Only 50% of music listeners search for an artist 2+ times per week.

Half of us solely listen to whatever is served up.

Wild.

Anyone who works in the music industry is crazy.

The hours are long.
The competition is stiff.
The work can be thankless.

The reality is the road is harder here than other sectors.

But...music hits different.

It has emotional & connective & cultural value that's hard to…

Anyone who works in the music industry is crazy.

The hours are long.
The competition is stiff.
The work can be thankless.

The reality is the road is harder here than other sectors.

But...music hits different.

It has emotional & connective & cultural value that's hard to…

7-Year growth for US vinyl records:

𝗔𝘃𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲: $24.90 → $31.30 (+26%)
𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱: 15.6m → 43.2m (+177%)
𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: $389m → $1.4b (+248%)

Sell. Those. Records.

Music streaming is maxing out.

Passive consumption has been pushed to its brink.

Music’s new growth will come from interactivity, engagement, and creation itself.

We need to value artists.
Not just 'content'.

'Tidal and Apple Music pay more than Spotify'

No.

You're just confused.

What you think is a dunk on Spotify is actually a flex for them.

All of these platforms have the same basic payout setup, it's just that Spotify listeners are SO MUCH MORE ENGAGED that it drives the per…

Over 200 musicians are calling on generative AI developers & platforms to cease the use of AI to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.

'Some of the biggest and most powerful companies are, without permission, using our work to train AI models.'

Bad actors who…

Global recorded music → biggest year yet
US recorded music → biggest year yet
Universal Music → biggest year yet
Warner Music → biggest year yet
Sony Music → biggest year yet
Soundcloud → biggest year yet
Spotify → biggest year yet

'Wooh! Bonuses all around, right?'…

Global recorded music → biggest year yet
US recorded music → biggest year yet
Universal Music → biggest year yet
Warner Music → biggest year yet
Sony Music → biggest year yet
Soundcloud → biggest year yet
Spotify → biggest year yet

'Wooh! Bonuses all around, right?'…

The average vinyl record costs $6.35 more now than 7 years ago.

2017: $24.90
2023: $31.25

Up 26%

A streaming sub is only up $1 since 2011.

2011: $9.99
2023: $10.99

It's nice to have price control.

We need less tech that's made to manipulate us.
We need more that's made to serve us.