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Why Superstars Still Exist...
The following is the first of a three-part series by guest writer Anthony Accardo. There's been quite a bit of dialogue on whether superstars are really necessary for the industry or even good for music. Or worse, whether superstars and Top 40 hits are blocking great music from seeing the light of day. But the reality ...
Will the Once Immortal Warner Sell to Their Mortal Enemy?
Napster founder Sean Parker is bidding on the music giant. Tech-blogs have used the word “irony." But they may have it backwards. They think that this would be a victory for Parker, when it will more likely be his undoing. There is no doubt in my mind that Warner would sell to Napster founder, Sean Parker's ...
The Power to Destroy Your Music Startup, Overnight...
Who really has the power to kill your music startup? It used to be the major label, but that's so 2006. “Index Ventures will put a lot of money into music," said Vince Bannon of Getty Images at Canadian Music Week. “But they won't touch anything involving the major labels or licensing." In other words, they ...
Your Best Friend Calls You and Tells You He/She's Really Sick? How Do You Show You Care?
"If a Studio Doesn't Fly a Flag, They're Dead." It goes without saying that today's music space is hypercompetitive—mainly as a result from the near zero barriers to entry. Virtually anyone can record an album, distribute, tour, and sell product directly to fans. “I don't think there's anything negative about that," says John Vanderslice, founder of ...
Collective Bargaining: Threat or Menace? By Steve Provizer
You know the story: A guy is crawling on the ground looking for something under a lamp post. His friend comes up and says “Oh, is that where you dropped your wallet?" The guy replies," No, I dropped it over there, but this is where the light is." So, America has dropped its wallet and instead ...
YouTube: Is This the Best the Industry Can Do?
Everyone is rooting for subscription. And it's hard to imagine anyone getting more hype and funding than Spotify. But the music industry may already be staring its killer app in the face: YouTube. “YouTube is music's killer app," declared ForresterResearch analyst Mark Mulligan at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. “The music video remains the consumer usage ...
Why the Music Industry is F*ked, by Mark Mulligan...
Music industry researchers are finally starting to embrace reality, but are they taking it too far? In Toronto this morning at Canadian Music Week, Forrester Research analyst Mark Mulligan played quite the stark realist—a tune that started in Midem. “Unless the periphery becomes the core, something needs to happen," Mulligan started out, before running through a ...
Would You Buy Warner Now if You Could?
Between Warner and EMI on the selling block you're about to see several billion more dollars injected into our supposedly diminishing industry. An opportunity for anyone to make money with music in the next few months is upon us. Do you know the best part of having integrity? You don't have to back-peddle when your hidden ...
The Elimination of the Major Label Model
This comment was left by Ritch Esra, the Publisher of Music Business Registry, on the post 6 Reasons Why The Major Labels Are Still Screwed. The four major labels have a far more profound problem which is that they can no longer sustain their business model. Last year, around this time, writer Paul Rogers' published an ...
What It Really Means To Be A Working Musician
As the title of this blog suggests, I pride myself on being a working musician. This year marks my 10th anniversary of making a living through my music and I couldn't be happier with how my life has turned out. When I quit my day job in 2001 I had no idea what my life would ...
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