It’s been a few weeks since CES attendees were headed home, overwhelmed by the sights, sounds, and news of where technology, content, entertainment, driving, cities, and the world at large is headed. Presentations on the different levels of driverless cars, the whirl of drones overhead, the glee of Google’s playground, and many more points of […]
It’s the end of the year, a time to look back at the wins, losses, innovations, and lessons learned within the live events industry. For those of us that made it out to a few key industry conferences, including FestForums in Santa Barbara and XLIVE in Las Vegas, we all had a chance to share […]
For a number of years now, Kaffeine Buzz has been reporting on event technology trends, publishing deep-dive articles on festival live streaming, VR and AR, and multi-part series on the growth of streaming content in television, film, and sports, while weaving research into the shift of advertising and branding and how that’s impacting entertainment and […]
In April of this year, AEG launched their in-house branded content division, AEG Studios. It was a logical next-step for the global promoter who for years, has been connecting some of the biggest brands in the world with some of the biggest live music, sporting events, and musical acts. Also logical, was placing Raymond Roker […]
Toyota’s Music Den has been on tour during the festival season and arrives this weekend for Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in downtown Las Vegas (September 22-24). The Music Den serves almost as a mini-festival within a festival, curating more intimate musical experiences for the fans by bringing the performers up close and […]
Coca-Cola’s Media & Digital Marketing Deputy Dir., Ernesto Almada Brito, shares how the company continues to expand innovation and adopt new technologies like VR live streaming to stay relevant and connected to consumers. Recently, the 131 year anniversary took place for the first batches of Coca-Cola were concocted by the company’s founder, John Pemberton, taking […]
The band OK Go has become infamous for their beyond-this-world and high-bar-setting production behind music videos. Their last one for “Upside Down & Inside Out” was gravity-free, for fuck sake. Now, “A bunch of people asked if we are open to doing a fan-collaborated music video,” said OK Go singer and frontman, Damian Kulash, in […]
Fanzines have played a treasured part in music’s history. As more aspects of life have moved online, the beloved DIY medium is as scarce as the mixtape. Denmark’s rising pop star, MØ, has brought back the fanzine, blending the print past with the digital present.
Snapchat success continues to steam ahead in the month of June. First Twitter got spanked again when Snapchat pulled ahead in daily user number with 150 million to Twitter’s 140 million. Then the 10-second video champs creept their way into Instagram’s territory.
Part 1 of The Connected Music Series, “Music Sponsorships: The Golden Ticket for Brands That Get It,” covered the benefits, data, and examples of sponsored live events done well by brands, as discussed in the SXSW Music session, “Does Social Media Make Concerts Better?” Photo: International Businesss Times The session featured findings from the report, […]
