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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
At a time when cultural homogenisation is on the rise, where generative AI is increasingly putting innovative creativity in competition with mass derivation, we risk a future where music diversity is also being actively commercially suppressed. The introduction of thresholds, especially where they de-monetise repertoire , but also where they apply ... See more
Dan Fowler • Combating the Emergence of a Two-Tier Music Streaming Market: Analysis and recommendations to support a future industry of innovation, inclusivity, and sustainable growth
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Jasmine • 13 cards
About MetalabelAbstracting the concept of a label away from the music industry: it’s a hyperstructure (borrowing the term of Jacob Horne from Zora) that I call the metalabel. It’s a person or group of people creating a common identity for a shared purpose producing public releases that manifests their point of view.
Yancey Strickler • 36. Re-bundling the creator economy + labels in web3 w/ Yancey Strickler
When whiteness and wealth are posed as the norm, a kind of force field of aesthetics and ideology keeps out anyone…
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Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Through the exercise of managerial control, the promoter extracts labor from girls under the guise of leisure. He manages her looks, time, and movements in a way that must not appear managerial. In fact, promoters’ strategies for managing girls appear very similar to other managerial strategies employers use to extract the most productivity from th
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The Record Label Crisis
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And this lack of agency is undermining our connections to the culture that we love.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
