Prince Cans NPG Music Club

Prince closed his pioneering NPG Music Club, the direct-to-consumer experiment that debuted in 2001. NPG focused on giving Prince’s fans a intimate relationship with the eccentric singer and was often hailed as the future of music. Ironically, the NPG Music Club received the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Webby Award, which is a sad footnote to the highly-regarded endeavor. Prince’s Letter To Club Members: Greetings Family, The...

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Online Music School WorkshopLive Receives Cash Infusion

WorkshopLive somehow secured a $3.25 million round of funding from GIV Venture Partners. WorkshopLive is a poorly designed website that provides online music instruction. A unique aspect of WorkshopLive is their ability to develop a customized curriculum and utilize multiple teachers for each lesson. Currently the school offers instruction in Guitar and Keyboards in various genres. The Massachusetts-based company will hopefully use...

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