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Is Spotify good or bad for musicians? Vote!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:33:00 -0800

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Still images? Slideshows? Boring, @ThingLink is way cooler

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:48:00 -0800

My first ThingLink interactive image, a feature for PLAYMA's website. Absolutely loving the deep integration with services like Topspin and Soundcloud. Will see how it's accepted by PLAYMA fans, but so far I see this tool as a perfect replacement of featured images and slideshows on websites' home pages (plus there are way more other ways to use it). PS: Turns out Posterous...

Skrillex wins three Grammys

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:45:00 -0800

Skrillex has taken home three awards as well: his "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" album won Best Dance/Electronica Album, the title track earned Best Dance Recording, and his remix to Benny Benassi's "Cinema" won Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. The dubstep phenom is vying for Best New Artist against Bon Iver, The Band...

New job. New life. New bio!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:50:00 -0800

It always happens like this. In December I imagined that I would write a loooong, long post here, covering my departure from Ultimate Guitar, the company I had been with during the last eight years, almost since its foundation. But instead, I just want to sincerely thank my colleagues and my boss, Eugeny Naidenov, for all the knowledge, experience, and the opportunities...

My first webinar is tomorrow (it's in Russian!): 7 New Ways To Make Money With Music In 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:43:00 -0800

Look forward to gaining lots of new experience (and having fun!) tomorrow, February 4th. If you speak / understand Russian (sorry to everyone else, I will definitely be doing virtual workshops in English soon), join my webinar for XSSR Online Academy at 5PM Moscow time. More info is available here. PS: Yes, and this flyer was made in about 5 minutes with Phoster. Loving...

PLAYMA photoshoot backstage: less words, more images with Webdoc

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:00 -0800

Playing with Webdoc today, which recieved quite some buzz on MIDEM this past weekend (a dedicated blog post is coming up today on Dotted Music). Not fully convinced with how everything is organized there, but it is cool and very useful service without a doubt! Check out a video my wife Katya did from a PLAYMA photo session in December 2011 (the photographer is Vika...

Promoting the launch of a new website with QR #CaseStudy

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:00 -0800

Pretty much speaks for itself ;) Tool used: http://qrnot.es/ Permalink | Leave a comment »

PLAYMA - Cuz We Are PLAYMA #YouTube

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:57:00 -0800

PLAYMA is revealing their new track and a first music video, filmed by Dotted Music (my wife Katya)! Titled Cuz We Are PLAYMA, this 4x4 masterpiece with a crunchy dubstep breakdown shows a pure PLAYMA energy and style - you will love it. Created out of days worth of footage, the 3-minutes video for Cuz We Are PLAYMA chronicles their journeys of 2011: from the day in...

Howard Bloom: Success in Music Industry #YouTube

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:37:00 -0800

Howard Bloom: Success in Music Industry Select comments by Howard Bloom at IdeaFestival 2010 on his past experience as a publicist in the music industry Permalink | Leave a comment »

Quickly creating announcements with Smore #CaseStudy

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:22:00 -0800

Another cool little app I discovered and tested this week is called Smore. Currently in Alpha (yes, not even Beta), the service allows to instantly create simple pages and share them on social networks. This kind of a digital flyer is great for announcing events, and so I tried it out yesterday with a page dedicated to next week's premiere of PLAYMA's new music video for "Cuz...

Dubstep taking over the world

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:05:32 -0800

According to the just released Klout report, dubstep was the second most influential topic among music genres in 2011 (coming after hip hop). Next year is gonna be big. Permalink | Leave a comment »

Santa is a Communist - Josh Urban #YouTube

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:52:00 -0800

All in a tizzy about the Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays conflict? You're missing the bigger picture. Santa is a Communist, and he's taking over a rooftop near you. Don't be fooled by his laugh or a wink of his eye. He dresses in red, and he pushes a socialist agenda that is most un-American. Sharing and cheer for EVERYONE? Sounds like redistribution. Pretty soon...

PLAYMA on radio, 16.12.2011

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:59:00 -0800

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PLAYMA Live @ Excuse My French, Paris 11/05 #YouTube

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:22:00 -0800

PLAYMA's Mars and Ben William playing live at La Bellevilloise club in Paris, France, on November 5th. More info about the party can be found at http://www.excusemyfrench.fr/?p=953 Permalink | Leave a comment »

PressPausePlay: Seth Godin Interview #YouTube

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:10:00 -0700

via youtube.com Seth Godin doesn't seem to stop shipping quotes that can be turned into a book, each. Please spend 9 minutes watching this video, I swear you won't regret it. Permalink | Leave a comment »

Rihanna lets fans 'unlock' her new single on Facebook Page

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:34:00 -0700

International superstar Rihanna will commandeer the worldwide launch of her brand new single “We Found Love” feat. Calvin Harris, today September 22nd at 9:00amEST, utilizing her Facebook page and radio simultaneously. Rihanna is the #1 female artist on Facebook with over 45 million fans. The global launch of “We Found Love” kicks off the new “Rihanna: UNLOCKED” campaign,...

My face in Times Square? Would be nice!

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:25:00 -0700

About.me has launched a contest to find new faces for our fall promotion. Selected winners will see their about.me page featured across our campaign, including on a giant billboard in Times Square. In addition, three grand-prize winners will receive a trip to New York City to see their page in lights and attend an exclusive about.me event. via about.me Accidently, just by...

Your tweets turned into... Online newspaper!

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:57:00 -0700

Here is my little discovery of the week - a website called Twylah. Currently in beta (I guess I was lucky to get an invite very quick), the service allows you to create "custom brand pages for your tweets," which is pretty accurate. What you get after receiving an invite and signing up with you Twitter account is a dedicated page, in a trendy newspaper-like layout,...

VibeDeck integrates with Soundcloud

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:52:00 -0700

As commenters pointed out, VibeDeck has a ways to go before it has the same functionality as other music services, but in keeping it simple (and remaining free), it has some great potential. Every day fans and musicians are always looking for services that keep prices low. And today VibeDeck added another piece of the puzzle by deploying a SoundCloud integration that will...

'Get Your Music Featured On The Right Blogs' - Upcoming Webinar from MicControl

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:35:00 -0700

My friends at MicControl has just announced the launch of MicControl Consulting service, and I must say that what they offer sounds so damn compelling! On August 2nd they are hosting a webinar, which is just $10 and covers the following: What can you expect from signing up? We're going to start things off with a 45 minute presentation showing you the ins and outs of the...