Better ways to music industry
Musicians (and every other kind of artist for that matter) should revel in our inefficiencies. An overly-optimized creative process is at risk of forfeiting precisely what is most precious to it — idiosyncrasies, mistakes, accidents, spiritual urges, and other crucial intangibles.
Devon Hansen • The great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry
The creative industries, more often than not underpinned by copyright, are not easily measured (nor captured) by economists, but that doesn’t mean they don’t matter. Indeed, ample evidence shows they matter most, and one of the best case studies to explore is music.
Introducing the Music Economy Development Initiative — Center for Music Ecosystems
Whilst economists can present a dismal picture of GDP and all of its variations, they often miss what matters most to people—cultural industries that inspire, educate, and inform their populations. Music is one of those things we do not need to live, but most would struggle to live without.
Introducing the Music Economy Development Initiative — Center for Music Ecosystems
It seems to me that there are a lot of forces in the music business whose goal is to provide content as cheaply as possible. I hate the word ‘content’, but it’s what they use. They’ve been engaged in all these different processes of trying to reduce the cost of content, and it seems realistic to imagine that there will probably be other schemes... See more
40: All the things Spotify didn't want you to know but Liz Pelly found out
to save, to add to our collection, the action both etches it a little deeper into our hearts and creates a context around the artifact itself, whether text, song, image, or video. The context is not just for ourselves but for other people, the knit-together, shared context of culture at large. That’s what Benjamin described when he wrote, “The
... See moreKyle Chayka • Filterworld
While a concept like “consumer-creator” might make the average artist wince, it’s nonetheless viewed as an exciting opportunity for anyone hoping to make commercial gains in the music technology industry. Not everyone sees themselves as artists, but everyone is a consumer. What could be a more efficient way to expand your total addressable market... See more
Devon Hansen • The great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry
After some research – as well as first-hand experiences – I’m wrapping my head around the concept of clubbing in 2025.
We all know very well how for decades, clubbing, has been a strong form of culture: finding out what was ‘the plan’ for the weekend – and eventually where’s the rave at – was basically dogma. Also, raves and nightclubs were places
... See moreThe pressure to be as efficient and productive as possible has a way of sneaking into one’s mind and body, reconfiguring one’s priorities, and directing one’s creative decisions without being detected and called out for what it is.