The founder of the pioneering organization MusicTech Germany, discusses the challenges between the traditional music industry and the emerging music tech industry.
Interview: Paul Pacifico
The CEO of AIM which represents 800+ independent UK music companies talks about how the availability of radio and streaming data has become a game changer for independent musicians in just a few short years.
Interview: Philippe Manivet (Musigamy)
The experienced French music publisher talks about the importance of having a publisher in today’s independent music business.
WARM podcast #2: Peter Harris
We had a chat with the founder of Resonate music streaming service. A new Berlin-based streaming service that aims to be fairer in terms of distributing royalties to artists. Listen up!
Interview: Chris Rogers – Founder of Pivotal Music Conference
The artist manager and entrepreneur talks about the promising new music industry conference Pivotal that he is launching in a few months.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS: Collect your data!
Should artists/creators be more pro-active in terms of collecting and owning their data?
If you are working professionally with music and want to find your markets, understanding your radio airplay in real time is without a doubt one of the true missing elements in music industry-data.
New podcast channel! Episode 1: Scott Cohen
We just launched our new podcast channel here at WARM. We’ve invited guests to join our show and talk about music, data & transparency. The first episode features the great Scott Cohen, the co-founder of digital distribution company The Orchard. We met up with him at this year’s SPOT Festival in Aarhus, Denmark. Please remember to follow our podcast on your …
Interview: Walter Hargrave (Indie Music Bus)
We asked Walter Hargrave (founder of Indie Music Bus) some questions about the independent music business. The Indie Music bus has helped lots of independent musicians and upcoming bands. The Indie Music Bus is a helping hand to the independent musicians, offering various services from promotion to blogging and internet radio to DIY tips and tricks, and general support.
WARM Starts Collaboration With Resonate
We’re teaming up with the upcoming streaming service to make data and analytics simpler for independent artists.
Take Control Of Your Fan Base With Superphone
As an artist, don’t you hate it when Facebook changes it’s algorithm, making it harder for you to reach your followers? Or have you ever been frustrated that you didn’t have more information about the people who actually buy your music or come to your concerts? If the answer is yes, then you should consider using Superphone. Superphone is an …
Interview: Rasmus Stabell (:labelmade: records)
WARM met up with Danish top producer and record label partner Rasmus Stabell. He’s an award-winning producer and has been working with serval artist within his label :labelmade:
Stabell explains the importance of tracking your music online and the benefits of looking into your
How to get your music on the radio, when you can’t afford a pro radio plugger!
To get your music on the radio does not have to be impossible. We would love to help you make this magic happen! Here’s a few options on how to make this easier.
Interview: Bobby Borg (DIY music marketing expert)
Bobby Borg is a former major label, independent, and DIY recording/touring artist with over 25 years experience working alongside the most respected musicians, songwriters, managers, producers, and A&R executives in the music industry.
Holiday Reading: 5 Essential Books About The Music Industry
Holidays are a great time to catch up on your reading and with Easter right around the corner, why not do just that? Reading the right books are also a great way to get smarter about the music business and inspire your next career move. In this article, we recommend five books about the music business that will help you take your …
What’s up SXSW 2018?
by CEO Jesper Skibsby This year was my first SXSW, and what an experience. Lots and lots of interesting panels, workshops, and debates regarding all aspects of the music industry. Networking opportunities at SXSW were endless, and from my point of view extremely valuable. The center of Austin is sizzling of great networking events, especially the A2IM breakfast(American Association of Independent Music) …
Survey: Radio Still Dominates The Audio Landscape
Here at WARM, people often ask us if radio is still important. Many are under the impression that the death of traditional broadcast radio is right around the corner and don’t quite understand why a radio monitoring service like WARM is such an important tool for musicians. Isn’t the future in streaming? Isn’t radio ancient and irrelevant? Not so fast. While …
4 Music Business Youtubers You Should Be Following
Youtube has come a long way since the beginning when cat videos were the main thing dominating people’s attention spans. While there’s still tons of silly stuff on the platform to waste your time on, there are also thousands of content creators valuable insights into every conceivable topic. Of course here at WARM, we’re mostly interested in helping you with …
WARM Will Be Appearing At The Great Escape
This May, WARM will be appearing at the festival/music industry conference The Great Escape in Brighton, England. The Great Escape is one of the most important conferences for the discovery of new musical talent as well as for showcases and discussions about cutting-edge industry-related issues. WARM will be featured at TGE’s The AI Conference along with four other music tech-companies on 17 …
7 Music Biz Events Independent Artists Should Know About
Music business conferences are a great place to further your career as a music industry professional. Whether you’re a musician looking to get your music heard or a manager or label-person looking to network with like-minded colleagues, events are some of the best places to connect with music business people from around the globe. Fortunately, more and more of these …
Buzzfeed Recommends WARM as Top Music Technology To Watch
The mighty Buzzfeed were so kind as to include WARM in their list of ‘Top Music Technology To Watch In 2018’. Obviously, we’re thrilled to be included in this awesome list which also includes innovative startups like ForTunes, TagMix and Verve. Check out the full list here
