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Chinese And Canadian Indie Music Fuse in Toronto
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The internet had helped unlikely artists create global careers and true music fans uncover far flung treasures. But some things are still best peculated in person. Such is the unusual Canada meets China musical hybrid surfacing in Toronto. The coexistence and information sharing between Chinese and Canadian cultures in Canada have reached a place where local communities, media outlets, and the arts are all taking notice. One of the most interesting (but least celebrated) ways East and West meet is ...
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What If Music Copyright Didn't Exist?
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In this though experiment, we examine what a music industry devoid of copyright would look like, and if it would really leave artists any worse off than they are now, or would instead serve to stimulate the creative economy. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer, from the MUSIC x TECH x FUTURE weekly mailing Back when I was writing my thesis in 2011 (The Answer is the Ecosystem: Marketing Music Through Non-Linear Communication), my goal was to write a document which could ...
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Darius Van Arman Of Secretly Group On Music Industry Equality, Transparency
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In this interview major music industry player Darius Van Arman (Secret Group, For William Management) discusses the value of industry equality, why transparency is so important, and why he believes the music industry can be bigger and better than ever. Guest Post by Songspace on Medium Darius Van Arman has a lot on his plate. The music business visionary is one of the co-founders and co-owners of the Secretly Group, which consists of influential indie labels Jagjaguwar (started by Van ...
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Bad Data: The Worm In The Streaming Music Apple
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Coming on the heels of numerous lawsuits filed against streaming services after their failure to make proper mechanical royalty payments, this article examines the underlying issue of bad data, and what can be done to fix it for the benefit of all. Guest Post from the MIDiA Research Newsletter 2016 is proving to be tricky year for streaming rights. No sooner did it start to look like artists and labels were beginning to feel comfortable with streaming then along come ...
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Harry Fox Agency Scrambles To Fix Spotify, Streaming Licencing Mess
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Lawsuits are flying over Spotify's alleged use of 10-25% of its song catalog without obtaining needed licences. While the court is expected to rule in the next 2 weeks on class action status and consolidation of at least two of the top legal actions, The Harry Fox Agency, who was responsible for obtaining Spotify's song licences, appears to be scrambling to comply with the law. By Mike Masnick of Techdirt A couple of months ago, I wrote a long post ...
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3 Things About Disruption That Bitcoin Can Teach The Music Industry
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Whether they're for it or against, people often discuss blockchain tech's potential to disrupt the music industry, but disruption may not mean exactly they think, and creating a new system that will change the industry in a way which truly benefits artists is no easy task. Guest Post by Bryce Weiner on Zapchain The music industry is about to change. Everyone knows it. Applied blockchain cryptography and new virtual reality systems are about to change digital entertainment more radically than what ...
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Crowdfunding That Offers Fans Shares In Their Favorite Artists
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The rules for Title III of the JOBS (Jumbstart Our Business Startups) Act have recently been released, and promise to have far reaching effects for artists and music startups, as it allows non-accredited investors to invest in private companies in a step up from traditional crowdfunding. Guest Post by John Lahr on the Berklee College Of Music's Music Business Journal More than three and a half years after the JOBS Act’s passage, the Securities and Exchange Commission has released its rules for the ...
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Are Independent Artists Better Off? [Gabe Dixon]
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Here Nashville-based artist Gabe Dixon weighs in on the advantages and creative freedoms which working as an independent artist provides, as apposed to the limitations that come with being signed to a major label. Guest Post by Gabe Dixon on American Songwriter Until now, all of my studio albums have been released with the help of a major record label. For my current release, Turns To Gold, I chose a different path. Funding, recording, and releasing this album independently has offered ...
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