July 2009
1 post
We’re now blogging at nextbigsound.com/blog. You can follow a tumblog that imports content from our new blog at nextbigsound.tumblr.com.
Thanks!
June 2009
5 posts
The Book Business vs. The Record Business
I came across a Big Money article entitled The Kindle Revolution that described the book business. The parallels with the record business were immediately obvious:
The book business is a distribution business, pure and simple. It’s about getting the words and ideas of a writer into the hands of a reader. In the old days, publishers had to get the books piled in the bookstore so readers...
iTunes DJ...
…is awesome.
We’ve been looking for a group playlist creator for a long time in the office — at some point we even kicked around building one ourselves. Using iTunes DJ we can each add songs to a playlist, vote up songs that other people add, and generally democratize our listening experience.
It’s not without shortcomings though — as far as I know you can only vote...
WatchIt’s been a long time since we’ve updated The Next Big Sound blog, but it’s not without good reason. A lot has happened in the past few months and we’re excited to share what we’ve been up to and where we’re headed.
Techstars and moving to Boulder, CO In early April we found out that we were accepted into Techstars. More about Techstars:
TechStars is a...
January 2009
1 post
November 2008
2 posts
October 2008
1 post
September 2008
1 post
August 2008
12 posts
Top 10 Played Songs on The Next Big Sound
drumroll please….
Rideshare - Be
The Tomorrow People - Mmm…. What Ya Say
French Horn Rebellion - Up All Night
Canyons - Maybe We Could Take A Weekend
Question Mark - Don’t Fail Me Now
Canyons - Aqua Del Corazon
Question Mark - The King Returns
Mind At Large - Come Up Swinging
Cavashawn - Out Of My Mind
Gran Trizz - Subway
milestones
The Next Big Sound: now with over 1,000 signings.
CollegeOTR.com Article About The Next Big Sound →
We had our first official interview today. Check it out at CollegeOTR.com.
The Next Big Sound Muxtape →
Enjoy the rest of your friday afternoon with a taste of some unsigned music from The Next Big Sound. This muxtape has a single from each of the top 10 artists on our charts and will be updated weekly.
July 2008
7 posts
onward
The blog has been sparse lately. Sparse can be sad and we don’t want that. Here’s what’s up: the Sounding Board is currently playing with the first version of the site. In the coming weeks the site will open up to the world. If you’d like to be notified please enter your email address on thenextbigsound.com. Yay.
Currently Reading...
Alex: The Mind of the Market and Creative Capital
David: Founders at Work
Samir: The Long Tail
Jason: The Tipping Point
Cliche?
June 2008
6 posts
we hung a whiteboard up yesterday. productivity increased at least 400%. we’re currently listening to the new girl talk album. more soon.
aside: a tom cruise top gun poster and a mohammad ali calendar also now grace our once barren walls.
Hey bands, what’s your plan for becoming famous?
It’s tough for unsigned bands out there. We’re building a better way.
Imagine a world where fans are more powerful than record labels. Music fanatics and bands: drop us a line if you’d like to be part of the launch. Keep checking back here for updates.
