Mark Johnson

Taking a cue from the adoption of CDP (Customer Data Platform) technology in other industries, an “FDP” or “Fan Data Platform” is needed, combined with an open ecosystem of plugins to integrate data from many sources to give a complete profile of each fans interaction with an artist. Essentially, Segment.com for the music industry, if you are famil... See more

This is why I think we slightly miss the mark when we say that streaming has “devalued music”. If the amount of capital flowing to the sites of consolidated power in the industry is any indication, music is perhaps more valuable than it’s ever been. What has been devalued is the labor that creates it. Left unchecked, a process squeeze is ultimately... See more

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.

the idea of your public library being what you turn to for universal music access seems so much more interesting than it being dictated by the major labels and streaming services, who are going to try to reduce the cost of content at every turn to shape what you hear.