More interesting discussion on the distribution and payment for music...

In which an NPR intern reveals the extent of her music purchases (15 CDs) and the extent of her music collection (11,000 tunes), which triggers an intense discussion... more »
06.20.2012 • Music Industry • PermalinkPermalink

Interesting collision between composer and student...

This article explains an interesting exchange between a composer and a student who obtained a pirated download of his score for use in a musical audition. As you can see, this is a classic clash of two worldviews. more »
04.4.2012 • Music Industry • PermalinkPermalink

R.I.P. Roger "The Immortal" Nichols

Roger Nichols, the original engineer on all of the Steely Dan records from the 1970's, died last month after an extended battle with pancreatic cancer. His website is here. His fight against cancer has all but bankrupted his family. I donated to his canc… more »
05.9.2011 • Music Industry • PermalinkPermalink

And once again the music industry shoots itself...and engages in revisionism

...after a woman is fined $2.4m for downloading...24 songs. This is beyond ubelievable, even beyond unfucking believable. It is a self-parodying joke of a justice verdict. Much like the 999 year prison term, this verdict basically shows that the justic… more »
01.23.2010 • Music Industry • PermalinkPermalink

The Loudness Wars and the impact

I have blogged about this before...the trend towards first music listening occurring on portable devices, which are really not hi-fi devices. The de facto standard for initial distribution of much music is now MP3, a lossy compression standard which is w… more »
01.7.2010 • Music Industry • PermalinkPermalink

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