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Beautiful. Looks like a piece of art.
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So cold. I need this tonight.
I’m sad that so many people are reblobing this without a link to the source, which is an app for PC and Mac called Pixel Fireplace, by my friend Ted Martens.
Supposed to be in the 30s in LA. Brrrrrr.
Watch a new behind-the-scenes feature from Vevo about the creation of our Tension 2013 North American tour, featuring exclusive footage from rehearsals and interviews with Trent Reznor and the full band, Rob Sheridan, Roy Bennett, Moment Factory, the NIN crew, and more.
Then get ready to watch the end result this Thursday 12/5, streaming free online. Stay tuned.
And if you missed the first part of Vevo’s behind-the-scenes series, about our summer festival tour, check it out here.
I’m bummed I didn’t get to see them at Staples. Hope to see them next time around. They’ve set the bar pretty high on the production front.
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How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock
How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock
Fifteen years ago, the music industry was still a high-functioning behemoth pulling in $38 billion a year at its peak, able to ignore the digital revolution that was about to denude it entirely. Starting in 1999, sales of recorded music fell an average of 8% a year; 2012 was the first time since then that sales went up — 0.3%. Last year, it reported $16.5 billion in global revenue. America accounted for $4.43 billion of that — approximately the same amount spent by AT&T, Chevy, McDonald’s, and Geico on ad buys in the U.S. alone.
So good! Damn.
Use ArtistLink to Promote your Merch on Spotify
Use ArtistLink to Promote your Merch on Spotify
Our friends at Spotify just announced that artists will be able to promote their merch directly on their Spotify artist profile pages using Topspin’s ArtistLink.
It’s all happening!
The Secret of that Capitol Studios Sound. | A Continuous Lean.
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First Listen: Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla, ‘7 Days Of Funk’
I had very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Give it a listen.
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Smash your TV.
Average Fan Value: Methodology and Best Practices
This week Topspin added a new feature which calculates the average fan value for an artist based on the total revenue in their account and the number of emails they have. Artists can now see these average fan values for emails acquired through Topspin, as well as, those gained from imported email lists.
For more on why the value of the fan is important, read our post here. Below, you can read more about how we’ve determined these numbers and some tips on how to increase the overall value of your fans.