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Daniel Wentsch • 1 card
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Anna B • 2 cards
1/ How will @soundxyz_ increase revenue for musicians? By capturing more of the demand curve for music.
music streaming
Chronicling how music streaming services work, and reactions to them
Tony Lashley and • 24 cards
Spotify’s main form of compensation is the promise of exposure. Put your music on Spotify and it’s instantly available to 138 million subscribers, a veritable nation-state of potential listeners. But with that promise comes the relinquishing of even more control. Reaching any of those listeners depends primarily on Spotify’s recommendation systems;... See more
Tim Maughan • Platforms, Creative Communities, and the Need for a Radical Reimagining - The Reboot
This is reflective of a broader trend—artists want direct ownership over the relationship with their fans, and to be compensated based on how these fans interact with their music. Case in point: SoundCloud’s recent foray into ‘fan-centric’ payouts, Deezer’s continued experimentation with user-centric payout models, and the ongoing parliamentary inq... See more
Yash Bagal • A New Funnel for Music
Musicians are early adopters of tokens given the industry’s predatory economics. Some artists have innovated in new ways: the Grammy-winning artist RAC launched $RAC last fall, powered by Zora protocol. Fans can’t buy $RAC; they can only earn it. RAC distributed $RAC retroactively to fans based on their fandom—whether they’d been a Patreon supporte... See more