Music & the Entertainment Economy

A new coffee shop just opened up in Toronto. It caught the attention of our colleague Dan Silver, and we had an email discussion about the name Cloud Free Agent Espresso Bar. Cloud is a tastefully appointed coffee bar with what sounds like great food and drink. Cloud is also very explicit about its aim [...]

The increasingly low barriers to entering the music industry have generated an oversupply of music-related products. As recorded music competes with illegal downloads and a range of entertainment alternatives including DVDs, video games, cell phones and the internet itself, the quintessential question facing major labels and individual musicians is ‘how do we make money from making music?’ [...]