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Leaving Beta — Three things for music publishers to look out for in the new Blokur

Leaving Beta — Three things for music publishers to look out for in the new Blokur

Beta users of the Blokur platform will have noticed that things are looking a little different around here. Well, I’m proud to report that…
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Phil Barry
Blokur — Why we do what we do

Blokur — Why we do what we do

Phil Barry, Founder and CEO of Blokur explains Blokur’s mission.
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Phil Barry
Match that! Consolidating musical works registrations with graph matching

Match that! Consolidating musical works registrations with graph matching

How does a computer know that Peter Gene Hernandez and Bruno Mars are the same person?
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Phil Barry
Blokur Performance — Inside Blokur’s new chart analytics feature

Blokur Performance — Inside Blokur’s new chart analytics feature

Music publishers can now track how their songs are doing on streaming services from inside Blokur
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Phil Barry
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5 ideas you can try with your teams to help their well-being during lockdown

5 ideas you can try with your teams to help their well-being during lockdown

How can businesses help their teams with general well-being & productivity during lockdown? Here are a few ideas…
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Emsy Petersen
We asked our team how they would like to approach office work in the future. Here’s what they said.

We asked our team how they would like to approach office work in the future. Here’s what they said.

Many of us are wondering how office work is going to change post-lockdown. We decided to ask our team to get some results…
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Phil Barry
Inside The Musical Echo Chamber

Inside The Musical Echo Chamber

Do recommendation engines stop us from discovering new sounds?
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Phil Barry
Three things I learned about the music industry from releasing my own music

Three things I learned about the music industry from releasing my own music

Before embarking on the worlds of business and technology, I spent almost a decade as a recording artist…
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Phil Barry
What To Watch Online- Upcoming Live Streams From May 18th- May 24th

What To Watch Online- Upcoming Live Streams From May 18th- May 24th

Another shortlist of our most anticipated live stream gigs including Scouting For Girls
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Emsy Petersen
What to Watch Online — Upcoming Live Streams from May 11th to May 17th

What to Watch Online — Upcoming Live Streams from May 11th to May 17th

We’ve got another exciting selection of live stream shows for you, including a performance from Melissa Etheridge…
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Emsy Petersen
What To Watch Online- Upcoming Live Streams from May 4th to May 10th

What To Watch Online- Upcoming Live Streams from May 4th to May 10th

Another week in quarantine but don’t worry, we’ve got more live stream recommendations to keep you entertained, including the 320 Festival…
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Emsy Petersen
What to Watch Online — Upcoming Live Streams from April 27th to May 3rd

What to Watch Online — Upcoming Live Streams from April 27th to May 3rd

We’re bringing you another list of exciting, upcoming live streams including music from Christine And The Queens and WayV
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Emsy Petersen
What to Watch Online - April 17th to April 25th

What to Watch Online - April 17th to April 25th

Another week, another selection of our most anticipated upcoming Live Stream Shows including Palaye Royale and Netta
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Emsy Petersen
What to Watch — Upcoming Live Stream Shows to Brighten Quarantine

What to Watch — Upcoming Live Stream Shows to Brighten Quarantine

A selection of our most anticipated live stream gigs including Sharon Needles and Kidz Bop
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Emsy Petersen
It’s now FREE to search rights for millions of songs with Blokur Search

It’s now FREE to search rights for millions of songs with Blokur Search

Blokur Search’s new free tier lets you view global rights information for up to 20 songs a month
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Phil Barry
Best Original Song: Shining a spotlight on the songwriters behind the Oscar-nominated songs

Best Original Song: Shining a spotlight on the songwriters behind the Oscar-nominated songs

Last week’s 92nd Academy Awards ceremony saw a mix of household names, masters of the art and newcomers nominated in the Best Original…
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Phil Barry
Taking the Effort Out of Counterclaims and Disputes

Taking the Effort Out of Counterclaims and Disputes

For copyright managers, dealing with conflicts and counterclaims can be a pain. At Blokur, we’ve simplified the process…
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Derek Gridley
Inside Blokur’s Reports and Export features

Inside Blokur’s Reports and Export features

Dig into your data to fix issues and boost royalty claims
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Phil Barry
Songwriter Admin 101

Songwriter Admin 101

A brief breakdown of the administrative process for songwriters
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Derek Gridley
How many Christmas songs?!

How many Christmas songs?!

A couple of weeks before the Thanksgiving holiday, I was in New York to catch up with US clients and attend a meeting of the Open Music…
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Phil Barry
Cracking the podcast puzzle

Cracking the podcast puzzle

It’s official. Podcasts have made a comeback. But how can the music industry capitalise on the potential?
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Selina Lau
Find That Song

Find That Song

Learn about the tools to find the songs you need
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Derek Gridley
Three things for Music Users to look out for in the new Blokur

Three things for Music Users to look out for in the new Blokur

I recently posted three things for music publishers to look out for in the new Blokur. But what’s in it for music users?
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Phil Barry
Udacity “Built on Blockchain” Documentary

Udacity “Built on Blockchain” Documentary

Late last year filmmaker Scott Foreman came to visit Blokur as part of a documentary series called Built on Blockchain for the online…
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Phil Barry
Blokur’s State Update: Ensuring data accuracy

Blokur’s State Update: Ensuring data accuracy

If you are a regular reader of music industry press, you will have noticed that music publishing catalogues are changing hands more than…
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Phil Barry
Powering online collaboration with Massive Attack

Powering online collaboration with Massive Attack

Last April saw the 20th Anniversary of the release of Massive Attack’s iconic no.1 album Mezzanine. Mezzanine is a record born of the…
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Phil Barry
Blokur + UMG +Kinder — Matching recordings to compositions

Blokur + UMG +Kinder — Matching recordings to compositions

One of the biggest challenges in music rights is matching the usage of a recording to the underlying composition. Our industry’s unique…
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Phil Barry
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