
In the 8th episode of This Week In Music, Songkick Co-founder and CEO Ian Hogarth joins Ian Rogers in studio. The two talk about how Hogarth started Songkick, his current view of music startups today, and how Songkick users go to 70% more shows after using the Songkick mobile app. At the end of the episode, Miranda Degnan of Topspin Media sits down with Ian to talk about two albums, one being her favorite summertime release, the other being her biggest disappointment. 00:29 - What is Songkick? 00:41 - How does one get started using Songkick? 01:48 - How did Songkick get it's start? 04:03 - How the Songkick App works on your mobile phone. 08:00 - Songkick users go to 70% more shows after using the Songkick app. 11:00 - How important has the "Gigography" feature been to Songkick users? 13:30 - How is Songkick viewed by other players in the space such as Ticketmaster? 15:30 - How has it been being a startup in the music space? 18:35 - How did you get started with Y-Combinator? 20:40 - What do you think is the state of music startups today? 25:10 - What do you see in the live space that makes it encouraging to be an artist today? 28:00 - If I'm an artist, how should I make the most of Songkick? 30:39 - Ian rogers gives Ian Hogarth "Way 2 Funky" by DJ Quick as well as a DVD copy of "Krush Groove" 33:35 - Miranda Degnan of Topspin Media joins Ian in studio. 34:08 - Miranda's biggest disappointment: "The Weeknd" 36:42 - Miranda's favorite summer album: "Beyoncé 4" 39:24 - This <b>...</b>
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