Synopsis
Digital Music Trends brings you the latest news in the digital music industry. Each week a panel of music tech journalists and digital music experts from labels, consultancies and startups discuss and analyse the news making sense of the latest on streaming services, digital marketing, internet radio, licensing, collection societies, copyright and much more. DMT also covers events has reported from SXSW, Midem, the Future Music Forum, AIMs Music Connected, Berlin Music Week and more. The show has been running since 2009 and hosted by Andrea Leonelli. Released every Friday.
Episodes
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DMT 111 – Streaming Windows, Digital Groceries and Fairness
01/12/2012 Duration: 01h03minThis week on Digital Music Trends I’m joined by Darren Hemmings (@mr_trick) and Sam Taylor (@saaaaaam). We talk about: – AC/DC landing on iTunes (finally) and the parallels to hold-outs now happening in the streaming world including Rihanna’s latest album release – digital groceries, as UK supermarket giant Tesco plans to integrate recently acquired music streaming […] The post DMT 111 – Streaming Windows, Digital Groceries and Fairness appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 110 – Musichackday London 2012
23/11/2012 Duration: 01h02minThis week on Digital Music Trends I chat with Martyn Davies (@martyndavies, Sendgrid) and Syd Lawrence (@sydlawrence, Twilio, Wemakeawesomesh.it) about Musichackday London 2012 which took place over the weekend of the 17th/18th of November at Facebook’s HQ in Soho. This week it’s well worth checking out the video version of the show as I’ve incorporated videos of some of the […] The post DMT 110 – Musichackday London 2012 appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 109 – Spotify, UMG & HP, 4G, Fan-funding, A&R spend
16/11/2012 Duration: 48minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends), Nancy Baym (@nancybaym) and Eamonn Forde (@eamonn_forde) chat about Spotify, the UMG/HP deal, the rise of 4G and its impact on music services, fan-funded projects versus a label’s A&R spending power and much more! You can find the shownotes for this week’s podcast here with links […] The post DMT 109 – Spotify, UMG & HP, 4G, Fan-funding, A&R spend appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 108 – Internet Radio Acts, Pandora, Google’s Free matching & more
09/11/2012 Duration: 57minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli, Gerd Leonhard (@gleonhard) and Tom Davenport (@tomdavenport) discuss internet radio streaming rates, Pandora’s woes, Google’s free matching service, the latest on Vevo & Youtube and Facebook Music Apps. Enjoy the show and check out the show-notes below for links to all the articles that were read in […] The post DMT 108 – Internet Radio Acts, Pandora, Google’s Free matching & more appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 107 – Bamm.tv and Datownia
01/11/2012 Duration: 33minThis week on Digital Music Trends a special episode going live while I’m on vacation where I interview the founders of start-ups Bamm.tv (connecting emerging artists, entertainment service providers and audiences worldwide via the production of HD video content) and Datownia (allowing any company to create an API easily). Enjoy and ’till next week when […] The post DMT 107 – Bamm.tv and Datownia appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 106 – Xbox Music, Streaming in Japan, anti-piracy in UK/JP/FR & More!
17/10/2012 Duration: 49minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends), Virginie Berger (@virberg), Karim Fanous (@Karim_Fanous) and Taishi Fukuyama (@tshfkym) discuss Microsoft’s move into streaming with Xbox music, Spotify’s potential launch in Japan as well as the evolution of the market over there, anti-piracy measures and costs in France, Japan and the UK, the problem of accurate reporting […] The post DMT 106 – Xbox Music, Streaming in Japan, anti-piracy in UK/JP/FR & More! appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 105 – Deezer’s round, Soundcloud & Getty, Last.fm, Pandora’s (cash) box
11/10/2012 Duration: 01h06minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends), Stephen O’Reilly (@steoreilly) and Darren Hemmings (@mr_trick) talk about Deezer’s new round of funding, Pandora’s royalties revelations, Soundcloud partnering with Getty to offer licensing opportunities to its users, Last.fm’s earnings, the Redigi case on second hand music and much more! Here’s a link to the week’s Shownotes with […] The post DMT 105 – Deezer’s round, Soundcloud & Getty, Last.fm, Pandora’s (cash) box appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 104 – Lossless Pono, Rdio & Artists, CD’s 30th and Megabox
04/10/2012 Duration: 39minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends), Sitar Teli (@sitar), Martyn Davies (@martynrdavies) and Mark Mulligan (@Mark_Mulligan) talk about Neil Young’s fight to bring lossless to the masses with Pono, Rdio’s new artist referral initiative, the conclusion of UMG’s acquisition of EMI, the CD’s 30th anniversary and the teaser video for Megabox. Here the […] The post DMT 104 – Lossless Pono, Rdio & Artists, CD’s 30th and Megabox appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 103 – THE Merger, Pandora’s Bill, Myspace & Windowing
27/09/2012 Duration: 59minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends), Nathan Hoy (@nathanhoy), Darren Hemmings (@mr_trick) and Zach Carter (@zachncarter) have a lengthy chat about the UMG/EMI merger, Pandora’s quest to lower radio streaming rates in the US, the sexy defibrillation of Myspace, 7digital’s “Prototype Package” and the age-old question on windowing of releases this time […] The post DMT 103 – THE Merger, Pandora’s Bill, Myspace & Windowing appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 102 – Bittorrent, Clean Clouds, iTunes and Shazam
20/09/2012 Duration: 53minThis week Andrea Leonelli (@digimusictrends) Duncan Geere (@duncangeere), Steve Knopper (@knopps) and Andy Malt (@andymalt) discuss the latest news in digital music including Bittorrent, Clean Clouds, iTunes, Shazam, Reverbnation, Hadopi. Also this week another segment by Ashley Eldson from Palmsounds on mobile music making apps! Talking iPhone 5 and the magic of Audiobus! Please do […] The post DMT 102 – Bittorrent, Clean Clouds, iTunes and Shazam appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 101 – Apple Radio, Spotify’s browser, Willis & Gaga
13/09/2012 Duration: 01h02minThis week on Digital Music Trends Andrea Leonelli, Darren Hemmings (@mr_trick), Eliot Van Buskirk (@listeningpost) and Eamonn Forde (@eamonn_forde) discuss the digital music news of the past week. In the show – which also includes a segment on mobile music making apps by Ashley Eldson – we talk about Apple’s radio rumours and implications, Bruce […] The post DMT 101 – Apple Radio, Spotify’s browser, Willis & Gaga appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 100 – Tomahawk
24/06/2012 Duration: 24minHello Everyone and welcome to Digital Music Trends – Episode 100! Thanks for sticking with the show for so long through ups and downs (and fairly long breaks) if you’re a long-time listeners and welcome if you’re new to it! This week an interview with Jason Herskowitz (@jherskowitz), one of the programmers leading the Tomahawk […] The post DMT 100 – Tomahawk appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 99 – Jeremy Silver
17/06/2012 Duration: 34minHello Everyone! Digital Music Trends is back this week after a long break with an interview with Jeremy Silver. Jeremy has had a long experience in digital music and the creative industries and so in this show we cover quite a few topics, from his experience as VP of New Media at EMI in the […] The post DMT 99 – Jeremy Silver appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 98 – Cuesongs
12/03/2012 Duration: 15minThis week on the show an interview with Ed Averdieck CEO and Co-founder of CueSongs. CueSongs is a start-up that aims to make it easier to license commercial music for video (be it a documentary, a movie, a commercial or a school project). http://www.cuesongs.com On the show I also talk about the Music4.5 event on […] The post DMT 98 – Cuesongs appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 97 – All Access Today Japan
09/03/2012 Duration: 24minThis week on the show an interview with Taishi Fukuyama from All Access Today Japan. We talk about the evolution of the digital music landscape in Japan, AATJ’s work with US and European start-ups and how they can help artists enter the Japanese market. All Access Today Japan: http://www.aatj.jp Taishi on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tshfkym The post DMT 97 – All Access Today Japan appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 96 – Hack Your Hit with Jay Frank
28/02/2012 Duration: 24minThis week on the show an interview with Jay Frank, author of Futurehit.dna. Jay is back on the show two years after his first interview to talk about his new book Hack Your Hit and about his new record label Digsin. We talk about how musicians can improve their odds of being noticed online, the […] The post DMT 96 – Hack Your Hit with Jay Frank appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 95 – Mpme by Apsmart
15/02/2012 Duration: 11minThis week on the Digital Music Trends an interview with Rahul Powar, founder of Apsmart the company behind the app MPme. MPme is an application created from the ground up for the iPad and it provides a curated online radio experience. The app actually monitors thousands of commercial radio stations and can serve up recommendations […] The post DMT 95 – Mpme by Apsmart appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 94 – Herd.fm
07/02/2012 Duration: 16minThis week on the Digital Music Trendsan interview with David Nam, strategic consultant at Herd.fm, a mobile app that allows you to share and discover music on the go and track your recommendations geographically http://www.herd.fm The post DMT 94 – Herd.fm appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 93 – PlayMySong & Navegas
03/02/2012 Duration: 22minThis week on Digital Music Trends an interview with the CEO of PlayMySong Rami Korhonen with an update on what they’ve been up to in the past year. Playmysong is a great social Jukebox controlled right from your mobile device – coming soon to a venue close to you! Also an interview with Lutz Villalba […] The post DMT 93 – PlayMySong & Navegas appeared first on Digital Music Trends.
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DMT 92 – Last.fm
16/12/2011 Duration: 26minThis week Digital Music Trends is all about Last.fm and features an interview with Matthew Hawn, the company’s VP of product. We talk about the evolution of Last.fm, its API policy, how the Spotify app development came about, their partnership with Microsoft on their new Discover platform at last.fm/discover and also about location-based charts and […] The post DMT 92 – Last.fm appeared first on Digital Music Trends.