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MobileMonday Madrid on Mobile Music

Published on May 4, 2009 in Announcements, Madrid, Mobile Monday and Mobile Music. Closed Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

Mobile MusicMarcos Eguillor and Eduard Sama are currently programming the Mobile Mondays in Madrid now, the next event this evening is covering the Mobile Music topic at Instituto de Empresa.

Speakers include Clemente Sánchez, Head of Digital Networks at SGAE, Matías Llort, Marketing Director at MySpace Spain, Gonzalo de la Vega, Business Development Director at Musiwave (Microsoft), Cristobal Alonso, CCO of mmCHANNEL and Bernard Seco, CEO of Ohlala Mobile. An interesting mix to discuss current music on-the-go services, rights management, the influence of social media, enablers and platforms, etc.

As usual, attendance is free; all you need to do is register and/or confirm your presence for this event and reserve one of the 150 seats available. Check the MobileMonday Madrid website for further details.

(image by Charity for Debt blog)

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Groove Armada and O2

Published on July 7, 2005 in Mobile Music. Closed Tags: , , .

BBC News reports that Andy Cato of dance act Groove Armada has teamed up with O2 in the UK to offer tracks for download to mobiles.

Some article quotes:

“As a solo artist, he is free to make his own music deals, although Groove Armada will continue to make records and tour together.”…”It means he will get a far greater share of the revenues, which will be shared with O2.”…”Unlike other tracks offered by the O2 music service, Andy Cato’s tunes will not have any digital rights protection (DRM).”

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Independents and Mobile Music Distribution

Published on June 30, 2005 in Analysis, Mobile Music and Music. Closed Tags: , , .

I just realised its nearly 3 weeks since my last post (an eternity in the blogosphere!)

During this period Napster and Ericsson joined forces for a mobile music distribution deal, Apple and Nokia partner to develop a mobile web browser, today MSN and Vodafone launch a PC-to-Mobile Instant Messaging alliance…, it’s only the beginning of all major players setting their marks for territory in the mobile market space.

My attention though went to this CNET news.com article about independent music and digital distribution. Kevin Arnold, who runs the Independent Online Distribution Alliance explains how IODA represents a growing number of independent music labels who want their music to be available through Apple Computer’s iTunes or RealNetworks’ Rhapsody service.

Covering digital music distributioon for independents, don’t miss the excellent Washington Post article “Downloading: The Next Generation“.

Check also IMPALA, the Independent Music Companies Association for the aims and challenges European independents face.

If the internet was an opportunity for independents to promote and distribute their content on a much wider scale, the challenges look quite complex for them in the mobile music space, at least I haven’t seen any independent music yet in the wireless space? Time to market?

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