TIS Weekly (#102): Blockchain In The Music Industry
[May 21st, 2017]
These last two weeks, we’ve gone through some significant innovations in musical history. From software (Shazam & Spotify) to instruments (Fender guitars & Moog synthesizers). Time to focus on the future! Now, we’ll explore how Blockchain technology will influence music (distribution), digital asset management, support musicians & record labels and additionally provide a better fan experience. Below you will also find social media summaries for two events we’ve covered this week: The Next Web Conference and eSports Day.
Theme | MUSIC
Digital asset management
Chainvine is a Blockchain service which aims to provide secure digital management for assets and identity. Think for example of preventing ticket fraud and auditing artist royalties. They claim to have developed a unique enable for the use of the Blockchain and Blockchain-based technologies engaging with both the public and the private sector.
Theme | MUSIC
dotBlockchain Open Source Project
“In the race to adopt new technologies the music industry has finished just ahead of the Amish.” — Stan Cornyn
In this presentation Benji Rogers explains the need for innovation and digital rights expression in the music industry, and the rationale behind this dotBC project which hopes to add immutable ownership rights to every single media file.
Interested in this topic of attribution to digital art? It’s also worth checking out the services of ascribe.io.
Theme | MUSIC
Next steps for the music industry
This panel at Slush Music 2016, with Digital Daruma, Sync Project, Teosto and Revelator, discusses several music-oriented Blockchains, standardization and better attribution of music rights. But it also touches upon what Blockchain technology might change in the music industry on the long run.
Theme | MUSIC
Connecting fans and artists
Artist Imogen Heap discusses the possibility to have one standardized music database like Spotify, but with all the ownership data attached. A Blockchain database called Mycelia in which you can search through songs that a certain musical instrument has been on. Not the guitarist, but a specific guitar. Or how about following the life of a song and all its different covers, remixes and derivatives?
Events | TNW CONFERENCE
Not your average tech event
This Thursday TIS covered The Next Web Conference on Twitter and Instagram. Catch up with all the social media highlights in our Storify: #tnw2017.
Events | eSports Day
Winning?!
This Friday TIS covered eSports Day live from De Jaarsbeurs in Utrecht (NL). Catch up with all the social media highlights on our Storify: #esportsday.
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Interested in more Music newsletters?
- Back To The Beginning — Apple iPod, Spotify & Shazam
- Back To The Beginning — Fender, Roland & Moog
- Artificial Intelligence And Music
- TIS Picks — 5 Top Music Videos
- More about: A digital disruption in the music industry
Interested in more Blockchain newsletters?
- More about: Blockchain — The disruptive power of Blockchain technology
- Blockchain 101: What Is It All About?
- A Step Up From Blockchain Basics
- So What’s The Deal With Ethereum?
- Blockchain Applications
- TIS Picks — 5 Top Videos On Blockchain
- Expert Selection: Amin Rafiee — Decentralized Blockchain
- Expert Selection: Lykle de Vries — Not All Blockchain Is Bitcoin
