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Thoughts on New Media & Music

Posted by simone harris on May 10th, 2010

Caribbean artists in their quest to gain international recognition have no choice but to place emphasis on how new media properties can be exploited. These are indeed exciting and dynamic times in the global recording industry. Artists, consumers and executives alike have witnessed (and continue to witness) historical shifts in the macro and microeconomic structures of the industry, brought on in large part by numerous technological advancements in areas of music production, distribution, and consumption. These technological shifts have catapulted the musical product into a characteristically digital, and computerized realm where ‘new media,’ “the most current electronic means of mass communicating messages to an audience” (Inculink, 2009) has reduced barriers to entry and has created endless opportunities for artists to achieve measurable success.

New media does not depend on the traditional means of communication; rather, it includes the use of the Internet, mobile devices, electronic games, RSS feeds, social networks, blogs and podcasting. While traditional media is still utilized, statistical reports on the growth of new media usage reflects an astounding increase in popularity and preference. New media has introduced affordability, simplicity, convenience and availability, attributes that drive consumer demand in today’s music industry.

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Jamdowndigital.com Reggae music songs and videos by paid subscription

Posted by Ingrid Riley on November 3rd, 2009

(New to Me) I can’t remember where I saw Jamdowndigital but it caught my eye. I’ve been so tired of seeing music and entertainment sites that throw free music videos and free songs your way with no true road to sustainability i.e..profitability. Hence it was damn refreshing to see someone offering a service and charging for it.The well thought and designed site is a contender and yes a competitor to PuKSHOP.

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THE MUSICAL MIDDLE CLASS OF THE CARIBBEAN

Posted by simone harris on July 13th, 2009

Music 2.0 has resulted in a burgeoning class of musicians around the world who are now being referred to as the ‘Musical Middle class’ – artists who now have the power to create and distribute their product across various niche markets that were previously largely controlled by media corporations and record labels. These artists are able to produce music without the help of a major record label.

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Seeqpod Sinks – Another one bites the dust

Posted by simone harris on April 14th, 2009

Earlier this year, when I ventured off to LA for the Econ Music Conference, the first business card that I received was from a gentleman by the name of Caleb Pate. Very cool dude, he was the Music/Media Strategist for a company called Seeqpod. Execs from 3Jane and other companies were more than familiar with Seeqpod – it was very new to me. So after chatting with Caleb for a while I took a look at their site…..and thought “wow, niffty!” One site that can bring all the data on the internet (videos, reviews, photos, etc) to one flash player on any artist I like! Cool!

Kasian Franks, Raf Podowski, and Shekhar Lodha founded SeeqPod back in 2005 and in less than 2 years, managed to create a unique, easy-to-use search and discovery engines that has appealed to millions.

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IS JAMAICA READY FOR MUSIC 2.0?

Posted by simone harris on February 9th, 2009

On Feb 5th, I entered the Globe Lobby of the Los Angeles Times Building in downtown Los Angeles as the only Caribbean representative at the 2nd annual EconMusic Conference, organized by UK based ContentNext Media. This year’s conference focused on the key strategic issues surrounding the economics of the digital music industry.

By the end of the first panel discussion which featured Courtney Holt (President, Myspace Music), David Ring (EVP, eLabs, Universal Music Group), Cory Ondrejka (SVP, Digital Strategy, EMI Music), Michael Spiegelman (Head of Yahoo! Music) and Chris Stephenson (GM, Global Marketing, Entertainment Business, Microsoft) I had to wonder whether Jamaica and by extension the Caribbean region was ready for the technologically driven strategies that industry players are implementing in order to remain competitive in the global music industry.

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