Spotify shot the Pirates! (but they did not supply the mp3’s)
Spotify was released in times of high media convergence, as a proposed solution to a critical issue: How shall we deal with music piracy and the infringement of copyright laws? […]
Looking back, over my shoulder
I have had a lot of fun writing these posts about the music industry. It has created a strong sense of exploration every week so far, and I just want […]
R.e.s.p.e.c.t. – Why are women in the music industry still not receiving it?
There has been a lot of talk about the new era of empowered women in the music business lately. There have been questions like “why have the women suddenly broken through on […]
ACTA Fool’s – Troops or Zombies?
Mostly like other platforms, Spotify has raised some emotions during their reign. And I’m not talking about sobbing to Josh Groban or having 5 espressos with the latest Swedish House Mafia beat. […]
These tracks are made for copyin’
There’s no denying that we have illegal sampling and remixing to thank for a lot of the genres which have evolved during the past years. As Dr. Andrew Whelan explains, we […]
Harder, Better, Faster, Cheaper – Sampling without scruples
We live in times of war. Laws and regulations are breached every day. Every day we steal or pay close to nothing for intellectual property. For most of us it […]
Bits and Pieces – Transmedia Music
As mentioned before in my posts, the marketing situation for musicians and artists is more undefined today than ever before. I would like to dig deeper into the realm of […]
With A Little Help From My Friends (and the Google algorithm)
“Have you heard that new awesome track by The xx? Everybody’s playing it all the time! It’s SICK!” What is really true? What music is awesome and what tracks sucks […]
God Knows They Want To Break Free
The music industry is currently dealing with the new world order, set up by millions of content-creating users, or produsers, a term familiarized by Axel Brun in his book Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life and Beyond: […]
Come on baby like my choir! (I’m gonna set the world on fire)
As with almost everything that connects to technology in one way or another, the music scene has changed rapidly these last years. Going online in the mid 90’s made a […]
