My friend Roger McNamee, a founding Partner and Managing Director of Elevation Partners has been getting some great press lately on his thoughts on the new music business, investing in technology, Apple, Google, Facebook and much more. Here is the transcript of a speech he gave at NARM earlier this summer, a must read. “Our […]
My Midem and Namm Presentations on the Future of Music
January 24, 2011 By 8 Comments
In this presentation I take a look at the music business from the perspective of the creative people working in it, the artists, songwriters and producers and how it works for them. After all that is where music comes from. I also highlight some case studies of what is working in alternative business models and […]
Cracking the Code to Online Success
November 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
I did some interviews recently with Jacob Templin from Time Magazine about the realities of the music business today and what is working for some bands. Here is one of the videos. Unfortunately you have to endure a 15 second ad before viewing the story. With hit songs like Code Monkey, the software developer turned […]
Strategic Improvisation – Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead
February 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
From a fascinating article just published in the Atlantic. “The Grateful Dead’s influence on the business world may turn out to be a significant part of its legacy. Without intending to—while intending, in fact, to do just the opposite—the band pioneered ideas and practices that were subsequently embraced by corporate America. One was to focus […]
Hypebot Reviews Free Music Debate
May 3, 2009 By 1 Comment
Great collection of characters commenting on free music from Hypebot. Inspired by the coming release of Chris Andersen's book Free: The Future of a Radical Price, we've been exploring the importance of free music. There is no debating that free is here, but the discussion as to how to use free music, even how to […]
The Proof is in the Pudding – Corey Smith
January 19, 2009 By 21 Comments
Bob Lefsetz posted in December about Corey Smith, a fantastic artist who is blazing a new trail through the music business using entirely new ways of thinking. Corey’s whole business model is based on giving away lots of music for free and building relationships with his fans. Last year he grossed $4.2 million with a […]
