SparkNet and SoundOut Provide Crowd-Sourced Music Research, Market Analysis

February 27th 2013

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A new service for Canada’s radio broadcasters will use digital and social media tools to analyze playlists among selected stations or channels.

SparkNetworks has signed an exclusive marketing and distribution agreement with SoundOut Research to provide the services to radio broadcasters in Canada...

QUALITY RADIO PRODUCTS SHOWCASED AT RADIO FESTIVAL

06/10/11

The UK’s leading radio technology companies and other key suppliers to the radio industry will be exhibiting at the Radio Fair as part of this year’s Radio Festival in Salford Quays, Manchester. The Radio Fair provides the perfect opportunity for prestigious suppliers across all areas of broadcasting, from Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) and editing software to media research and studio installation experts, to engage, meet and discuss ideas with executives, producers, engineers and presenters from across all sectors of the UK radio industry...

Sonicbids and SoundOut Join Forces to Deliver Detailed Feedback to Emerging Artists

Beta Launch to Enable Sonicbids Members to Get Feedback on Music for Free

BOSTON, MA May 25, 2011 – Sonicbids, the leading matchmaking site for bands and music promoters, and SoundOut, the market’s leading research and audience insight tool for new music, today announces a partnership to bring SoundOut’s crowd sourced feedback tool to Sonicbids’ artists...

Product Review - SoundOut

Online Evaluation Music Service

Sam Inglis, Sound On Sound

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We all want to know what the man on the Clapham Omnibus really thinks of our music. Now we can find out — and have his opinions statistically analysed into the bargain.

The Holy Grail for many a record company A&R department is a foolproof way of knowing whether a track will be a hit in advance of its release...

Slicethepie, the crowdfunding platform for artists, partners with UMG’s Fontana

Steve O'Hear, Tech Crunch

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Slicethepie, the web-based artist financing engine that lets musicians and bands raise money to make a professional record, has partnered with Fontana Distribution, the “indie” arm of Universal Music Group Distribution...

What Artists Should Know About SoundOut

Music think tank, October 27th 2010

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You know your song is great, but is it a hit? Will it inspire listeners to share it with their friends, hand over their email address, or maybe even open their wallets? You need feedback from average music fans who have nothing to lose by being honest...

Is music really more likely to sell if it’s louder?

Is music really more likely to sell if it’s louder? We come up with some hard evidence — and some surprising answers.

Sam Inglis, Sound On Sound

SoundOut: the ideal platform for loudness tests?

The last 15 years or so have seen mastering engineers put into an increasingly uncomfortable position by their clients...