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Open Letter From OK Go, Regarding Non-Embeddable YouTube Videos

January 20, 2010 By Graham English

The catch: the software that pays out those tiny sums doesn't pay if a video is embedded. This means our label doesn't get their hard-won share of the pie if our video is played on your blog, so (surprise, surprise) they won't let us be on your blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose, Technology Tagged With: bands, EMI, major labels, Music Business, Music Industry, Music Promotion, OK Go, Video, YouTube

Brian Eno On The End Of An Era

January 18, 2010 By Graham English

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...]

Filed Under: Business, Music Education, Opinion, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Brian Eno, future, future of music, interviews, Music Business, Music Industry

The Decade In Music: How Musicians Create

December 3, 2009 By Graham English

How has technology changed the relationship between musicians and their fans? While major record labels still struggle to grasp the power of the MP3, artists, including Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, have embraced and even found creative solutions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose, Technology Tagged With: bloggers, Blogging, David Rawlings, digital music, Facebook, fans, file sharing, free, Gillian Welch, imeem, John Mayer, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Barnes, major labels, mp3, music distribution, Music Industry, music technology, musicians, MySpace, Napster, NPR, Of Montreal, P2P, Steve Albini, Technology, Twitter

trent_reznor: my thoughts on what to do as a new / unknown artist

July 11, 2009 By Graham English

I thought I missed the boat in reporting this but Trent keeps adding updates so it's worth checking back on this veteran's guide to budding artists. This was written on a bumpy Euro-bus ride across the wilderness - may ramble a bit but I think the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Ian Rogers, Music Business, Music Industry, NIN, Nine Inch Nails, The Beastie Boys, TopSpin, Trent Reznor

Seth Godin Draws Some Lessons From The Sinking Music Industry

January 11, 2008 By Graham English

Seth Godin dishes 15 tips to musicians on the cusp between old and new media. The new thing is never as good as the old thing, at least right now Past performance is no guarantee of future success Copy protection in a digital age is a pipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: advice, Bob Dylan, Business, digital-age, DRM, marketing, Music Business, Music Industry, permission, Seth Godin, tips

Great Wired Article On Music With David Byrne And Thom Yorke

December 19, 2007 By Graham English

Wired has put together an excellent multi-media article about Radiohead's recent experiment and the music business in general. Byrne: What about bands that are just getting started? "Don't sign a huge contract that strips you of all your digital … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: active listening, David Byrne, Music Business, Music Industry, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Wired

Radiohead Says Name Your Price, But They Are Not The First

October 4, 2007 By Graham English

Radiohead is releasing their new album In Rainbows next week for any price you want to pay! But they're not the first. Canadian art-pop singer, Jane Siberry, sells her music through an honor-payment system. The Freakonomics blog points out how her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: BoingBoing, Freakonomics, iTunes, Jane Siberry, music 2.0, Music Business, Music Industry, Music Promotion, pricing, Radiohead

Apple And EMI Announce DRM-Free Music Downloads

April 2, 2007 By Graham English

You now have the ability to download the entire EMI artist catalog DRM-free. No usage restrictions. Plus the audio is encoded at 256 kbps, twice the quality of the current bit rate. Check the press releases for the full details: EMI: EMI Music … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Apple, digital music, DRM, EMI, iTunes, Music Industry, riaa

Wal-Mart to RIAA: We’re Not Gonna Take It!

October 15, 2006 By Graham English

CD prices have been too high for over a decade. It seems that Wall-Mart has gotten tired of it because they are cutting CD prices. It takes a retail giant like this to tip CD pricing trends in our favor. read more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Music Industry, pricing, riaa

Bob Dylan Thinks Technology Sucks

August 23, 2006 By Graham English

The iconic rocker says the music industry has no right to bitch about piracy when its modern recording technology only screws up good music anyway. Dylan's pretty tough on the current state of recording. He's got good points too. We've lost almost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: Bob Dylan, Music Industry, music technology, piracy, recording technology, Technology, Wired

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