I grew up in (Northern) New Jersey. Went to college at James Madison University where I studied Media Arts and Music Industry. From 2000-2003 I played with the band My Blue Pill and also ran a college site called Stiggy-Dot-Net. I’ve also spent some time living in New York City and Osaka, Japan.
I created musicNeutral because I’d like to encourage action and dialog toward improving the state of the music industry.
Mentions the moment that EMI knew CDs were over. And goes into Universal’s new “Comes with Music” downloads which are included in new products like a future Nokia phone.read more | digg story
No commentsVery early in a discussion with Trent Reznor, the front man for the band Nine Inch Nails, it’s obvious how highly he prizes his collaboration with musician Saul Williams on the album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust.Saul Williams and Trent Reznor(Credit: Atticus Ross)Reznor produced and helped bankroll
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The last person to leave the current record business won’t be the smartest and he won’t be the most successful, either. Getting out first and staking out the new territory almost always pays off.read more | digg story
No comments10 acts that could possibly follow: Prince, NIN, Courtney Love, Daft Punk, . . . And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Chuck D, Sufjan Stevens, Pearl Jam, Underworld, Depeche Mode
No commentsIt’s over. The last major label to hold out on selling DRM-free MP3s, Sony BMG, is “finalizing plans” to sell music not locked down with DRM. It’ll be available sometime in the first quarter, apparently in time to get in on Amazon and Pepsi’s 1 billion song giveaway.read more | digg story
No commentsAs of 1/2/08,154,449 people chose to download Saul’s new record.28,322 of those people chose to pay $5 for it, meaning:18.3% chose to pay.read more | digg story
No commentsYou might think, if you didn’t work in the music business, that famous artists stand to make mad cash from popular albums on iTunes and other digital storefronts. Sadly, that’s not the case…read more | digg story
No commentsIsn’t giving the book away somewhat counterproductive to that goal? I don’t think so. Here’s why: the biggest challenge most authors face isn’t online piracy. It’s not people out there diabolically copying their works and distributing them for free. In fact most authors (including yours truly) suffer from a different problem entirely — no one has ever heard of them.read more | digg story
No commentsWarner is making all of its music available as MP3 files for sale at Amazon’s music store.
No commentsWe all know the music industry is transforming. Rumors leaking from the Radiohead camp say that their album was downloaded over 1 million times. The pay-what-you-want model works better for fans and artists alike.read more | digg story
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