As you may know (the rumor has been going around for weeks) Apple and Beats have finally officially announced an acquisition. Apple will acquire Beats/Beats Music for 3 Billion Dollars. We received an email from the Director of Business and Label relations over at Beats Music confirming it. It’s unclear how it will affect (or not) our direct deal with …
The truth behind Youtube Content ID, Claiming, Monetization and more
One of the hottest topics and perhaps the hardest one to understand to date is how Youtube Content ID works, what are the implications and how it is able to create revenue for labels/artists/content owners. Although when we announced our deal with Youtube we made our best effort to explain in detail what was going on, the idea was still …
Introducing the Label Engine Forum
We are really excited to officially introduce the Label Engine Forum with the aim to not only improve the way we communicate with and provide support to our users but also encourage the creation of a community of passionate music lovers and entrepreneurs that can help each other. The Forum is replacing the old school and somewhat out-of-date HELP section …
Label Engine Rep attending SF Music Tech Summit May 20 (San Francisco)
The San Francisco MusicTech Summit is just around the corner and Alex will be attending Tuesday May 20, 2014 to represent Label Engine. “The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians, and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and …
Label Engine Q2 2014 Internships available (Los Angeles, CA)
If you are passionate about Music and its culture, have an itch for challenges and wish to learn the in-and-outs of the music industry. This is your chance to join a growing company. Label Engine is suite of Distribution, Accounting and Promotion tools for Independent Record labels and artists founded by DJ/Producer Richard Billis also known as Lazy Rich in …
Label Engine and WDA announce partnership
We are very excited to announce our new partnership with Mobile Distributor and Marketing company WDA (WirelessDeveloper Agency). This partnership will help us and our distributed labels enter the competitive Ringtone/Playback industry that is still very coveted. WDA will bring over 10 years of experience, flawless relationships with carries and will work hand to hand with us to push releases …
Bloom.FM suddenly shuts down
Late last Wednesday night BloomFM announced that they have shut down their streaming service. Bloom.fm claims the shutdown is due to the company’s sole investor TNT who “unexpectedly pulled” the company’s funds. According to the service’s founder Oleg Fomenko TNT’s decision came as a surprise. For more information about the shut down: http://bloomfm.tumblr.com/post/84335326983/well-keep-this-short-because-were-pretty We will monitor the progress of this …
Musicload and Chemical Records UK closing down
Musicload/DTGA and Chemical records UK have announced they are closing down their respective stores. Chemical records has already gone to administration but don’t worry, during our integration process they stalled in certain aspects so we never managed to deliver any releases to them. Musicload will be closing down May 31st, last accounting report will be provided to us at the …
Important Update on the Email Server
First of all we would like to apologize for the inconveniences you may have been experiencing the last couple of weeks and we thank you for your patience on this matter. We would also like to thank you for taking the time to report any bugs and send us any suggestions, those are greatly appreciated. In order to provide the …
Beatbucket added to our network of stores
We are pleased to announce the addition of “Beatbucket” to our network of stores. Beatbucket are a passionate, devoted team who care about music. Beatbucket began as an idea in 2011, launching in 2013. Their Digitial DJ Megastore is constantly growing, innovating and changing, reflecting the exciting developments within the digital music industry. Visit Beatbucket This store has been added …