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Mar 19, 2012
Podcast - Aderra: You can't fight internet "piracy", it doesn't exist.
Listen to the first of my new round of Podcasts. In this episode I tackle the myth of "internet piracy" and why file sharing can be the best thing ever for content creators.
Feb 4, 2012
Hey Neil Young! My iPod already plays full uncompressed WAV files.
This week Neil Young mentioned that he is working on a digital audio player that will play back high resolution files. At the Dive into Media Conference he said that he had spoken with Steve Jobs about the concept before Jobs died in Oct. 2011. I guess Jobs forgot to tell him that iPods and iPhones already support High Resolution files. I'd suggest that Young should be building an iTunes competitor that sells full resolution WAV files with a download manager to assist in downloading the larger data overnight.
Attention smart people, I just gave you a great idea for a start-up
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Jan 17, 2012
Aderra worked hard in 2011 to bring new Media to the Masses
Doing a quick yearend wrap up and I am amazed at what we did that worked at concerts this year. Aderra Media teams delivered concert recordings to hundreds of thousands of fans and they simply worked hard to make the best experience possible. While other download scam companies ripoff artists, Aderra makes them money on the road.
Jan 6, 2012
2011Recap
I didn't post much during the last half of 2011 as I got a little too busy at Aderra. I finished the year even more strongly convinced that DIY Direct to Fan is a limited route to success for most artists. Performers, producers and songwriters put their 10,000 hours into honing their craft NOT becoming marketing experts. So why take on a bunch tasks you're not skilled at?
Spend 2012 working on this:
Spend 2012 working on this:
- Write great songs
- Practice performing those tunes live
- TOUR
- Make friends with other acts
- CDs are for old people, don't waste your time and money making them
- Forget about record labels, they'll find you when you're ready
- TOUR MORE
Sep 23, 2011
Zoe Keating explains how Spotify treats Indie artists unfairly
This speaks for itself. Zoe Keating, independent avant garde cellist, writes about the disparities between how Spotify deals with major labels and independents.
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