Share this postPlatform & StreamHow 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening; Techstars Music Reveals Start-UpsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreHow 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening; Techstars Music Reveals Start-UpsPlatform & StreamFeb 23, 2017Share this postPlatform & StreamHow 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening; Techstars Music Reveals Start-UpsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareTen years ago, the world caught its first glimpse of the iPhone in an advertisement aired during the Academy Awards. How has mobile devices changed the way we listen — and interact — with music?Each company receives a $120K investment, mentorship and support for life and will undergo an intensive three month incubation program out of L.A. culminating in a showcase at the El Rey Theatre on May 18.With few exceptions, smartphones have never really been seen as serious audio equipment because of compromises that must be made for the sake of portability,Jazz may be hard to find in mainstream culture, but the web and apps provide plenty of entry points for the music.The number of people signing up to Bandcamp quadrupled after it dropped its requirement for people to make a purchase before they could get a ‘fan account’.While other platforms have been offering similar services for a while, none have done it as well as Spotify. It's almost uncanny how well it knows my musical tastes.The rapid rise of the connected smart home is turning up the dial on the whole-home audio market.Newspaper groups battling to agree on joint ad sales should look at how record labels dealt with digital disruption, says Mark Jackson.On-demand music streams rose 76% year over year in 2016 in the U.S., while sales of digital tracks, digital albums and CD albums fell by double digits.Prince's music has now been on streaming sites for just over a week, and fans couldn't stop listening.Golden Ear Digital - A ripping service that gets all your digital music into the right place.PreviousNext