andreas liffgardenThe Three Secrets Behind The Swedish Music WonderIt’s a fact. Swedes punch above their weight in the music industry. It’s remarkable that a country of a mere nine million people can…Jul 7, 2016Jul 7, 2016
andreas liffgardenWhat RIAA really said!The RIAA just commented on their yearly numbers in a Medium post. But what were they really saying? Slightly downplayed but spelled out it…Mar 31, 2016Mar 31, 2016
andreas liffgardenCan’t unf**k digitalWhy the music industry will never be the sameMar 23, 2016Mar 23, 2016
andreas liffgardenSoundCloud — Loved by label marketing. Hated by label lawyersA lawsuit waiting to happen or musician’s best friend?May 23, 2015May 23, 2015
andreas liffgardenSpotify’s annual report in perspective2011–2014: Tripled losses but grew user base x6!May 9, 2015May 9, 2015
andreas liffgardenIFPI says 2014 global streaming revenues were $1.6bn. What’s the revenue distribution across artists10 artists (0.005% of all streamed artists) would make 7.6% of all revenues and get $12.2M each.Apr 23, 2015Apr 23, 2015
andreas liffgardenGetting your music on the radio? You’re better off playing poker!Odds getting played on BBC and P3: 0.46% and 0.07% vs being dealt double aces in Texas Hold em’ 0.5%Apr 22, 2015Apr 22, 2015
andreas liffgardenRadio analogy for background music. It works but track-by-track reporting is better for composers!The background music industry must strive for track-by-track reporting! It’s a matter of principle! The right money to the right composer!Apr 15, 2015Apr 15, 2015
andreas liffgardenA lesser known reason why musicians are paid less and why it’s nobody’s faultif you compare 1999 with 2015 you will see that there is LESS money in the system being split between MORE musicians.Apr 12, 2015Apr 12, 2015
andreas liffgarden2 wrongs don’t make 1 right…YouTube has 1 billion users and if 25% conversion to paid is too little — I’d assume then that YouTube has north of 250 paying..?Apr 8, 2015Apr 8, 2015
