Music Tech
The Future (or Past?) of Online Concerts
In May of 2020 (just as the pandemic began to really take hold globally), I wrote an article about how it could potentially impact the gospel music industry, especially live
July 26, 2022 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechDropping, Dripping, or Streaming
When an album “drops,” it’s industry slang for saying an album has been released to the public. It’s origins come from the newspaper industry, where delivery trucks would drop bundles
January 16, 2020 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechMusic Biz Monday: A Look at Vinyl Formats
Did you know that LP’s and 45’s were actually part of an early format war?
December 9, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming VideoA Case FOR Physical Media
Wait – is Kyle FOR or AGAINST digital media?!
December 4, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechNQC’s Webcast, Two Possible Solutions
Would either of these ideas work?
November 15, 2019 David Bruce Murray Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechStreaming, Vinyl growing; CD’s dying (or are they…?)
A recent article in Rolling Stone postulates that vinyl records are on track to outsell compact discs for the first time in over 30 years. They cite as evidence the
September 10, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechShould Music Adopt a “Netflix” Model?
If you heard an album you loved on Spotify or Apple Music, and it was subsequently removed, would you pay to purchase that album on CD or digital download?
July 3, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music TechUniversal Music Group: Decades of Masters Lost
Last year, I wrote an article detailing how record companies have a checkered past when it comes to properly archiving their master recordings. Among some of the revelations noted (thanks
June 11, 2019 Kyle Boreing History, Music Business, Music Tech, NewsThe Death Of iTunes Impacts Southern Gospel Fans
Technology marches on…
June 1, 2019 David Bruce Murray Music Business, Music TechCD’s vs Streaming (Part Two): The Artist or The Song?
TRIVIA: What was the first southern gospel album to be released on CD? Answer is below…. Last week, I wrote (rather extensively) about what I saw as a short-term gain,
February 26, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechCD’s vs Streaming (Part One) – Short-Term Gain, Long Term Loss?
Spotify’s current pay rate per stream is around $0.006 per complete play. The average cost of a CD is $12 with around 10 songs per CD (or $1.20 per song).
February 23, 2019 Kyle Boreing Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music TechMusicScribe Reviews, Changing Times, and YouTube Links
Look for YouTube links in future MusicScribe reviews.
November 14, 2018 David Bruce Murray Music Business, Music Tech