Published inMusicinfo·Oct 30Direct License vs Royalty Free vs Creative Commons vs Public DomainHow to use music that is not 100% your original creation. This is a guide to clarify how you can use pre recorded sounds and music in your creations. If you use pre recorded sounds, compositions or lyrics in your music you need to find out the rights of that…Copyright5 min readCopyright5 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Sep 25Streaming Payment ModelsUnder the current “pro rata” model held true in Spotify and Apple, money from your dedicated fans goes into a giant pool that’s paid out to artists based on their share of total streams. This mostly benefits mega stars. Spotify figures out how many streams came from a given country…Streaming7 min readStreaming7 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Sep 1What is Content IDContent ID is a very useful tool for artists who are releasing content where 100% of the recorded music is original. …Streaming Music4 min readStreaming Music4 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Aug 16A new dawn on the stageIn March commercial shows from abroad resumed and the amount of offline live concerts grew rapidly. The online concerts popularized during the pandemic are here to stay, but “real” live performances are something that cannot be replaced. …Live Performance5 min readLive Performance5 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Jul 11Peaceful Soundscapes -The Rise of Ambient Music in China-What is ambient music? Originally posted by Teemu Uimonen at https://musicinfo.io/blog/ambient-music-in-china Ambient music is a genre that focuses more on creating different sonic atmospheres, moods and tones over traditional musical melodies, structures or rhythms. These soundscapes can be created for example by using traditional instruments, synthesizers, sampling recordings and nature sounds. The genre originated…Ambient4 min readAmbient4 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Jun 16China’s Music Market Is The Fifth Biggest And GrowingChina’s recorded music revenues grew by 28.4% in 2022 with music streaming accounting for more than 89% of those revenues. With this significant rise, China advanced into the top five global markets for the first time in only one year jumping from the 7th place in 2021 ad 6th place…Tips1 min readTips1 min read
Published inMusicinfo·May 22Exploring the Rising Popularity of Afrobeat Music among Chinese Audiences and FollowersThe genre of afrobeat music has subtly made waves in China’s music market. While Asian music lovers and afrobeat don’t seem like they go together, the genre’s rhythms and melodies have been inspiring for Chinese audiences and followers. Its versatility has led to a rising popularity in afrobeat music across…Afrobeat4 min readAfrobeat4 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Mar 24Originally posted at musicinfo.io by Juri KobayashiOriginally posted at musicinfo.io by Juri Kobayashi Reggae has its roots deeply embedded in China or rather China has its roots deeply embedded in Reggae. The first immigrants from China came to Jamaica just before the turn of 1900. Most of these Chinese settlers came from the Hakka region in…Reggae3 min readReggae3 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Feb 16How to Build Your Fanbase WorldwideThe power of your reach is defined by the people you connect with and the tools in your hands. …Music Fanbase2 min readMusic Fanbase2 min read
Published inMusicinfo·Dec 20, 2022The Effects of Playlisting Music in NeteaseDuring the past couple of years we have playlisted numerous songs in all possible genres to popular playlists in NetEase for at least one month at a time. Immediate effects can be seen by looking at the comment section of the playlisted song: Comments! So many comments! From new people…Playlist4 min readPlaylist4 min read
