If you want to know the future of music, look at the gaming business. They got into the same mess at the same time, but have found incredible ways to deal with today’s networked reality. I’ll be exploring…
On Wednesday I joined a think session about the music business in 2025, organised by Peter Jenner and the UK Intellectual Property Office. They brought together an amazing set of minds to which I had the pleasure of presenting the following thoughts on music’s future.
The launch of Soundcloud’s new premium tier signals the arrival of yet another $10 all-you-can-eat streaming service in an already crowded space. While many people in the music business are happy that they found a way forward, and a way to…
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Let’s get rid of the idea that streaming is going to ‘save’ the music business — whatever that even means. Startups rely on early adopters to conquer newly…
One of my favourite concepts in design is the monopolisation of specific behaviours. It means that a service or product does something so well, that people only think of your service…
