The Windish Agency was an early beta tester and adopter, president Tom Windish says. Now, Tourbox allows artists to take more control over their concert data and reach fans through its network of syndication partners.Īgents and managers have also sought more ownership of their artist’s data on Songkick. Before Tourbox, an artist could only push out those tour dates that Songkick ingested from its data partners such as ticketing companies. Songkick CEO Ian Hogarth tells that while the company was focusing on improving the service’s fan experience, it had received pleas from thousands of small artists asking how to get their concerts into the database.
The London-based startup has received funding from Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital and angel investors Alex Zubillaga (former Warner Music Group executive) and Dan Porter (Ticketweb co-founder). Songkick is used by six million music fans each month and offers concert information through, its iOS app and such digital services as Spotify, YouTube, Vevo, Onesheet, Mobile Roadie, the Hype Machine and Songbird. Have you used Songkick, either as a musician or music fan? Let us know in the comments section below.Gayle Is 'Scared But Trying' to Tour: See North American Dates Here’s an example of the one I embedded on my own website: Oh, and once you’ve added all your upcoming shows to Songkick, check out their cool concert calendar widgets for your band’s Facebook page, website, and more. Then Songkick will automatically sync your concert calendar with Spotify. Here’s how tour dates will appear for someone using the desktop version of Spotify:Īll you have to do is create an account and make sure your tour dates are listed on Tourbox (Songkick’s artist interface).
* Events will show up alongside music recommendations in the Discover feed * Fans on your artist page will see your next upcoming concert in their country * Your concerts will be displayed on your artist page in both the Spotify desktop client and their iOS apps If your tour dates are listed in Songkick’s database: Songkick, the app that lets music fans track all their favorite bands’ concert calendars from one simple place, is now pushing tour dates to artist pages on Spotify.
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