Free, RIAA and other Musings

Continuing our discussion of music business paradigms, strategies and success, check out a couple of links. Trent Reznor talks about his preference of giving music away while Moby, in this video, discusses label behavior. It occurs to me that the technology-driven shifts in the recording, delivery, monetizing and philosophies of making and selling music, have moved the discussion of the business of music, from the board room to the living room. The Coldplays, Nine Inch Nails, Radioheads, etc., of twenty years ago didn’t weigh in on this whole topic, because, perhaps, there wasn’t that much to talk about. These days, artists who are living some of my clients’ dreams are talking directly to my client, from a variety of perspectives, about the business of music – and it’s a conversation my client can participate in. I think that speaks of progress, not only in creating more points of entry for artists into the business of music, but in making for a deeper, more intimate and more intelligent conversation about what was, what is and what can be in the lives of those who create.

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