new level by bringing… Read More
August 9, 2016 – New Member Profile Feature: QRATES
Company Name: QRATES Location: Tokyo, Japan Number of Employees: 7 Number of Years in Business: 1 Company Description: QRATES is a music tech startup based in Tokyo, Japan.. Primary Service/Product: QRATES build online tools for artists and brands to create on demand vinyl records by crowdfunding. Most Recent Innovation/News Item: QRATES Add a Distribution Service to Their Crowdfunding… Read More
August 5, 2016 – [IN THE NEWS] Music Biz and DDEX Offer Metadata Guide
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) and its Metadata & Digital Operations Workgroup, in association with DDEX (Digital Data Exchange, LLC), are offering labels and label aggregators a step-by-step metadata guide on how to use the DDEX standard to upload and manage their catalogs on digital retailers.
