As we have seen, there are many different ways to make money in music today. In the past few years, much has been said and written about the 360 degree deal, where an artist/writer enters into a business partnership with a company and gives the company lots of rights to recordings, songs, merchandise, and touring, […]
Music Business Strategies
March 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Searching for Salvation
February 8, 2010 By 26 Comments
In the face of insurmountable odds I feel a competition is in order. Here’s a pretty telling graph – Recorded music sales over time since 1999. This is the truth. If you are trying to make money selling recordings, or producing them you are selling into a market that is auguring into the earth. If […]
Paul McGuinness (U2′s Manager) speaks out at Cannes.
January 29, 2008 By 44 Comments
The full script of the speech everyone is talking about in Cannes, as made by U2 manager Paul McGuinness at Midem. McGuinness: “Good afternoon and thank you for giving me this opportunity. I don’t make many speeches and this is an important and imposing occasion for me. What I’m trying do here today is identify […]
