Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Music Matters: Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit: Day 3


Mike Relm's performance (the clip above barely captures the amazingness of the live experience) was the highlight of the final day of The Future of Music Policy summit. A drastic shift in the format shifted the day's discussions from panels to one on one interviews and breakout sessions. A meeting with Congressman Hank Johnson and early flight out for my brother prevented me from doing top to bottom coverage of the day but here are some highlights.

Dan Ek from Spotify may have found the new revenue stream the music industry has been looking for; music journalism needs to demonstrate value and come up with a viable business model; and Ian McKaye and Dischord have been a no contract 50/50 label/artist outfit for 29 years.

Live Twitter feed below.

  1. @viennateng Sorry we didn't connect for an interview today - have a great trip back to NYC tonight!
  2. Greg Kot reiterates the elements of criticism: educate, illuminate, and entertain your audience #FMC09
  3. Greg Kot got into this line of work because he loves writing and music - comodification of his work makes his blood run cold#FMC09
  4. David Malitz admits that Howard Mendel has more social media friends; Mendel quips that he also has a lot of baseball cards#FMC09
  5. Tom Moon goes on to preach that context is essential for understanding music #FMC09
  6. Tom Moon laments the loss of curiosity among critics today#FMC09
  7. Mike Riggs suggests that a large precentage of music journalist be fired because they are terrible #FMC09
  8. Raymond Leon Roker proclaims that content is no longer king, audience is king - I think it's a chicken/egg situation #FMC09
  9. Van Buskirk thinks the value prop of music jouralism is as curator of an particular aesthetic #FMC09
  10. Themes of the day - what value do music jouralist provide and what is the business model for journalism? #FMC09
  11. Music Jouralism breakout session, this guy is taking notes #FMC09
  12. If you are looking for the one awesome thing on the Internet today check out http://www.mikerelm.com/ #FMC09
  13. http://twitpic.com/khqvc - You have never seen anything like Mike Relm #FMC09
  14. Mike Relm is blowing my mind #FMC09
  15. @emwizzle check out my shout out to you -http://entertainmentmatters...
  16. Eliot Van Buskirk makes a huge point - The new platinum standard is the number of engaged fans #FMC09
  17. Massage advice to managers stay focused on the opportunity of a single artist and avoid "horse trading" #FMC09
  18. Message notes that the In Rainbows marketing was not about economics it was about what was right for Radiohead at the time#FMC09
  19. Message notes that artists needs honest and trust worthy people around them #FMC09
  20. Brian Message notes that the artist should be driving the agenda for their work #FMC09
  21. MacKaye's label doesn't writing contracts with artists, and hasn't for 29 years #FMC09
  22. MacKaye's label doesn't writing contracts with artists, and hasn't for 29 years
  23. Kramer simply states, music confirms our existance #FMC09
  24. December marks the 29th anniversary of Ian MacKaye's independent label #FMC09
  25. Wayne Kramer supports Jail Guitar Doors takes musical instruments into prisons for rehabilitation purposes #FMC09
  26. Meaty question about label stakes in Spotify - Ek bobs and weaves and claims independence #FMC09
  27. Ek says Spotify US launch hurdles are licensing and an ad parter - look for a late '09 early '10 launch #FMC09
  28. Dan Ek believes that Spotify can double the digital music market with in a year #FMC09
  29. Dan Ek believes that Spotify can double the digital music market with in a year #FMC
  30. http://twitpic.com/khasi - Dan Ek of Spotify #FMC09
  31. As a $AAPL stock holder, I hope the iTunes team is working on a Spotify type platform #FMC09
  32. Spotify doesn't care how you pay, by listening to ads, buying tracks for your iPod, or premium subscription #FMC09
  33. Ek notes that Spotify has no discovery or recommendation engine, but it's heavily used because it's fast #FMC09
  34. Ek touts the fact that 25% of Spotify content is independent content#FMC09
  35. PS, Spotify is not available in the States http://www.spotify.com/en/#FMC09
  36. Ek wants Spotify to be a music management platform for sharing music with your friends #FMC09
  37. Dan Ek notes that music is probably the most social thing there is#FMC09
  38. Doyle's position on H.R. 848 - supportive but not sure why the record label gets paid half in the current iteration of the bill#FMC09
  39. http://twitpic.com/kh7o7 - Congressman Mike Doyle and Nicole Atkins #FMC09
  40. Doyle assures us that there is no recession in the medical insurance industry #FMC09
  41. Nicole Atkins suggests cooking dinner for artist when you use a two second sample of their work #FMC09

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