Blog: Live music industry

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Hybrid live streaming provides new opportunities to build authentic global fanbases

Srishti Das

22 Mar 2023

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live streaming

July 2022 saw Boiler Room’s hands in one of the most iconic dance music / pop culture crossovers that led to the era of “Fred againia”. Fred again..’s Boiler Room set has (so far) garnered 16...

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From 8-bit to fantasy: Proms’ focus on gaming underscores its cultural relevance

Samuel Griffin

10 Aug 2022

Proms

Gaming

Fandom

After the humble beginnings of the first melodic loops from NAMCO’s Rally X , the cultural symphony of music, video, and games has since matured toHildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater’s recent score...

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Live streaming centre stage for 2021

Keith Jopling

2 Nov 2020

live streaming

live music

Live music industry

The longer the pandemic continues, the harder it gets for the live music business (and other cultural sectors built around live performance) to sustain hope of a ‘return to normal’. I hate saying it,...

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Why the SVOD Boom Will Benefit Live Nation

Zach Fuller

12 Jul 2019

american malls

Live music industry

live nation

My first experience of the United States was not the NYC, LA or Florida usually encountered by those visiting the new world for the first time. I was five years old and, due to an Auntie marrying a midwestern...

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Why Stormzy as a Glastonbury Headliner Makes Sense Post-Streaming

Zach Fuller

27 Jun 2019

glastonbury

Live music industry

music festivals

On the eve of Stormzy becoming the first Grime artist to headline Glastonbury, it is worth considering what this represents in terms of the link between the new streaming economy and live music. The South...

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