Irrespective of who wins, nobody is working to raise the value of music itself

Could formats like Dolby Atmos provide a path to a better music experience?

Many owners of large indies are approaching retirement point. What happens next?

Big Tech and music are now fundamentally moving in opposing directions, and change is needed

Is time being spent in all the wrong places?

Another grim development in the indie landscape

Don't believe the hype: the biggest major is far from sitting pretty

Why this might not prove as bad as people think…

Why managing your artists' narrative is more important than ever

Further proof that there's light at the end of the tunnel

Why small communities could be the key to breaking future scenes and talent

I fed 900+ comments into ChatGPT to run a sentiment analysis, and the results are… telling.

How this next step might just be the straw that breaks the camel's back

Doomsaying articles are correct… but we need get past that now

A proposal for how the music industry can decrease its reliance on Big Tech and build better relationships with fans

Quitting Spotify and engaging with a more emotionally affecting approach to listening to music

Unpicking the complex issue of fake streams and false claims

I have an idea… and I'm curious if you feel it might work.

The full presentation I gave at Music Ally's Connected event this week

Why the Universal/Downtown deal affects considerably more than just indie labels