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SOME BIG NEWS:

Tunezy, a commerce platform for entertainers, has entered an agreement to be purchased by SFX Entertainment, the largest global producer of live events focused on electronic music culture (EMC). Since January 2012, Tunezy has been committed to helping musicians and fans connect over custom music experiences. The concept earned Tunezy coveted awards with Billboard Music and Canadian Music Week.

"We are very excited to be joining SFX Entertainment to further our passion to help musicians connect with fans around the world,” said Fung. “With the phenomenal growth of electronic music culture over the last few years, there is no doubt that we are joining a company that will create fun and authentic events and initiatives for music lovers. We believe that the company's aspirations to revolutionize the music industry aligns strongly with our vision."

What's that mean for our Tunezy users? We'll still be offering the same service, and the site will continue to support musicians and artists in their quest to making a good living via experiences.

Be sure to learn more about our recent news through our press release: http://tnzy.co/TunezySFXRelease

FOR INTERVIEW REQUESTS:

Gloria Chik, Director of Marketing

[email protected], 917 602 4049

ABOUT TUNEZY

Tunezy, is an award-winning social media company led by CEO Derrick Fung, focused on connecting music artists with their fans. Tunezy has worked with thousands of content creators with a combined following of over 10 million fans, including musicians, vloggers and online personalities. 

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Experiences are designed to generate revenue for tours, concerts, album releases, or for an artist releasing new content. For over the past year, we've helped artists build ticketed experiences for fans to enjoy new music, and to get to know their favorite artists even better.

Here's Max, a musician who doesn't often need any introductions. With over 390,000+ subscribers and 18M views, he's got a pretty dedicated set of fans. He's heading out on a 6 city tour with Jordan Pruitt and Victoria Justice, and will earn an extra $15,000 from pre-show concerts. Here's the break down of how:

Max Schneider performed a VIP pre-concert show for 50 fans in 6 cities on his most recent US tour. The package included:

A private and exclusive set for a select group of fans

A signed poster

Meet and greet

10% off all merchandise at the concert

  Learn more about how Max earned over $15,000 on tour, in his Tunezy Case Study

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Is it just us or are our fans awesome?

Throughout the past year, it’s been proven here and here that the fans on Tunezy are creative, dedicated and sure know how to create lasting memories (more gang signs anyone?)  We also know you bunch can get competitive, fierce and when you’re loyal - wow you're loyal!

Well let’s battle it out shall we? We’ve rounded up the Top 5 Most Popular Fan Wishes   for our You Tube stars right now to see who’s on top ...

Most Popular Fan Wish #5

This is way better than birthday cake. Much much better.

Most Popular Fan Wish #4

Let’s make this a bit more flexible. Google Hangout or Facetime works just fine too Max!

Most Popular Fan Wish #3

Well we hope it’s actually more than just saying hi. How about some acapella over the line?

Most Popular Fan Wish #2

Good one! What song would you pick?

Most Popular Fan Wish #1

We love how this wish is super specific. Landon gets the who,what,where and even why of this request.

Our takeaways? Think you can think of something of more clever and cool to gain your fave artist’s attention? We want to see what you can come up with!

Create your own wish on Tunezy.com or “rewish” any of the wishes above!

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Viral this, viral that - is there a clear recipe for success when it comes to writing new music? Understanding the relationship between the makings of a song and its success on the charts is what the science of making a hit track is all about.

  Certain features such as length, tempo, loudness and danceability are just some of the things UK based researchers at the University of Bristol have incorporated into what they call “the hit equation.” In all they found 23 key features that distinguish a song (see graphic.)

The equation doesn’t always tell the whole story though. It generally predicts a hit 6/10 times. There are many external factors that impact a hit, such as the bands prior popularity and marketing budget. 

  Just looking at the audio though, it turns out that there are only a few key features that make the difference between a hit and a flop. Here they are:

  Volume

Music in all categories is getting louder. Think about Radioactive by Imagine Dragons the song has a particularly loud quality to it, especially an explosive chorus. 

Beat Variation

Turns out that a changing beat between verse, chorus and bridge is a quality that also helps push a song to the top of the charts. Bruno Mars’ Locked out of Heavenis a great example. The song moves from a popping reggae beat to a top 40 anthem for the chorus. Other elements such as handclaps are thrown into the mix as well. 

Danceability

Almost all hits today have some element that makes the song “dance friendly”. Unexpected changes in the rhythm of a song, known as syncopation, make songs danceable. You can find this in all forms of popular music. Daft Punk’s Get Luckymakes use of syncopated rhythms that make you just want to get up and dance.

Harmonic Simplicity

50 years ago simple songs were the most popular until around 1980 when more complexity in pop music was preferred; however, in the last few years the research suggests that this trend may have been reversed with simplicity back on top. A lot of country hits are just simple 3 or 4 chords. Taylor swift’s 22 is just 4 chords but still packs a punch!

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Hey Tunezy fans!

It’s almost officially the first day of Summer and we all know what that means... right? Rooftops, patios, Summer festivals, outdoor concerts … and hopefully a Tunezy Fan Experience!

We’re loving all the creativity from our fans and we’ve been getting some super creative wishes, so we’ve rounded up the Top 5 Funniest Fan Wishes. Read on to see if you make the list...

Funniest Fan Wish #1

For Cathy Nguyen -- “Make me a sammich”

What we want to know is-- will Cathy go full out gourmet (fancy mustards, imported cheeses) or stick to the good old peanut butter and jelly?

Funniest Fan Wish #2

For Landon Austin -- "I want to go to an indoor trampoline park with you"

Um, these exist? Can we come?

Funniest Fan Wish #3

For Jason Chen  -- "Let’s build a fort. A massive, 30 person fort"

Smart.  This fan is really smart. Secretly disguising his wish as a way to get free physical labour.

Funniest Fan Wish #4

For David Choi -- “I want to go on a hot air balloon ride and eat fluffernutters with you”

For those of you that don’t know, a fluffernutter is a sandwich made with peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Yum. Maybe Cathy and her fan could come along with for the ride after her sammies are made.

For Funniest Fan Wish #5

Andrew Huang -- “Let’s go out on the street and steal cats”

Will Andrew or the fan get to keep these cats?

Did any of these wishes hit home for you?

Remember to “Rewish” any of the wishes above or create your own wish on Tunezy.com! Let’s see who get their wish granted before the start of Summer!

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Tunezy Does Coachella.

It was our first time out at Palm Desert for the Coachella Music Festival, soaking up the sun and enjoying the incredible and perpetual line up of music. While passes had long been sold out, we were so lucky to get our hands on some VIPs so we could saunter in and celebrity spot.

The west coast is such an incredible place - from the hot spring/summer days to the cool desert evenings, not only did you have a wide array of fashion stomp the grounds, but a drastically different music experience as the sun set. Hint hint: Tunezy has a few West Coast Experiences coming right up in May as well with some of our new artists.

Here are a few of our grand highlights:

OUR FAVORITE ARTISTS:

METRIC, The XX, PHOENIX, and TAME IMPALA. Need we say more? The best of indie, new wave, and more graced the multiple stages. We loved our fellow Canadian artists Metric as Emily Haines belted out too many good tunes to count with an acoustic that was more than unbelievable. The XX killed it as per usual, though we have to admit the music may have been ill-fitting for the massive venue. Phoenix and R. Kelly (NOT Daft Punk, as was rumored all day). Tame Impala had everyone wild with their smash hit "Elephant" and cool Aussie vibe.

OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS:

Major Lazer jumping into a giant bubble and rolling over the crowd. Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes, getting everyone up on their feet and dancing in the blazing heat. Despite the song being so wonderfully aged, knowing that music has the power to inspire the masses is something to be in awe of.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS:

Things we absolutely couldn't live without - the Coachella App (very on-point, allowing you to plan your shows and set reminders), sweet FRUTTARE bars that we hoarded from their hangout at Coachella, a handy Samsung S3 (yeah, we're fanatics in the office for Android), and WATER. Lots of it.

That's a wrap, Coachella 2013. While weekend 2 is going on, we're busy at work on some new experiences (have you seen our most recent experience offerings)?

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Could you guys maybe click the I want this button for me ? so i can win a contest ???

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What does it really take to get noticed by industry experts and recording stars like Bif Naked and Jully Black? Well, a fiery personality, catchy melodies and a guitar doesn't hurt. Meet Ivy James. She's only 16-years old, but Ivy already possesses a songwriting talent and a musical maturity well beyond her years. With lyrics like “I didn’t need my second chance so I threw it away” from 'Your Escape (Nate’s Song)' and “it’s so pointless wishing on burnt out stars” from 'Thunder', it’s pretty clear -  Ivy’s foray into the music world is not temporary. Armed with just her guitar, Ivy recorded and released her self-titled debut EP in June 2012 filled with six self-written heart-twisting acoustic melodies. In October 2012, Ivy won Best Young Songwriter at the Toronto Independent Music awards and ironic enough - wasn't even able attend the awards show because she was under 19.

While you can hear a pop-rock influence attributable to her musical inspirations, Avril Lavigne and Marianas Trench, Ivy’s work is unique, notably for her distinct vocals and riveting, vulnerable lyrics, which comes as no surprise as she’s previously described performing as “screaming your secrets on stage.”  What's next? Well she was selected to play at the 2013 Canadian Music Week and actually just performed last night, on March 20! We had a brief chat with the rising starlet as she prepped for the CMW festival.

What was the defining moment in your life that helped you decide that you wanted to pursue music as a career? I think I’ve always had this thought in the back of my head which said, "hey, it would be really cool if I could write songs and sing them for people." I never thought it would get this far.  My defining moment was probably when a girl I had never met came up to me and showed me she had my songs on her iPod.  That was when I realized music was no longer a hobby and that I really wanted to take this as far as I could.

You were named "Best Young Songwriter" at the Toronto Independent Music Awards in 2012. Where do you draw your inspiration from when writing a song? I get inspiration from a lot of things, usually from whatever's happening in my life at the moment.  It's an amazing outlet.  If I'm upset or angry, instead of bottling things up, I can just write a song and get it off my chest.  I would say 99% of my songs are about things I've gone through and how I’ve dealt with them. You've been involved with several local charities. Tell us about the organizations you support and why you chose to be involved. I love charity shows!  I've been lucky enough to be able to work with great charities like CYAN, Big Brothers, Rotary Cheshire Homes and the Canadian Helen Keller Centre. It's extremely important to me to help people in any way I can, even if that's just by playing my music to help people have a good time.   I've been involved with these charities for years and have met so many amazing people along the way.  I have a special personal connection with every charity that I choose to work with. What do you hope to achieve in 2013? I just recorded a bunch of new songs.  In 2013, I hope I can keep writing, keep playing and release more music.  I am so excited for my show at Canadian Music Week tonight! * * * Visit Ivy online here Like Ivy on Facebook Tweet Ivy on Twitter Watch Ivy on YouTube

Don’t forget to make a wish for Ivy on Tunezy! Photo Credit: Trent Sluiter, Fedora Media