Music Tech / Future of Music
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Music Tech / Future of Music
A still pertinent critique of Spotify, but also of platform-culture
It’s more about music videos than concerts
There is a clear case for artists and their teams to consider engaging with emerging technologies that could transform the ways music is created, distributed, monetized, and experienced.
The most frequent complaint I hear about streaming services is that they don’t pay artists fairly. Michael Pelczynski, the former Vice President of Strategy at SoundCloud, took that complaint personally. Over his five years with the streaming service, he helped conceive and implement a novel payment scheme that received much praise.
In an hour-long... See more
In an hour-long... See more
Chris Dalla Riva • Music's Past & Future: Talking with Michael Pelczynski
“We have to overcome some legal hurdles, but we could unionize musicians tomorrow,” DeFrancesco said. “SAG is like an alternate history for musicians. We’ve done all this before and won, just not within recent memory.”
Some musicians are in fact unionized. The American Federation of Musicians, with 80,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, collectively... See more
Some musicians are in fact unionized. The American Federation of Musicians, with 80,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, collectively... See more
August Brown • Musicians deal with stingy streamers and AI threats, too. So why aren't they on strike?
14. All those nasty, rebellious songs that defy authorities are now owned by hedge funds.
Ted Gioia • 14 Warning Signs That You Are Living in a Society Without a Counterculture
Platform pop: disentangling Spotify's intermediary role in the music industry
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