by Dubber | Feb 12, 2008 | Case Study, Consumption, Production
In response to a comment that Sebastiaan from the band Ridinghood made elsewhere on this site today, that “the cultural significance of Aqua far outweighs that of Radiohead”… It’s an assertion that warrants a lot more careful consideration than...
by Dubber | Nov 16, 2007 | Case Study
I gave a seminar presentation this week about the ways in which local identity can be leveraged to promote music on the world stage. The following day, I received an email from someone who was already doing that. This is a sponsored post. Fat Northerner is a record...
by Dubber | Oct 19, 2007 | Case Study
Will Hodgkinson says Radiohead’s recent efforts make it harder for independent artists to do well. I hereby offer to make his day by proving him wrong. In today’s Guardian Music Blog, Will Hodgkinson has opined that the recent efforts of Radiohead and...
by Dubber | Sep 24, 2007 | Case Study, Promotion
I’ll get back to the things I learned from the Dutch shortly. Some things are just interesting, and deserve your attention. This turned up in my email inbox this evening… Hi Andrew, I’m a big fan of your New Music Strategies and I wanted to tell you...
by Dubber | Jun 22, 2007 | Case Study
As global as the internet might be, it’s not very international. As part of my series of case studies of the online music world, I thought a visit to the land of Tango might be in order. I was recently talking online with Federico Novick, proprietor of record...
by Dubber | Jun 14, 2007 | Case Study
The internet may be global, but geopolitics still make a tremendous difference to music business. In this connected world, the nation state still exerts its influence over the popular song. Here on New Music Strategies, we’ve looked at quirky geek-pop from a...