recording industry

Fair trade music

October 18, 2011

Can you codify an ethical and moral dimension to the consumption of music? As we consider business models for music in the 21st century, how do we account for practices that support and sustain music and musicians?  Can they be identified and branded in a way that will encourage fairness and help inform consumers?  This [...]

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Music 2.0: Battle of the Business Models (part 1)

October 17, 2011

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Are Subscription Music Services a Sustainable Business Model?

October 10, 2011

Or, how will musicians pay the rent in the 21st century? There was some spirited discussion around new business models and artist payments from online services at the Future of Music Policy Summit last week.  We will take a closer look at these issues in an upcoming article.  First, this analysis from Frank Woodworth of [...]

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Best of Future of Music Policy Summit 2011: The Fammys

October 5, 2011

 Here they are: the 2nd annual Fammy Awards.  Sadly, My IT Thing only allowed for one day of attendance at this year’s event, so most day 2 winners will have to receive their awards at a separate ceremony.  (Make your nominations in the comments below.)  Let the pageantry begin! Best Reporting:  Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune [...]

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Live Stream: Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit 2011

October 4, 2011

The Future of Music Coalition presents the second and final day of The Future of Music Policy Summit 2011. The Summit brings together an incredible array of musicians, arts advocates, policymakers, technologists, media representatives and industry figures to discuss issues at the intersection of music, technology, policy and law. Attendees will examine current trends while [...]

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Why you should buy your music directly from the artist

October 4, 2011

A closer look at online earnings (and losses) per platform (originally published September 27, 2011) If there’s a lesson to be gleaned from the recent kerfuffle over Spotify and artist payments, it is this: fans of indie music should buy directly from the artist whenever possible. The dust-up started when Uniform Motion posted earnings from [...]

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FMC Conference kicks off with Local Music Showcase at IOTA

October 3, 2011

The Future of Music Coalition, along with ReverbNation and Listen Local First kicked off the 2011 Future of Music Conference with a local music showcase at IOTA.  You can watch a live stream of the conference here. Check out the pics below and stay tuned for more reports from the conference. While you wait, go [...]

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Survey says: Musicians have little love for Spotify

October 1, 2011

After three weeks, the results of our mildly unscientific poll show a distinct split between musicians and music fans. When asked how they feel about Spotify as a listener, fans were twice as likely to profess their love. When asked what they thought about Spotify from the musician’s perspective, musicians were more than three times [...]

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Zoe Keating on Spotify, Apple and Independents (and lettuce)

September 23, 2011

Zoe Keating is an avant cellist whose work has been previously featured on MMT.  At yesterday’s F8 Conference, Spotify Founder & CEO Daniel Ek said that he wanted to “develop a system that fairly compensates artists”.  Given the recent controversy over artist payments from Spotify, I thought “artists” was an interesting choice of words.  I [...]

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Local Music at Future of Music Policy Summit in DC

September 21, 2011

If you are a working musician, there are a limited number of scholarships available for the Future of Music Policy Summit.  Local artists (DMV Region) will also have the opportunity to perform at a showcase the night before conference begins. The Future of Music Coalition is hosting the summit at Georgetown University in Washington, DC [...]

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