One of our preoccupations here concerns the relations between music and the ambiance of a place. Also, the constellations of people, businesses, networks, and practices that make a scene. You couldn’t find a better window into those topics than a recent documentary about Toronto’s worlds of music, City Sonic. City Sonic is an online collection [...]
December 2, 2009
MPI Research Director to appear on Hamilton music conference panel this Friday
Sonic Unyon label HQ in Hamilton, Ontario This Friday, December 4 the Martin Prosperity Institute’s Kevin Stolarick will participate in a panel discussion on “Acting Locally” at the Hamilton Music Awards Careers in Music conference at Mohawk College. Admission is free for secondary and post-secondary students. The details: This year’s HMA “Careers in Music” Conference [...]
November 30, 2009
The post-file sharing era?
Once again the Economist has a thoughtful perspective on the challenges facing the music business. This piece points to the rise of distributors who provide music for free (but legally) by monetizing the audio streams in a variety of creative ways: The past year has seen rapid growth of digital music services that accept the [...]
November 26, 2009
Mariah Carey and the new music economy
Mariah Carey a genius of the new music economy? That is the impression one gets from an article in the Times of London. The article describes how Carey’s new album is more or less being sponsored by Elle Magazine, outside the record company system. Buyers of Mariah’s new album will receive a special edition of [...]
November 17, 2009
Scenius and Genius
Brian Eno curated this year’s Vivid Sydney Music Fest in Sydney, Australia. During a press conference, he discussed his idea of the “scenius” in contrast to the “genius.” So, as I told you, I was an art student and, like all art students, I was encouraged to believe that there were a few great figures [...]
November 14, 2009
Insight: The Great Musical North
The music business is a fascinating example of a creativity-driven industry. Advances in manufacturing and sound recording technology mean that only a small part of the value of the final product – a compact disc or digital download – is generated by manufacturing and distribution. Instead, most of the costs of the music business today [...]
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