The Future of Music Book and Podcast

Our book is available in various forms. You can listen to the book on iTunes as a podcast for free. Go to the iTunes store and search “Future of Music” podcasts and subscribe. You can buy the book on Amazon for $11.53 or less. You can purchase the audiobook from Audible for $7.49. Here are […]

MySpace Music – does a 180 on indie artists and abandons one of the greatest opportunities for new music models in exchange for 21st century payola

MySpace had everything it needed to establish a truly revolutionary music model. Loads of indie artists and millions of fans all interacting online on the MySpace platform and the opportunity to connect them and enable commerce. Bands could post their tracks and sell them directly to their fans, all that was really missing was a […]

Gerd Leonhard Tech Talk at Google London

Here is another presentation by my co-author Gerd Leonhard on “The Future”. It is a little long (63 mins) but very interesting and inspiring. Anyone seeking to understand how to make money in the face of free music should watch this very carefully, and learn.

The Rise of Free Music

These days there are hundreds of options for acquiring music from free legal download and streaming services. Many of these sites offer streaming and/or downloading options. Some are up there for the love of music, some are driven by advertising and some are building business models behind the scenes. They are alternatives to paid services […]

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