We believe that if you care about something, you’ll want pay for it. We believe that if you care about something, you’re willing to support it. Even in a world where Spotify exists, we believe this kind of fan-artist patronage is possible.

- Miguel Senquiz

Digital strategist @Ghostly International

(Source: digitalmusicnews.com)

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Infographic Of The Day: An Animated GIF Of The Music Industry’s Death | Co. Design

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“is this It” : Here’s all you need to deal with a day like today… Stereogum Presents… STROKED: A Tribute To Is This It

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Björk + Michel Gondry = Crystalline video (by bjorkdotcom)

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Björk has revealed plans for a three-year educational tour, inspired by her upcoming “multimedia” project, Biophilia. Not only will the album with that name be accompanied by 10 iPad apps designed by some of the world’s top software designers, the Icelandic singer is mapping out a string of eight six-week residencies, comprising live performances, scientific expositions, and children’s courses on nature and music.

(via Björk plans three-year educational tour for Biophilia project | Music | guardian.co.uk)

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Queremos: outstanding implementation of crowdsourcing.

“The friends behind the company were frustrated with the lack of international bands playing in Rio de Janeiro. The solution: a new business model that invites fans of a band, along with brands, to invest in bringing the show to Brazil. When the goal is achieved—i.e., the cost to bring the band is met—the investors receive partial to full refunds and free tickets. The idea is working so far, and some big acts have already played in Rio, including Miike Snow, Vampire Weekend, Belle & Sebastian, Two Door Cinema Club and Mayer Hawthorne.”

(via Brazilian “fanfunding” site suggests new business model for concert industry | JWT Intelligence)

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The customers of wireless provider Cricket Communications tend to skew toward the lower end of the income scale. Many have neither computers nor credit cards. Which means they’ve been left out of the iTunes revolution. As a result, some have taken to obtaining their music via file-sharing sites, often illegally, cobbling together an acquisition system that involves downloading tracks onto computers belonging to friends, libraries, or schools, then transferring the music to their phones.

(via Is Phone Company’s Plan to Turn Music Pirates Into Paying Customers “Game Changing”? | Fast Company)

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