Daniel Gill, the founder of Force Field PR, grew up in Florida and started his own record label, Animal World, in 1997, through which he released albums by Frog Eyes and The No-No’s, as well as tributes to The Shaggs and Captain Beefheart. After serving as music director at WVFS radio station in Tallahassee, Daniel went on to work for Fanatic Promotion for several years, moving the company from Colorado to New York City and later opening its Los Angeles branch office.

Force Field PR, one of the most reputable music PR firms in the business, provides national, tour and specialized publicity campaigns for artists such as Panda Bear, Neon Indian, Dan Deacon, Real Estate, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Ariel Pink, WHY?, Deer Tick, Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Woods, The Fresh and Onlys, Field Music, The Strange Boys, Papercuts, The Rural Alberta Advantage, and the list goes on. In the past, the company has helped to launch the careers of a long list of established names, including Sufjan Stevens, Dirty Projectors, St. Vincent, YACHT, Blitzen Trapper, WAVVES and Beach House. Force Field’s website is set-up like a music blog, that features tour info, band bios, and free MP3 downloads from their roster.

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“After nearly a year of review, the Justice Department on Monday set the conditions under which it will permit concert promoter Live Nation Inc. to merge with ticket-selling and artist-management powerhouse Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., in a deal that could reshape the music industry. As laid out in a briefing in Washington, the conditions appeared relatively straightforward and shouldn’t pose major obstacles, thereby clearing the way for the creation of single entity that will be able to manage artists, book them in venues which it owns and sell tickets to their concerts. It will also be able to sell merchandise, run fan clubs, and in some cases sell recorded music. The Justice Department said in a statement that the conditions would “preserve competition” in the U.S. ticketing business.
“We were prepared to litigate this case, and I told the parties that,” Christine Varney, the head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, told reporters. (continue reading article at WSJ.com)

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“Ad-supported music downloader Guvera has raised a $20 million second round, bringing its total funding over the past two years to $30 million, Techcrunch reported. All of its funding has come from AMMA Private Investment, an Australian consortium of private angel investors.

The private, registration-only music site recently signed a big licensing deal with Universal Music Group. Australia-based Guvera is angling to build up its U.S. presence and has already opened a New York office late last year. In addition to UMG, Guvera also licensing deals with EMI and other labels. It’s hoping to get Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) on board as well.” (Continue Reading)

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Where The Digital Music Business Is Headed In 2010 (And Why 2009 Was So Disappointing)
Lots happened in 2009, but it wasn’t a vintage year for digital music (in fact, it was the year digital music lost the digital buzz to e-readers). All in all I’d give 2009 a 6 out of 10, with the launch of Spotify accounting for at least couple of those points. Here are five of biggest disappointments of the year:

So will be 2010 be any different? I don’t think it will be the year digital music really comes of age (that’s at least a couple more years away), but I do expect it to be stronger than 2009. Here are my predictions next year: Continue Reading

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Next Big Sound, the company that tracks the growth and popularity of music groups across major web properties like MySpace, Twitter, Last.fm, and others, has raised a seed round in the $1 million range. Next Big Sound is a statistics and comparison engine à la Alexa or Compete, but for music artists and industry professionals. It measures the number of fans, number of plays, and comments for bands.

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Apple Inc has acquired digital music service Lala, as the dominant online music retailer explores new models for selling songs.

The iTunes store offers more than 11 million songs. Apple has sold billions of tracks through iTunes since its launch in 2003. Continue Reading

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RCRD LBL, the music discovery site and digital label, and MySpace Music today announced the launch of RCRD of the Day, an exclusive free, daily music download designed to offer music fans the very best in new and cutting-edge music. Available via MySpace Music, RCRD of the Day is the first product stemming from a collaborative relationship between RCRD LBL and MySpace Music, and will be promoted on the site’s home page and across the network.

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Faenza, Italy (PRWEB) November 30, 2009 — BuskerLabel announced today that it will be presenting its new social network to finance and distribute free music at the MEI (Meeting of Independent Record Labels) on November 30, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in the Press Room (Sala Stampa).

The value for the artist of participating in BuskerLabel is that it provides an easy and ready-to-use platform to earn income, promote new songs and build a group of passionate and active fans. The artist will receive 80 percent of collected money during the sponsorship phase that precedes the music release. In addition, they will see the following benefits:

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MOG will soon be unwrapping its All Access offering, well ahead of Christmas. The unveiling happens Wednesday, December 2nd, according to information shared with Digital Music News on Monday morning. In a pre-release discussion, the company promised a “revolutionary digital music subscription service,” one that will “exceed all current music listening services” and carry a $5 monthly price point.

Want a better sense of what to expect? The company is now offering a more detailed video preview.

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