Flux Research: Clyde on Business

Music Tech: Legitmix, Tracks.by, 88tc88, The Tour Trail, Rock City Club

Legitmix Empowers Artists

Legitmix: Make Money From Mixes Without Clearances
(And It Might Even Be Legal)

Legitmix "allows you to create legal, monetizable mixes that include copyrighted work without getting clearances."

Tracks.by Facebook App Spreads Love For Lil Wayne, Trey Songz & Soon
All Indie Musicians

Tracks.by is a "new service for content distribution and social media marketing created by Matt Schlicht and Mazy Kazerooni" currently incarnated as a Facebook app.

88tc88 Helps Indie Artists Get 'Big in China'

88tc88 is a "Berlin-based music startup that helps outsiders distribute and sell music in China online, via mobile and in physical forms though they appear to have most fully developed mobile opportunities."

The Tour Trail Combines Gig Calendar & Ticket Sales

The Tour Trail is a "recently launched service for musicians offering a combined calendar of upcoming dates with ticket sales where applicable."

Rock City Club's Social Music Net Off To Slow Start

Rock City Club is a "social music network" that seems headed for the "death pool."

Related Flux Research Coverage:
Flux Research: Music Startups
Clyde Smith Writing at Hypebot

Music Tech: Dragontape, Noispot, Mixgar, 3GM

What is Dragontape?

Enter The Dragontape: Hungarian Music Startups Expand the Competitive Terrain

Dragontape "seems the most similar to current trends in online mixtape and playlist offerings that draw on YouTube and SoundCloud."

Noispot "provides a paid hardware-based solution for venues and events that includes a Community DJ System [for patrons]."

Mixgar "takes a web-based approach that streams music from YouTube and offers a bit more interactivity for partiers and patrons via their mobile devices [than Noispot]."

3GM provides a "turnkey white label music streaming solution."

Related Flux Research Coverage:
Flux Research: Music Startups
Clyde Smith Writing at Hypebot

Upcoming at Flux Research: Music Tech & Possible Cat Videos!

Just to update my handful of readers, Flux Research is starting to fall into place.

I've got to reclassify a bunch of blog posts and then possibly add a couple of sections.

For example, I'd like to find a way to forefront my Music Tech posts at Hypebot.  Though I enjoy the full range of my music industry writing at Hypebot, I'd like the music tech posts to get a bit more attention.

Actually I'd like it all to get more attention!  But music startups are a particular interest so I'm going to figure out a way to forefront them via this site.

Also, I honestly may add a cat video section.  I love cats and I hear posting cat videos is good for business!

I think it would be funny and also satisfy people searching for a reason to dismiss my work since I agree with Seth Godin, some customers should be fired!

Please stay tuned.