Posts Tagged ‘Live Music Tech’
LN Labs Fund: Live Nation to Invest in More Music Startups
Well, this is an interesting move. Fresh off of their acquisitions of BigChampagne and Setlist.fm, Live Nation Labs has now established the "LN Labs fund" to invest in promising startups in the live music tech space. They're officially describing the fund as "a vehicle for strategic investment, partnership and mentoring... more
Songkick Gets Sequoia Funding, NYT Interview
Man, the live music tech scene has really picked up over the last few weeks. First, Thrillcall launched a mobile app that adds last-minute ticketing offers to its concert database service. Next, Google added concert info to their artist search results. Then, Setlist.fm got bought by Live Nation. A day... more
Concert-focused Social Site Superglued Acquired by Complex Media
One day after we saw Live Nation buy setlist wiki site Setlist.fm, we've got another -- albeit smaller -- acquisition in the Live Music Tech space. Complex Media, an "online network for 20-something men," has acquired the concert-focused social site Superglued. Though decidedly smaller and scrappier than similar sites like... more
Live Nation Acquires Setlist Database Site Selist.fm
We've now got another interesting Live Nation acquisition The concert industry behemoth has just acquired the setlist wiki site Setlist.fm. Although most fans in the jam world have grown accustomed to being able to easily search and find a setlist for most of their favorite bands' shows, for other... more
TECH: Google Adds Concert Links to Artist Search Results
I caught this quiet Google Search announcement the other day and I finally got a chance to mention it here: Google has officially added links for upcoming concerts to search results for bands and musical artists. While this may seem like a pretty small change, anything that Google does to edit... more
Thrillcall Announces Mobile App for Last-minute Ticket Offers
Thrillcall has been in the concert listings game for a few years now with a site that's similar to the likes of Songkick, Bandsintown, and JamBase. But today, they've announced a new mobile app that will offer a twist on the concert listings game -- exclusive ticket offers via mobile... more
Live Music Tech: Apple Files Patent for “Concert Ticket +” iPhone App
The Tech and Music Industry blogs are abuzz today with a new and interesting patent that Apple has filed for a "Concert Ticket+" iPhone App for electronic ticketing. CrunchGear has a good explanation of the patent and what it purports to do: There are a number of potential benefits to... more
Live Music Tech: Interview with Nate Parienti of iClips.net
iClips.net has been webcasting and streaming live events for several years now, but it seems like the site has begun to really pick up steam in the last few years, particularly with its heavy focus on the music festival scene in the U.S. As the live music streaming space continues to grow... more
