Western Music Piracy in China – the Major Labels’ role

Western Music Piracy in China – the Major Labels’ role
In keeping with the historical flashback highlights accompanying China’s 60th anniversary celebrations, Music2.0 has decided to review recent music industry history in China and the one abiding feature that seems to have been dominant – music piracy. But more intriguingly, we examine how...

Spotify Brings Music Downloads to Its Users

Spotify Brings Music Downloads to Its Users
The music service, Spotify, which streams music has revealed in its blog that users will now be able to download tracks. The new service will only be available to Spotify premium subscribers, who will be able to use a special 'offline mode' to store up to 3,333 tracks on their computer's hard drive....

Internet Age Re-inventing Music Business

Internet Age Re-inventing Music Business
Music and Internet worlds merged on San Francisco's posh Nob Hill as insiders brainstormed about industry rocking Web 2.0 trends from social networking to smart phones with cameras.Internet technologies will transform a music industry in which recording studio revenues have tumbled along with CD sales,...

How To Approach A Record Label – Part 2

How To Approach A Record Label – Part 2
This is the second part to How To Approach A Record Label. Submitting an online demo (MP3) - Ensure you email the correct department (a+r@recordlabel.com rather than press@recordlabel.com). - It’s even better if you can get the name the relevent person to contact and their direct email address...

How to Approach a Record Label – Part 1

How to Approach a Record Label – Part 1
In the first of a new series of articles, Qmuso brings you essential information from people who work directly in the music and media industries. In order to make this series as useful as possible, we have hooked up with a range of small businesses who can offer practical advice based on first hand experience....