New Music Seminar Day 2! Opening Remarks, Mike Huppe Keynote, and more!

New Music Seminar Day 2! Opening Remarks, Mike Huppe Keynote, and more!

New Music Seminar continued to bring the best in music business to the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel this Monday. With a huge breadth of programming covering topics from streaming to touring to producing and everything in between, the hotel was abuzz with innovation in the second day of the three-day...

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NMS 2014 Kicks Off Sunday With Delegates Eager, Excited & Ready to Talk Music Business in NYC

NMS 2014 Kicks Off Sunday With Delegates Eager, Excited & Ready to Talk Music Business in NYC

New Music Seminar kicked off this Sunday in NYC at the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel, making it the first time the conference will be held over three days as opposed to two in previous years. Registration lines packed with eager delegates moved quickly, ready to hear discussions on topics including: networking,...

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How Swedes Do New Music Seminar

How Swedes Do New Music Seminar

Last Summer we teamed up with our friends at Musichelp to host some of our favorite emerging bands from Sweden at New Music Seminar’s first-ever Swedish Showcase. One of our Swedish artists, pop/rock band State of Grace, filmed their trip to NYC for NMS 2013 and used the footage to...

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Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Back in 2007 when the writing was on the wall about the demise of the CD and vinyl sales were almost nonexistent, I wrote this commentary for Billboard.  Today, as CDs are down 19.6% year-to-date  and album downloads are down 14%, Vinyl is up 32.7%, it is clear that consumers...

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What You Can’t Miss At Midem 2014: NMS Panels, Tom Silverman’s Keynote Q&A With Lyor Cohen & More!

What You Can’t Miss At Midem 2014: NMS Panels, Tom Silverman’s Keynote Q&A With Lyor Cohen & More!

Midem kicked off their 2014 program today in Cannes, France with over 6,000 music and tech industry professionals, artists and brands in attendance. Held annually, Midem’s 2014 Program will run Saturday February 1 through Tuesday February 4, featuring a complete set of conferences during the day and live music from...

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Monday Music Brief: Week of 1/20/2014

Monday Music Brief: Week of 1/20/2014

Your weekly guide to music business news …and everything else you may have missed this weekend that matters in music. Streaming and Subscription Sony’s Music Unlimited subscription service has integrated with concert listing app Bandsintown. Now,...

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Tom Silverman LIVE on Bloomberg TV Thurs. 1/16 at 4:30 pm (ET)

Tom Silverman LIVE on Bloomberg TV Thurs. 1/16 at 4:30 pm (ET)

Catch NMS Executive Director and TommyBoy CEO, Tom Silverman discuss his thoughts on Adapting music distribution to digital, and what’s next for the music business…all building up to the New Music Seminar this June!

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NMS ’14 Registration is Now Open – Act Now for the Lowest Rate Available

NMS ’14 Registration is Now Open – Act Now for the Lowest Rate Available

New Music Seminar 2014…What’s Next? NMS 2014 Preparations are in full swing and as always you can expect over 160 speakers – the leaders, game-changers, disruptors, and visionaries – that debate the real issues in the music business and create positive, impactful solutions to grow the Music Business to $100 Billion...

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2013 NMS New York Music Festival to Feature Performers From Around the World

May 30, 2013 (NYC) – On June 9-11, the  NMS New York Music Festival (NYMF) will hold several showcases featuring new and noteworthy international artists. NYMF kicks off Sunday, June 9 at Webster Hall with the Opening Night Red Carpet Event (see flyer here) featuring performances by The Soul Rebels, 2AM Club, Baby Bee, DJ Sav and Mystereo, and more. The nights...

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The Soul Rebels to Headline NMS Opening Night Red Carpet Event

The Soul Rebels to Headline NMS Opening Night Red Carpet Event

May 30, 2013 (NYC) –  The Soul Rebels  have just announced that they will headline New Music Seminar’s 2013 Opening Night Red Carpet Event. The eight-piece brass, percussion and vocal ensemble blends rock, hip-hop, funk, R&B and soul for a unique sound that has propelled them to major festival stages around the...

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