Topspin Weekly Webcast + Garrison Starr Performance

Posted on May 18, 2012 by michele


Watch live video from The Topspin Weekly Webcast on Justin.tv

The above player is this week’s webcast, live from Laurel Canyon covering a lot of Topspin ground. Lots to learn about us in this episode so please press play. You’ll see some excellent campaigns in action, as well.


Watch live video from The Topspin Weekly Webcast on Justin.tv

Garrison Starr stopped by to perform songs from her new release “Amateur” before her CD release party tonight at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. It was a very heartfelt performance from Garrison in our office and we thank her for being with us today! Great spirit!

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Free Music Friday: Amanda Palmer, Beachwood Sparks, Fitz and The Tantrums, Danko Jones, Curtis & Reinhard

Posted on May 18, 2012 by michele

Greetings! We’re back today with both the Weekly Webcast at 11AM PST on our Justin.TV channel *and* our frequent Free Music Friday posts. Our webcast, which typically includes Topspin news, feature updates and website reviews, will also include a live performance from Mississippi’s Garrison Starr at 12:30PM. If you are around your computer, be sure to tune in!

There is such great art in this week’s post below, so PLEASE jump on a few mailing lists to keep up to date with these rockstars while earning their free tracks.

And Happy Friday!

Michele

Welcome to Topspin, Amanda Palmer! Eyes and Ears customized a GREAT email acquisition page in conjunction with the handy Download Anywhere feature built by Topspin Labs. After you get your “Confirm and Download” email, you land right on top of Amanda’s record-setting Kickstarter campaign which has garnered over $743k in 18 days! Badass.

Beachwood Sparks bring their very chill California vibe back to us with their first album in 11 years. ‘The Tarnished Gold’ comes out on Sub Pop June 26 and you can get a taste with a free download of ‘Forget the Song’ now. The song is simply beautiful and I cannot wait for the album to be released into the world.

Fitz and The Tantrums are giving away more of their fun, vibrant music, including live tracks and a remix of their groovy “Breakin’ The Chains of Love”. I discovered the giveaway when they posted the link from their Facebook page. It served as a great reminder: if you are giving away tracks, throw the link into your Facebook status, encourage ‘Shares’ and grow your list! It works!

This smooth pre-order page for the Danko Jones offer by Bad Taste Records is very well-done and worth checking out. Get the free music while you’re at it!

This beautiful Curtis & Reinhard offer page is produced by 27 Sound. It features thoughtful offers which include a nice way to select t-shirt designs through the purchase flow to avoid using multiple buy buttons. Go look: http://curtisreinhard.com

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EDMbiz Conference June 5 – 7 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Posted on May 17, 2012 by michele

After ignoring Electronic Dance Music (EDM) since its inception, the music “business” is finally waking up to the fact that throngs of people *love* it and want to pay money to experience it.  The pinnacle of proof is the annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) which has organically grown to be the biggest EDM event of the year.  This year the creators of EDC have added a conference addressing the *business* of EDM to the lineup, happening earlier in the week prior to EDC in Vegas.  It’s shaping up to be a must-attend for anyone interested in the business of Electronic Dance Music.

See you there!

ian

EDMbiz Conference
June 5-7
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Register HERE

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Music Startup Academy Los Angeles presented by digitalmusic.org

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Music Startup Academy – LA
June 7
1:00 – 5:00
Grammy Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
(corner of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street), in the L.A. LIVE district

The Music Startup Academy is designed to reduce barriers to entry into the music business for entrepreneurs, by providing a clear roadmap to success through actionable insights into the core structure, legal framework, content deals, business models, and the “nuts n’ bolts” of getting things done to build a legal, streamlined, and competitive music property.  These sessions have been held in NYC, San Francisco, at the SXSW Accelerator, and most recently a 100+ standing-room-only session in Nashville. Upcoming sessions include this L.A. session, Washington D.C., and another to be announced shortly in London, at the UK GeneralAssemb.ly space.

The GRAMMY Museum is an exciting and interactive celebration of the power of music occupying a vibrant new space in downtown Los Angeles, minutes away from the Staples Center and the Convention Center.

A full agenda and registration can be found via Eventbrite.

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Eurovision on Topspin

Posted on May 9, 2012 by michele

It’s time we pulled back the curtain on the newly launched Eurovision download store produced by Jessie Scoullar of Wicksteed Works. The Eurovision Song Contest has been held annually since 1955 when it was created by the European Broadcasting Union in a bid to bring countries together with a light entertainment program. Check out the 2012 entries to the Contest, complete with custom preview players, lyrics to sing along with your favorites, and the back catalogue from 2007 through to 2011. All tracks are available for individual purchase or as whole albums, in full-figured high quality 320kbps MP3. This is one of Wicksteed Works’ most ambitious projects to date, in partnership with a world-leading brand: over 270 pages and 400 buy buttons! Eurovision has a broadcast audience reach in the hundreds of millions and there is a fantastic team at Universal Denmark. We’re looking forward to seeing who wins the Song Contest on May 26!

About Wicksteed Works: Jessie’s company emerged from the simmering crucible of the experience and know-how distilled from two years on Topspin’s Creative Services team, compounded with broad music industry experience in artist management, live event production, touring and merchandising, on top of a background in licensing, commercial law, student radio and journalism. To inquire about their services, send a message to: hello@wicksteedworks.com or follow them on Twitter.

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Produced by: Wicksteed Works

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