The New Education Business

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We are beginning to see the disruption of traditional higher education. This seems to be the path that many institutions are on, as their businesses are in the process of being re-engineered by – you guessed it – the Internet. Just as instant access and peer to peer communication and worldwide communication systems disrupted the […]

Modernizing the Merch Madness

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For artists struggling to make a living in the digital age, a strong merch strategy can be the difference between living life as a starving artist and making a comfortable living. Yet compared to the recording, publishing and ticketing businesses—which have felt the full effect of technology and the Internet— the merch business today is […]

I’ve seen fives and I’ve seen tens

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Gotta love it. James Taylor is suing Warner Bros over digital royalties seeking $2m in compensatory damages from his former label for past MP3 sales. The Guardian reports that singer-songwriter James Taylor has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against his former label, Warner Bros, claiming they have underpaid millions in royalties on downloads of his songs. As […]

Ridin’ with Hypebot

My buddy Bruce Houghton at Hypebot, caught me last week for a quick interview before Rethink Music.  Here is an except from our discussion: HYPEBOT: Your new focus is on consulting and investing. Are there any sectors, particularly within music and music tech, that particularly interest you or where you see the most room for growth? […]

Let Us Help You

Dave Kusek and Gerd Leonhard provide strategic consulting and advisory services to companies and individuals involved in the music and entertainment industries.  The partners have extensive experience in helping businesses expand and adapt to changing circumstances.  Our past and present clients include AOL, IBM, Intel, Sony, BMG, Gracenote. Island Music, A&M Records, Polygram, Roland, Yamaha, […]

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