Regular insights about the future of music, media & tech. A strategic writer collective led by Maarten Walraven
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And: RIAA & IFPI push for AI labels; Spotify’s AI problem is so bad; Notes on financialization; Community has to be earned; Are you building a world fans can belong to?
And: A modest proposal for artist-centric accounting; The case for resilient creative ecosystems; The case against technological hubris; More music for bike ridin'!
And: Organisations working with artists in displacement; Rolling Stones in Roblox; i don't dream of being a content creator; Me + Ableton + Whatever; Micro-movements in Korea & Japan
And: What Spotify doesn't see; Influencers not declaring paid promo; Community is new gatekeeper; Build communities instead of chase streams; Impala's new digital music market plan
Victoria Fäh and Severin Zugmayer on the case for investing in culture
And: Music festival & video game music; Spotify gaslighting on royalties; Women's impact across live music; 10 things learned from running a feminist media
Electronic / Dance music leads the way with 30 to 50% of all consumption in the 6th largest US music genre coming from "Official Remixes". Part 1 of the series maps out the world of remixes.
And: Sowing the seeds of change; A citizen's thought on AI risk; Talkie, a vintage language model from 1930; What your artist manager wishes you knew.
And: AI simply can't replace it; The mystery of Melody Nelson; The anatomy of a mosh pit; Improvised song writing
And: Singing through cognitive decline with SingFit; Sound investments; Nostalgia fuels consumption; Cantilever pre-seed round from indie labels; Google liable for false answers in its AI summaries
And: What the chart doesn't see; How the Grammy's should handle AI; Electric Miles; Turning sound into steel and bricks; Why they only listen to their own Suno-generated sounds
