In a generation that is hooked on video games, cells phones and laptops, it’s no wonder why we lack the creativity and the imagination of other generations. It starts from the time of being an infant to early childhood. The toys children play with leave nothing for the imagination to pick up on. Toys nowadays … Continue reading
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Spotify: The Music Industry’s Life Support?
Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, does not believe that Spotify is out for anyone, but themselves. On Grammy night Portnow took to the stage to aim shots at music streaming services for making less-than lucrative deals with artists and musicians. Neil Portnow said, “Isn’t a song worth more then a penny?” Spotify does not seem … Continue reading
Get your Tickets?
Adele and Bruce Springsteen are ready to take on the ticket hubs. Back in December, Springsteen’s concert tickets were already for sale on secondary market sites like StubHub, before they even went on sale to the public. These tickets were marked up five to ten times face value. Devoted fans are being shut out from … Continue reading
Jason K Ventura’s Music Industry Predictions For 2016
The streaming business model will change across the board. The new models will have fairground for artists and labels a like. Due to royalty rates and a rebellion of artists, streaming services will be forced to put limitations on music catalogs. With prices at an all time low and stagnant music sales, touring will continue … Continue reading
Pandora’s Box
Pandora’s CEO Brian McAndrews was featured in an article in Business Insider. McAndrews conjugates a story about a music industry executive that spoke to an undergraduate class of students at one of the top universities in the country. He never mentioned who the executive was or what university; to me the story was just that, … Continue reading
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Where Does the Music Industry Stand?
Now that the last month of the year is upon us, I’m reflecting on the status of the music industry. In 2015 we as an industry have not made much progress in the terms of growth in sales or the development of new technology. The music industry has a hard time knowing the power of … Continue reading
Fair Play Fair Pay
2015 brought us many new technologies, but still our licensing system is clearly failing us. There is nothing protecting artists from digital, satellite, and AM/FM play. There is nothing set in place in the US to fairly compensate artists and musicians regarding fair play fair pay. The laws that pertain to royalty payments are unreliable … Continue reading
Ian Rogers Beats It
The news of Ian Rogers’ departure from Beats 1 flooded the Internet on Friday August 28, 2015. After Financial Times broke the news of Rogers parting from Apple. This came as a surprise to many music industry insiders. Rogers has been said to be detrimental to the development and the future success of Beats 1. … Continue reading
It’s Time To Rethink Everything
As many of you who normally read my blog post know that I do not support the music-streaming model that is currently being used. I believe that streaming in the current business model is not sustainable revenue for the music industry. To date there hasn’t been any music streaming service that has yet made a … Continue reading
Folk Yeah! I Left My Heart In Newport
It’s Sunday July 26th, what started to be a rainy morning and early afternoon has turned into a sunny Sunday evening. It’s the third and last day of the Newport Folk Festival, I am mid-stage waiting for Hozier to take the stage, while doing so I reflect on this year’s festival. I start thinking about … Continue reading
The Beat (Jason K Ventura) 