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Music business blog www.themusicvoid.com has been gathering momentum in recent weekswith numerous executives from within the music industry providing personalendorsements.
Accord ing to Jakomi Mathews founder and editor, the blog was set up to cover the keyissues affecting all elements of the music business. The primary aim is to providean objective overview of the challenges currently being faced by the industry.
Update notifications are currently emailed out weekly to the editor s database of2600 high-level industry executives, on a global basis. Mathews has instituted plansfor the expansion of the industry blog, which will include new regular weeklyfeature writers:
Don Dixon Veteran producer (REM, Hootie & The Blowfish) will be writing a weeklyreview of new music which he likes, whether signed or unsigned, beginning in July2008
Chris Poole Legendary music PR guru (Prince, George Michael) writing a weeklycolumn focusing on the previous weeks media coverage of the industry and artists Beginning in mid July
The Music Void is also happy to announce that it starting a video blog, which willbe interviewing key industry executives. Kicking off with two interviews per week,The Music Void blog have already interviewed:
Scott Cohen - Founder & VP International The Orchard Federico Bozla - Senior Director Digital Development SonyBMG Pim Betist - Founder Sellaband.com Paul Hitchman - CEO Playlouder ISP Steve Purdman - CEO We7.com Scott Lyons, - Director, EMEA Market Development, Ecosystem and Market Development, Motorola Inc Luke Magneson - International Music Category Manager, T-Mobile Ray Anderson - CEO, Bango Mark Jambas - Strategic Business Development, Shozu Angel Gambino - Ex- Global VP of Music, Bebo
The video interviews took place at the London Calling 2008 conference from where TheMusic Void has also written reports of the key panels and the issues discussed.
Key industry endorsements for The Music Void blog include:
Hi Jakomi - I just wanted to say I'm impressed by your work on this blog. Some goodthought provoking pieces. George Ergatoudis Head Of Music BBC Radio 1
Jakomi, love the blog. Keep them coming! Thomas DreuxDirector InternationalSideOneDummy Records - (Hollywood)
I've been keeping an eye on your blog - some good ideas coming through Paul KennyHead of MusicVodafone
Hi Jakomi, Thanks for sending the regular blogs, always interesting and this onereally hit the nail on the head. Ian BennettSenior International MgrShock Records (Australia)
Good stuff Jakomi, Thanks, Al CaferoCo-CEOMetro Talent/Hybrid Recordings (New York)
For Further Information Contact:Chris PooleEmail: seapoole@mac.comPhone: +44 (0)) 1603634976Mobile: +44 (0) 791808 8844
Jakomi MathewsEmail: Jakomi@themusicvoid.comMobile : +44 (0) 7752685909
