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✖️ Future of music & cheap eateries 🇻🇳 Apple Music's millennial problem 👶 Blockchain in Russia, Spotify, CMOs ⛓️
Hey everyone,
I’ve been having a great time here in Berlin. It’s basically been my first week in the city, and first week in the new job at IDAGIO.
Threw some of the week’s inspiration into this week’s lead piece about the future of music. The other piece follows up from the MySpace moment article from 2 weeks ago.
Enjoy - and have a nice week!
Love,
Bas
From me, for you
The future of music, inspired by a cheap Vietnamese restaurant in Berlin
Some inspiration by my first week in Berlin, and my new role at IDAGIO.
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Projecting Trends: reviving old ideas in the face of new opportunities
Drawing more lessons from MySpace and Last.fm.
Streaming music
Does Apple Music have a millennial problem?
Spotify’s easily beating Apple Music in the battle for millennials. Read the article to see why they’re such an important demographic.
Cost of entry to streaming market is stifling innovation, says digital consultant
Fully agree with Vickie Nauman - who goes into more depth inside the link.
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Spotify acquires blockchain startup Mediachain to solve music’s attribution problem
Also see Benji Rogers’ response to this for an update on his view on the wider music blockchain space.
Beyond streaming
The digital marketing mistakes that music labels make every day
“Yes, I’ve seen your album cover. I saw it when you talked about the pre-order… when you talked about the tours. I’ve seen your album cover 500 times. You do not need to keep posting about it!”
Preach, Claire Mas!
Streaming generates vast amounts of royalty data, and not all collecting societies are coping
First thought: “Heh, that reminds me of when a Russian rights organisation asked us to deliver all playback events from our streaming service to them on paper.”
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Using blockchain, Russian music orgs creating single database for intellectual property
“Oh… looks like they’re getting smarter.” 🙃
Wide view
Mexico: 5 things you need to know about a huge streaming market
Streaming is booming in Mexico.
Raving Iran: the story behind Iran's illegal party scene
An interview from a while ago about the Raving Iran documentary. Fascinating.
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Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We’ll Never Understand
Artificial intelligence is making the limits of human knowledge painfully obvious.
Fun
The Moombahton legend Munchi has finally released a new track (he’s been on a hiatus for a few years). There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of him, but he’s influenced many of the greatest producers, from Diplo, to Dillon Francis, to Skrillex. An early pioneer of the moombahton genre (and many other sounds) who unfortunately decided to throw his hat into the ring way too early… Until now, that is!
Munchi - Guess Who's Back [SOUNDCLOUD]
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