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Bruce Houghton of Hypebot: 2009 Wrap-Up

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Bruce Houghton of Hypebot: 2009 Wrap-Up

Three Favorite Things:

1. The post label, post ego direct Artist and Fan Relationship – Nothing is more fun, fragile and valuable.

2. I’m an influencer not because Billboard prints my articles, but because I do.

3. Leonard Cohen - OK…So he’s been around for 70+ years. I finally got to see him live in 2009 and now I can’t get enough.

Something You Learned This Year About The Music Industry:

With free streaming music services like Lala, iLike, Pandora, imeem, MOG and soon Spotify, actually owning the music is becoming a lot less important to people that we previously thought.

A 2010 Primer:

Ask yourself, “How does this serve my fans?” It begins and ends with them.

About Yourself:

Making Hypebot.com the go to place (after musicians.about.com, of course – Ha! – Ed. ) for musicians and new music industry professionals.

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