And: Music sounds better with you; Measure of Music closing remarks; Talk about speaking out; VC betting on the future of nightlife; Listening to 'Scenes'
Thanks for sharing -- this vision of the future of music feels so warm, and possible, and good for the world. I've been thinking a lot lately about the role collectives and community might have in redefining what a successful and satisfying life in music looks like. This post has given me a lot to chew on!
Admittedly, the thoughts are fuzzy and need to be explored through writing, but pulling out what’s already legible as some questions I’m asking myself ...
What do collectives look like for folks who lovingly practice their craft and put out music fo, you know, 100 monthly listeners on Spotify?
When they can’t afford to pay the team that would usually surround them as an artist, can artists be a team for each other in a way that creates value via your exposed “web of relations, associations, and connections”? What does that look like in practice?
If scenes are dead (or dying), can a network of collectives be a new type of scene … one that is deep and wide?
How might we redefine what a successful ‘career’ in music looks like, especially if as you say “music is not the product”? What role does a network of collectives play in that new type of success?
What if artistic success had more to do with participation in and cultivation of a healthy creative community, and its collective body of work?
Yeah, you're speaking my language here! I think scenes are seeing a rebirth and that indeed creatives need to band together and support each other, especially early stage but also once growth does kick in. As to your last question, let's add an element of revenue in there
Thanks for sharing -- this vision of the future of music feels so warm, and possible, and good for the world. I've been thinking a lot lately about the role collectives and community might have in redefining what a successful and satisfying life in music looks like. This post has given me a lot to chew on!
Thanks, Lucy! Would love to learn more about what you're thinking when it comes to collectives and communities.
Admittedly, the thoughts are fuzzy and need to be explored through writing, but pulling out what’s already legible as some questions I’m asking myself ...
What do collectives look like for folks who lovingly practice their craft and put out music fo, you know, 100 monthly listeners on Spotify?
When they can’t afford to pay the team that would usually surround them as an artist, can artists be a team for each other in a way that creates value via your exposed “web of relations, associations, and connections”? What does that look like in practice?
If scenes are dead (or dying), can a network of collectives be a new type of scene … one that is deep and wide?
How might we redefine what a successful ‘career’ in music looks like, especially if as you say “music is not the product”? What role does a network of collectives play in that new type of success?
What if artistic success had more to do with participation in and cultivation of a healthy creative community, and its collective body of work?
Yeah, you're speaking my language here! I think scenes are seeing a rebirth and that indeed creatives need to band together and support each other, especially early stage but also once growth does kick in. As to your last question, let's add an element of revenue in there
Ahh yes, just the small issue of revenue :-D