I think records were just a little bubble through time and those who made a living from them for a while were lucky. There is no reason why anyone should have made so much money from selling records except that everything was right for this period of … [Read more...]
Gerd Leonhard’s Music2.0 Book Just Released
Gerd Leonhard, co-author of The Future of Music, just released his new book, Music2.0. This 227 page book is available in print form or as a "pay what you want" pdf. I plan to start reading it as soon as possible. I'm in the middle of The Zombie … [Read more...]
In all cases, there’s more money performing than recording
This is a really good article from one of my favorite blogs. In all cases, there's more money performing than recording: Sillerman established himself in live performance, and those stripes shined brightly during the keynote. "In all cases, there's … [Read more...]
Music 2.0
Just imagine a world where you need to insert your credit card into a reader to be able to flush the toilet at a restaurant, where a userID and password is required to fill your bathtub, and where you secretly trade water jugs of rainwater with your … [Read more...]
New Formats for Music Lifestyles
Check out one of my favorite music business blogs: New Formats for Music Lifestyles: I have been traveling quite a bit this past year speaking about the Future of Music at industry conferences, tradeshows and other music related events. The topic of … [Read more...]