What the guys from Sweden and Norway thought was that the streaming market in Denmark simply hadn't matured yet, but is now well underway. They expect to see similar results in Denmark very soon.
I think Sweden and Norway are a few years ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to the streaming model.
When we shake our creative fists at the sky... it's filled with gold coins as we open them.
Magic! *
* Please note that I'm using the definition of the word where 'magic' means adjusting to the realities of the digital age, primarily non-linear (networked) communication, and building business models on top of that.
When I was in Norway for By:Larm, all the Scandinavian music biz folk I met, whether from majors or indies, were very, very satisfied about the way in which streaming is developing.
"Revenue per play has nearly tripled for us in the last 12 months.
For ”Kalla mig” it means that we get more revenue per quarter from Spotify today than the single sold in its entire first successful year."
"We will soon have 500 songs in our catalogue, and Spotify has become by far the most profitable stream for us – almost 80% of our revenue comes from Spotify. And payments are increasing all the time."
I recommend anyone skeptical about 'the streaming model' to get in touch with people in the Scandinavian music industry (especially Sweden and Norway) and hear about their experiences.
To be honest, I find it a bit annoying that people are abusing the report feature and I now don't know which comments are spam, and which comments are just 'downvoted'.
"We generally like to verify people are using their real name or an identity that we can track back to a real person. We think think this keep the tone of the debate more honest and civilized."
Can the real Lowery please stand up?
And explain why words like 'consumer' and 'market' result in deletions on The Trichordist. I'd assume those are pretty important words to include if we're talking about business.
So a few major players will own the most culturally relevant top-level domains... rendering that part of culture restricted for users... rendering top-level domains kinda pointless.
Good thing top-level domains come kind of cheap. Oh wait.
Smaller artists releases are definitely anticipated and generate buzz... just within a specific niche.
I think it might have more to do with availability of purchase and what kind of consumers are typically interested in the artist's music. Smaller artists generally attract different consumers (with different consumption patterns) than bigger artists.
Having a certain marketing budget also makes a difference... perhaps to amplify the buzz generated by the leak... but I'd have to look into the paper more carefully before I make any statements about that.
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Google provides content owners with tools for flagging. Some of these tools are not available to most of its users - only content users (who usually have to send a fax to request them).
If people are abusing these tools, Google should 'fix' that, by restricting their use of these tools. Else their automated system can be grossly abused.
People that abuse these tools really should be told to fax/mail DMCA notices.
The statements about touring are not that accurate.
In many genres, artists actually produce music to support their live existence. In other words; it's the music that's promoting their tour. It's not necessarily positive though; most of those artists are kinda forced to be always on-tour, because they haven't figured out another way to make a living.
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:-)
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I think Sweden and Norway are a few years ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to the streaming model.
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Magic! *
* Please note that I'm using the definition of the word where 'magic' means adjusting to the realities of the digital age, primarily non-linear (networked) communication, and building business models on top of that.
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What you resist; persists.
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Just today, I came across this post by a Swedish label owner: http://blog.mediaevolution.se/2012/06/26/mythbusting-spotify-doesn’t-give-any-money-to-artists/
H ere's 2 quotes that stand out:
"Revenue per play has nearly tripled for us in the last 12 months.
For ”Kalla mig” it means that we get more revenue per quarter from Spotify today than the single sold in its entire first successful year."
"We will soon have 500 songs in our catalogue, and Spotify has become by far the most profitable stream for us – almost 80% of our revenue comes from Spotify. And payments are increasing all the time."
I recommend anyone skeptical about 'the streaming model' to get in touch with people in the Scandinavian music industry (especially Sweden and Norway) and hear about their experiences.
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Can the real Lowery please stand up?
And explain why words like 'consumer' and 'market' result in deletions on The Trichordist. I'd assume those are pretty important words to include if we're talking about business.
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Good thing top-level domains come kind of cheap. Oh wait.
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AND Jimmi Hendrix died of an overdose.
THUS overdoses are great.
Love your government.
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It would be more accurate to 'blame' the format shift (from physical to digital), but there's really no point in blaming progress.
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Smaller artists releases are definitely anticipated and generate buzz... just within a specific niche.
I think it might have more to do with availability of purchase and what kind of consumers are typically interested in the artist's music. Smaller artists generally attract different consumers (with different consumption patterns) than bigger artists.
Having a certain marketing budget also makes a difference... perhaps to amplify the buzz generated by the leak... but I'd have to look into the paper more carefully before I make any statements about that.
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Re: How pathetically naive and stupid
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Re: A great idea, but ...
Also, unfortunately this is not very un-Internet, but it should be.
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Not sure what to say.
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If people are abusing these tools, Google should 'fix' that, by restricting their use of these tools. Else their automated system can be grossly abused.
People that abuse these tools really should be told to fax/mail DMCA notices.
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Touring
In many genres, artists actually produce music to support their live existence. In other words; it's the music that's promoting their tour. It's not necessarily positive though; most of those artists are kinda forced to be always on-tour, because they haven't figured out another way to make a living.
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