Reform is inevitable, yet painstakingly difficult
It would be naive to believe that the type of copyright reform we as modern artists and consumers need to benefit us will happen very soon. The incumbents, the record label associations in every country such as the RIAA in America and ARIA here in Australia, simply wont let it happen. They unfortunately have the lobbying power required to drive more protectionist change to the already...
42 weeks 4 days ago
a feature on the ultimately good, yet unpredictable paradigm shift
This feature takes a brief look the paradigm shift the internet has brought about. What will happen to traditional media?Can individuals be successful?Can media companies be successful?Don't forget to add your thoughts at the bottom.
45 weeks 3 days ago
Find out what I did, and what you can do
Every week or so I pop over to Technorati to find out what blogs are linking here. I love it because more often than not, I find another great blog to subscribe to. I also like finding new bloggers and new angles on the debate. Though last week one of the blogs had an article that read strangely similar. A sense of déjà vu crept over me, before I realised.
47 weeks 18 hours ago
the tale of the amazing fan clip by Gabe Askew
I've wrote in the past about the advantages of being free and open with your music. I don't mean just give it away, but when a fan uses your music in say a video clip or a mashup; it's almost always better for everyone involved to leave it live, and put that cease and desist letter back in the draw.
47 weeks 3 days ago
The shenanigans have gone to far, it's time for change
If you're looking for insightful information for actionable things you can do to further your band, you probably wont find them in this article. Unlike the rest of The Indie Digest.No this is more of a rant based on my frustrations of the incredibly slow pace of innovation in the media industries.
47 weeks 6 days ago
Learn the new model that is helping big artists make money with free music
This business model is finally catching on. Give away the infinite good, to enhance the value of your scarcities; and then, sell the scarcities. Big name artists from NIN and Muse, to Radiohead and Imogen Heap. All allowed anyone to listen to their entire album in its original (albeit compressed) form with no obligation, for as long as they wished.
48 weeks 2 days ago
Why knowing what to do is more important than trying to do it
Yes it's true. You do need to be online if you want any measurable success in the music industry. Its by far the most effective and sustainable platform to connect with your fans. But if you're just online for the sake of it, you're not only limiting your potential success you could be doing some damage.
49 weeks 2 days ago
They want to connect with you
"If fans connect with your music isn't that enough?"This is such a common statement I hear from most veterans in the industry. It typically follows a discussion or debate about why bands should be on the internet, social networks and be talking to your fans.
1 year 19 hours ago
Sharing, Filtering and Procreation - the natural flow of ideas
It's all About the FiltererThe value is not in the idea, rather the filter. The curator of ideas. The creator of new ideas. The sharer of relevant ideas.This is Part Two of Information Commands To Be Shared, Denying It Will Cost You
1 year 1 week ago
the value is in the filter, not the content
"Nothing is original.
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows.Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft)...
1 year 1 week ago
