Internet Radio
What is Sound Exchange?
Dec 1st
Very good question. Most of us know Sound Exchange is the digital PRO created to deal with royalties generated over the internet and through digital music devices, however it is still quite vague to a vast majority of the musicians and writers what EXACTLY Sound Exchange does.
Thanks to Youtube, these questions can now be answered in 2:26 .
Enjoy
10 Most Creative People in Music?
Jun 17th
Fast Company just announced their 100 Most Creative People in Business, and subsequently their 10 Most Creative People in Music lists for this year. Many of the names on the music list are recognizable and some might even be deserving this recognition, but come on… Soulja Boy as the #1 most creative person in the industry simply because he is a shameless self-promoter and used Myspace and YouTube to promote his “Superman Dance” and ultimately launch a career. Ridiculous! There are no doubt some folks on the list (read: Tim Westergren, Alex Patsavas, and Gregg Gillis (Girltalk) who no-doubt deserve to be there, but I think they are stretching it a bit with Soulja Boy and Pharrell.
Creativity in the music business means coming up with new ideas. Changing the way people think and changing consumer and fan habits. Shameless self-promotion is a great thing and these folks are rewarded for all of their hard work in album sales, sold out concerts and endorsement deals. It does not, however qualify as creativity and I don’t think it should be rewarded as such.
Therefore- I am generating my own addendum to this list. People/groups/companies who really and truly ARE creative. Who have ACTUALLY pushed the envelope. Added to this list should be (in no particular order):
Gerd Leonhard
Radiohead
Spotify
Slacker
Jim Griffin
I am sure I missed a few, but these at least round out that list and make up for the idiocy of adding Hip Hop stars to a list of industry creative powerhouses.
More on Internet Radio
May 14th
This is a bit of a different take on the webcast debate. It is definately worth taking a look.
More on the Internet Radio Debaucle
Apr 23rd
So my personal favorite Internet radio station Pandora, has now spoken up! They are (rightfully) outraged by the CRB’s hasty, un-educated decision to back tax our small fledgling Internet radio stations into extinction.
Our friends at Out-Law.com have quite a good take on this. Check out Joe Kennedy’s comments.
Goodbye Internet Radio
Apr 17th
Well, what was once a strong contender in the terrestrial radio race is going the way of the dinosaur. Internet radio is going to be extinct… No thanks to the latest rulings of the Copyright Royalty Board.
The CRB has just issued a ruling throwing out the appeals of Clearchannel, NPR, and a few other heavey hitters. Not that I really care about Clearchannel, but this isnt just going to affect them. This is going to take down most of our beloved, small internet radio stations.
Starting a month from now, internet radio stations will be expected to pay Millions in retroactive royalties for the musics streamed. This will end up alienating the little guys and closing all of their virtual doors.
Pandora, Last FM, Radio Paradise…. you will all be missed dearly.