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Sitar Teli Provides Much Needed Reality Check Regarding Music and Start-Ups
6th June 2016 • 1 commentAt a Midem’s June 3 panel titled ‘Startups & Corporations: from Competition to Coopetition’, Connect Venture’s Sitar Teli offered a contrary opinion to that of her peers. While the other panelists spoke highly of the music industry and its relationship with VC and startup culture, Teli strongly disagreed. When asked if music and tech companies have arrived […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Pay-to-Play
8th June 2015 • 4 commentsThe concept of pay-to-play has seemingly reached epidemic proportions. Let’s recap the past week in music, shall we? ~ Hype Machine announced it has stopped working with music blogs who feature paying clients. ~ A film company in the UK was trying to get artists and labels to pay £10,000 to place a song in […]
Read MoreBrian Message: "Artists are businesses with multiple revenue streams across multiple territories and streaming is part of that engagement with fans."
26th December 2014 • No commentsBrian Message, Radiohead co-manager and manager of artists such as Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, has long spoken about the role streaming will play in the overall promotion of an artist. Check out this Midem Talks interview for his thoughts on the future of streaming and what it means for artist promotion.
Read MoreHappy Weekend!
8th February 2014 • No commentsYay, it’s Saturday again! To summarize the week that just passed- Midem happened with further declining attendance, excitement is starting to build about SXSW, people are still arguing/debating/screaming about streaming and whether it will save or kill the music industry, the Super Bowl happened and The Red Hot Chili Peppers got some flack for not […]
Read MoreAre People Really Done Paying For Music?
18th February 2012 • No commentsAt a time when it’s more crucial than ever for artists to focus on career sustainability, it’s difficult for me to wrap my head around the concept of DigSin- a new label, officially launched at Midem, whose focus will be single releases only. For months there was buzz about DigSin and what their exact business […]
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