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Book better shows with ArtistBomb.com

So You Want to Book Better Shows

Venue Managers and promoters are constantly challenging themselves to book better shows.  Here’s how we can help. Step 1:  Sign Up For MusicIDB.com Our team knows that it takes an enormous amount of time to book a show.  Our surveys

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MusicIDB 1.1 Release Notes

Very productive week for the Research & Development Team at MusicIDB.com, this is the latest group of fixes and known issues on the site. Feature Improvements and Fixes All Users Dashboard > My Calendar Events are now in Order by

Massachusetts State House.

How Do I Get a Music Promoter License in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts General Law requires licenses for various forms of entertainment and promotion.  If you’re looking for a music promoter license, then you’re in luck.  This article explains the confusing terminology in the law and will help you to decide if

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The Value Proposition

You’ve got a bunch of sweet tracks recorded.  You can’t wait for the world to hear ‘em.  What’re you going to do to make people notice?  Well, obviously you’re going to make a super-expensive video, because you’ve heard that YouTube

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Have music industry sales come full circle?

In my opinion, the music industry record sales have come full circle since the boom of recorded music in the 1950s. Record sales have gone from writing that one popular single, to creating a full length album, back to the

Acton Jazz Cafe answers the "where to find jazz" question for Lowell, MA.

Acton Jazz Cafe: Where to Find Jazz

In my continuing quest for where to find jazz, I spent a little more time on Google.  This time I saw Acton Jazz Cafe in the listings and asked folks at MusicIDB about it.  They said it was great, so

Digital Music Faves- from MediaMonkey to Spotify

Digital Music – From MediaMonkey to Spotify

I mostly just wanted to give a shout-out to my favorite mp3 player : MediaMonkey. It’s unbelievable how great a job those guys have done building an mp3 player.   Does exactly what I want it to do, and was

Lean Startup Fuse is Lit at MusicIDB

The people at MusicIDB.com are delighted to be participating in this year’s Lean Startup Challenge Boston 2013. We’ve been working since November of last year, but this past week shows how the Lean Startup Challenge is helping us kick it

An Interview with DJ Icculus

Tim Icculus Dunning, aka DJ Icculus, is an alto Saxophone player and a DJ whose turntable skills have landed him several festival spots in the last few years. He is from Lawrence MA and currently is involved with 3 bands

Welcome to Our Blog

A quick blog introduction from two of MusicIDB’s Co-Founders – Johanna Lovejoy & Dan Shedd