Better ways to music industry
šµ Centralising data ownership for artists and stakeholders
Darren Hemmingsnetworknotes.motiveunknown.com
Whilst economists can present a dismal picture of GDP and all of its variations, they often miss what matters most to peopleācultural 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 ā Center for Music Ecosystems
You see all these new DSPs in the wake of Spotify's ruthless efficiency trying to rescue the artistic context thatās been lost now that Spotify has essentially become the artist. How do we approximate even the simple immersive experience of buying a CD and reading the liner notes on first playthrough?Hint: The solution is not āimmersiveā audio!
Nick Sylvester ā¢ My one and only Zuckerberg story
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 ā idiosyncrasies, mistakes, accidents, spiritual urges, and other crucial intangibles.
Devon Hansen ā¢ The great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry

The pressure to be as efficient and productive as possible has a way of sneaking into oneās mind and body, reconfiguring oneās priorities, and directing oneās creative decisions without being detected and called out for what it is.
Devon Hansen ā¢ The great process squeeze: How efficiency bias is choking the music industry
After some research ā as well as first-hand experiences ā Iām 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 āthe planā for the weekend ā and eventually whereās the rave at ā was basically dogma. Also, raves and nightclubs were places f
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While a concept like āconsumer-creatorā might make the average artist wince, itās 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 t... See more