Welcome to MusicTank
Welcome to MusicTank, a business development network for the UK music industry, owned and operated by the University of Westminster - it's purpose; to engage with industry, innovation and change across the music business.
News
Sep 04, 2008
Former Label Exec Sees Future Outside Music Distribution
Don Pelson thinks licensing music for online distribution is dumb. He should know: the former consumer marketing SVP at Warner Music Group wants to create a community around the music people already own play, and with uPlayMe he thinks he’s hit on a missing link.
Sep 04, 2008
New Music Site Gives Fans A Cut Of Tune Sales
California-based Popcuts, which publicly launched its Web site in early August, charges users 99 cents per song. Thereafter, whenever someone else buys the same song, those who have already bought it get paid in credit that can be redeemed for more Popcuts music. The earlier you buy a song, the larger your cut of future sales.
Sep 03, 2008
Wippit Put Out Of Its Misery; Pioneering Legal P2P Service Dies
Music store Wippet, which once blazed a trail in legal P2P, has shut down. Distorted Loop quotes a spokesperson as saying: “Wippit finally succumbed to tough market conditions and the changing landscape in the retail market.”
Newsletters
Jul 31, 2008
THE FILESHARING CONUNDRUM: SECONDS OUT, ROUND TWO...
The big news last week was the signing of a government brokered Memo of Understanding between the BPI, the UK’s six largest ISPs – representing some 90% of UK internet connections – and the government and film industry. While most of the headlines focused on whether the letters being sent would curtail filesharing, that seems to be missing the point a little - most stakeholders agree the real solution is not the stick but the carrot of decent legal alternatives, and beyond the ISPs’ acknowledgement of their responsibilities, and indeed the letters themselves, the real hope is that this Memo will help to create anenvironment in which new digital services can flourish.
Jul 14, 2008
LAST CHANCE TO GET...FACE TO FACE WITH THE MILLENNIALS
...so we've assembled our industry team that's gonna scope the next twelve months for our chosen artist (who'll be revealed on the day) AND provide all those present with cutting-edge, practical help and advice for individulas' future music business strategies - from widgets to games, mobile to merchandising and social media to retail and more, we like to think we've got it covered...
Hot Topic
Face To Face with The Millennials...the full event archive is now complete and ready to both read and download as a podcast. Remember - you have to be a MusicTank member and log-in to the site to access the full archive, which can be found in the events section.
To whet your appetite, listen to the audio-teasers via our online mp3 player. Speaking of which...
Celestial Jukebox, 06 May '08: The full event archive - transcript and podcast - is now complete and available online in both the Events and Podcast sections of this website.
MusicTank Events
Jul 17, 2008
Face To Face With The Millennials
SORRY - THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL AND BOOKING HAS NOW CLOSED! Following the recently acclaimed ‘Meet The Millennials’ report, MusicTank has invited its author and Nettwerk Music Group’s Co-Founder & CEO Terry McBride to the UK to take part in a very special music business initiative. Challenged to put his philosophy into practice, Terry will not only debate his ideas with fellow professionals but in a unique experiment, be confronted with an up and coming British act for whom he will roadmap a path to success live on stage. With nowhere to hide this will be the ultimate test of Terry’s beliefs and skills.
May 12, 2008
Buzz Building For The Digital Teenage Generation: LONDON
Rob & Chris of Enter Shikari fame are confirmed for this second panel, complementing the 'Build A Band Campaign' which sees the winners from a round of regional auditions go through to form a band to perform at Glastonbury's Left Field stage, June 2008.
May 06, 2008
Celestial Jukebox: Free Streams Or Pipe Dreams?
This Think Tank will consider whether on-demand streaming can fulfil the celestial jukebox fantasist’s dream to become the predominant method of mass music consumption.
