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The Elephant in the Room...The Truth Hurts. "Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the Hounds of Hell" - Seven Nation Army, The White Stripes Let's face it, music industry folks get it wrong often. But mistakes and getting it wrong are key and crucial to learning and getting it right. We all have stories. When I was at V2 back in the day, went with Jeremy Pearce etc to see The White Stripes for the first time as we were looking to sign them in a big deal. They had just independently released their "White Blood Cells" album. I liked them but wasn't 100% convinced especially with the weight of the deal. Thankfully the rest of the crew saw the potential, V2 signed them, and the album they delivered, the mighty "Elephant" (featuring "Seven Nation Army") ended up being one of our label's biggest successes and The White Stripes ended up being one of my favourite groups ever. The Lesson? Surround yourself with the greatest team of really talented authentic smart music people you can find, so if you slip up and make a mistake, the others won't, and you'll all win. The big question is, what will the UK Music industry choose to learn from Raye? “Raye’s six Brit awards marked a huge vindication for the newly independent artist and rightly shamed the major label that apparently couldn’t see her potential”. #music #musicbusiness #ukmusic #truth #womenentrepreneurs #womeninmusic #musicindustry #lessonslearned

Classical music and springtime are an elite combination, which made this video so satisfying to make. 🌸 Social media marketers will understand the effort it takes to create a Reel like this solo. 🤳🏼 Not only does it involve running around different locations with a gimble and testing out multiple angles and pans underneath trees, bushes, and blooms; but it also requires an understanding of the look, feel, and message you're trying to showcase. Andddd smushing all of that thought and content into a Reel that's less than one minute and thirty seconds. My goal was to capture how it feels to listen to our classical radio station, WCLV, in a moment when a certain song rises through and summons the thought, "Oh, this is JUST what I needed," while also inspiring the audience to give back. And after the hours I spent creating it, I can proudly say, "Oh, this is JUST how I wanted it to be." 👉🏼 Keep classical music thriving in NEO by supporting WCLV: https://lnkd.in/gnqKc7Ha #socialmedia #marketing #smm #radio

Do you listen to music when you're trying to work or create? Or do you prefer white noise or nothing at all? And have you thought of seeing what happens when you try something different? I've moved from listening to the same album over and over to rain and waves until, finally, these days I can put my headphones on with no sound at all and away I go 🎧 Focus by association, anyone? For more on music and concentration, go to this week's edition of the Discovering Music newsletter 🎵 https://lnkd.in/eS4wry7M _________________________________________________________________ 🎵I’m Dr Kate Paine, and under the umbrella of The Creativity Helm I bring the world of creativity to you through the lens of music and writing. 🎵You can follow me, send me a message, and sign up for my Discovering Music newsletter (link up top) _________________________________________________________________ #discoveringmusic #creativity #creativityhelm #howtobecreative #creativeprocess

There is a growing vogue on LinkedIn and elsewhere for people to showcase their latest systems models. They are all very clever and, increasingly, demonstrate the skill and art of the graphic designer as much as the systems/systemic thinker. I love them all, absorb most of them and try to differentiate between them as I navigate the spaces between and come at systems thinking from a different place, systemically - and create our own models and explorations with The Undaunted (I'm sorry to everyone who has to sit through me presenting this stuff in zooms!). The pursuit of differentiation though is getting much harder. Competition is getting greater and style is beginning to dominate substance. I worry that vast numbers of silver bullets are being fired, at considerable cost in time, capability and treasure by people who are trying to out-compete each other rather than work together and make diminishing new thinking accessible to those who are trying to apply change state thinking for real in a world of growing 'collective unmasking'. Anyway, we shall carry on listening and learning, creating and applying. We may share a model or two every now and then but the real work resides elsewhere. In the meantime, here is a piece about one system that has fascinated us for as long as we can remember. Next time you listen to or play a piece of music, spare a thought for systemic social change. Happy Sunday everyone.

Civic engagement is a critical need in most local governments. The process often requires critical questions of inquiry to groups of participants to further dialogue, encourage problem solving and broaden perspectives on issues. In this conference session, my friend Emma from iCivics addresses improving social studies civic education by asking the question “what does great country music lyrics have to do with questions on inquiry in civic education”. If you love country music or a productive civic dialogue check it out! Are there any similarities between engaging a high school student on history, government or civics and our local government leaders engaging their parents as adults on community concerns, priorities, and problem-solving? Inquiring mind may want to know.

Moonwalking through estate disputes? 🕴️ Michael Jackson's $600M music catalog battle offers surprising lessons for all of us. Find out how proper planning could have prevented this family feud. Takeaway. Take action now to protect your legacy. https://ow.ly/goP450TtNXy #EstatePlanning #AssetProtection #IntellectualProperty

Well well, not sure why but there seems to be a problem with the last post about the "Showing Off as Selling Out" paper. I guess that's another potential area for investigation regarding (shameless self-)promotion, but on professional networks this time around. So, in the best spirit of sharing the good news here is the abstract accompanied by an image from the first page. "Increasing promotional imperatives have altered the balance between art and commerce, affecting the degree of musicians’ autonomy and control over their musical activities. To understand how promotional pressures affect independent grassroots musicians’ practices, this paper draws from the selling out debate and analyzes the pros and cons of online self-promotion. It argues that grassroots musicians rely on online platforms for promotion, but must do so according to conventions and expectations for self-promotion specific to the music worlds they operate in. Musicians who fail to do so risk being labeled show-offs, a criticism that carries negative connotations similar to accusations of selling out." DOI: 10.1080/03007766.2024.2422229

Timaya Reflects On Enduring Legacy, Faith, And Music Industry Insights

I’m obsessed with how piracy can shift—or even create—culture. Just like the internet microgenre of #vaporwave is piracy-based, Mexico City’s pirate music scene did the same for Latin America’s tropical sound. Check out this fascinating feature on Bandcamp by Maria Florencia Barrios by Maria Florencia Barrios, diving into the untold story of Mexico City's pirate music scene and how these bootleg records reshaped Latin American music culture. Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 isn’t just a compilation—it’s a celebration of how “pirate” records didn’t just break rules, they reinvented them. These weren’t just bootlegs; they were works of art that reshaped genres, creating new sounds that sparked underground movements and filled dancefloors across Mexico City and beyond. Tracks like a salsa version of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony or a cumbia remake of the Bee Gees’ “More Than a Woman” show how these “pirates” weren’t just stealing—they were creating, pushing boundaries and sparking a cultural renaissance. And just like Napster made music more accessible and free, these records did the same for a community of sonideros and music lovers. Piracy isn’t always about theft—it’s about remaking, reimagining, and revolutionizing. #PirateMusic #MusicRevolution #Cumbia #Sonideros #CulturalRenaissance #Napster #UndergroundCulture #SuperDiscoPirata #VinylLove

It's Bandcamp Friday! 🎸 🎉 But what does that actually mean for musicians and the people that buy their music? Bandcamp is a music platform where independent musicians can release their own music directly to an audience, without all the hassle and stress of finding a record label that's willing to promote your music. It's a lifeline for many bands, singers, musicians and producers who love making music but haven't yet hit the big time. Bandcamp doesn't charge a monthly subscription fee. But it *does* take a chunk of the money fans pay when buying a track, album or merchandise – 15% on digital items, and 10% on physical goods. So, what does any of this have to do with Bandcamp Friday? 🤔 Bandcamp Friday's happen once every month, with Bandcamp waving their usual take of musician's income. If you buy an album on Bandcamp Friday, the artist gets 100% of that money. That means more income for the artist, a healthier income to support their art and more chance to make new music for their fans. It's simple, straightforward and easy to understand. If you really want to support an independent artist, buy their music on Bandcamp today! 🙌 If you're into leftfield dance, electronica, techno, ambient, chillout and drum & bass, check out my latest releases as CommsBreakdown. Treat yourself to a track, an EP or an album (or all three) and know that you're supporting me, my music and my ability to fund this musical side hustle Many thanks, if you do decide to dive in an buy something 🙌 😃 https://lnkd.in/gJe3KvBh #bandcamp #bandcampfriday #newmusic #originalmusic #music #dancemusic #EDM #techno #drumandbass #ambient #chillout