Lockdown Analytics
The music industry is reporting a reduction in streams due to Covid 19. I have seen the opposite so decided to dive into it a little.
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Matthew’s News 6th Sept
All of my music is now available on Idagio. They are a new(ish) classical music streaming service. Check out my artist page here where all my future releases will go. Spinning now on YouTube The first film from Entangled by… Read More »Matthew’s News 6th Sept
Preadd, presave and preorder
It has been about a month since my last blog on Registrations and Distribution in this series on releasing Entangled and I promised to talk about pre-saving. So here goes. But first, as ever… And now onto presaving and what… Read More »Preadd, presave and preorder
Motion to Musicians Union Conference 2019
Below is my speech supporting a successful motion I wrote (see above photo) asking the Musicians’ Union to lobby to change streaming distribution models. Conference, I request that you support motion two on online streaming. Online streaming is quickly becoming… Read More »Motion to Musicians Union Conference 2019
Matthew’s Weekly Playlist – 25th June
Arvo Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (Staatsorchester Stuttgart, ECM) David Lang – Increase (Alarm Will Sound, Cantaloupe Music) Anna Meredith – Anno / Four Seasons: Winter (Scottish Ensemble, Moshi Moshi Records) John McLeod – Out of the… Read More »Matthew’s Weekly Playlist – 25th June
A Rough Guide to Self Releasing Classical Music (with more detail on playlists)
As of December 2023 I have now published The Guidebook to Self-Releasing Your Music. You can order it from my website as both an eBook and a paperback here: https://www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk/product/self-release-guide-book/ The book goes into a lot more detail than this… Read More »A Rough Guide to Self Releasing Classical Music (with more detail on playlists)
Classical Music, Composers, Performers and Streaming
This week I read this headline iTunes Announces All Music Downloads Will Be Shut Down and It’s Not a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Which turned out to be a complete lie after a very brief search Fake news: Apple isn’t killing… Read More »Classical Music, Composers, Performers and Streaming