YouTube Revenues Explained…
March 23, 2016YouTube monetization is complex but well worth understanding in a music economy where every revenue stream counts. Attorney Chris Castle recently participated in a SXSW panel and posted an excellent guide to YouTube monetization on his MusicTechSolutions blog. A Billboard chart explains revenue splits for compositions, recordings, and videos, and Castle touches on the opacity…
Rosanne Cash responds to Hypebot’s Bruce Houghton
October 9, 2014 OffPost by Rosanne Cash.
Musicians Are Natural Entrepreneurs
June 17, 2013 OffBerklee Today, the journal for alumni of Berklee College of Music, recently gave me the opportunity to explore the relationship between musical training and the skills of entrepreneurs. I interviewed several Berklee alumni who have gone on to create groundbreaking music technology companies serving independent artists. Derek Sivers – founder of CD Baby Panos Panay…
Back office efficiencies in the digital music supply chain
May 9, 2011 OffIn this Music Ally blog post from October 2010, Martin Redington of Microgen, discusses the state of data management and back-end systems in the digital music supply chain. Identifying and paying the multiple rights holders for each download or stream requires managing vast amounts of data in multiple formats. The lack of a uniform standard…
Are music consumers stepping on us?
February 25, 2011 OffFrom today’s Digital Music News: Are Music Consumers Stepping On Us? That was the question posed on Thursday by NPD analyst Russ Crupnick at Digital Music Forum East in Manhattan. “Consumers are flipping us the bird,” Crupnick declared while trotting through slide-after-slide of distressing data. Exhibit A? Crupnick listed a litany of concessions and pro-consumer…
Is Apple Killing the Golden Subscription Goose?
February 16, 2011 OffI have been using Apple’s products since the 512K Macintosh. I have immense respect for the company’s user-focused product management and business models. However, once in awhile they go too far and do something stupid. Apple’s new subscription licensing policy could seriously impact subscription music services, an important developing market. The same is true with…
Rethinking Music Pts. 1 and 2 – Creativity, Commerce and Policy
February 10, 2011 OffCheck out these two excellent podcasts in preparation for the upcoming Rethink Music conference coming up this April in Boston. Radio Berkman #168 Rethinking Music Pt. 1Radio Berkman #173 Rethinking Music Pt. 2 – The Portrait of the Self-Published Artist
California Copyright Conference: The Future of the Latin Music Market
February 9, 2011 OffOn February 8, 2011 The California Copyright Conference hosted a panel discussing the current state and future possibilities of the Latin music market, organized and co-moderated by Eric Palmquest – Director, Disney Music Publishing and Marissa Lopez, Associate Director, Latin Writer/Publisher Relations at BMI. The panel featured: Richard Bull – President of The Sixth House,…
Global Music Registry Meets Consumer Consumption Model
February 9, 2011 OffA thought provoking post from the Rethink Music blog. The barriers to creating a global music licensing registry are substantial in and of themselves. As consumer behavior shifts away from ownership to an “anytime, anywhere” access model, accurate, streamlined licensing will be key to a great music experience for the public as well as solid…
Don’t Go For The Masses, Go Direct-To-Fan
July 22, 2010 OffReblog from Hypebot.com: Don’t Go For The Masses, Go Direct-To-FanAuthor: Kyle Bylin – www.hypebot.comMajor labels are mass marketing power giants; it’s what they do. Before the advent of the social web, they were the only way to reach the masses. Due to their influence on commercial radio stations, big-box retail outlets, and television, much of this…