By Ryan Van Etten on 04/18/2011
“In the corresponding rush to give today’s music fans what they want when they want it, the lines between stakeholders have become increasingly blurred. Even with business models evolving though, effective tools for music discovery, distribution, promotion, and curation remain an absolute necessity.” –Greg Nisbet Canadian Music Week 2011′s Mediazoic Panel about “how different parts [...]
Posted in Music, Music Flux | Tagged access vs. ownership, Alan Cross, artist-fan relationship, business, business model, Canadian music, change, CMW (Canadian Music Week), CMW 2011, content, context, curating music, data, digital valets, Greg Nisbet, Jake Gold, Jeremy Fisher, legal vs. illegal, Mediazoic, micropayments, monetization, music discovery, music industry, music value, MusicBiz, radio, Spotify, streaming, Terry McBride, tribes, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/13/2011
Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson performs in 2005. – Photo: Andrew Kendall. “If you haven’t got a scene you’ve gotta’ set your own scene” said Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson at 31:40 and “keep your ears peeled” for song ideas said drummer Nick Hodgson at 51:00 during their interview below with Steve Lamacq on BBC [...]
Posted in Discussion, Interviews, Music, Music Flux | Tagged Andrew Kendall, BBC Music, British music scene, history, indie rock, Kaiser Chiefs, music industry, MusicBiz, Nick Hodgson, photos, post-punk revival, Ricky Wilson, rock/pop, Steve Lamacq, tips, UK, video |
By Ryan Van Etten on 04/07/2011
Ultra Music Festival 13 hit Miami on March 25–27, 2011 and if you attended, then chances are you got shot by the lens of Adam Jackson, corresponding photographer, at least once. Jackson is a prolific lifestreamer and photographer who’s made his way to UMF every year since 2004. Researchers have clocked him at 60 photos per minute. 40.
Posted in Music, Photo Journal, Popular | Tagged Adam Jackson, Armin van Buuren, ASOT 500, big media, BT, crowds, crowdsurfing, culture, Dance, dance music, dancing, Deadmau5, Deadmau5 costumes, electronica, Erasure, fans, festival, Kaskade, live music, Miami, music photography, people, photos, techno, The Chemical Brothers, UMF (Ultra Music Festival), UMF 2011, UMF photos, Underworld |