Stoking The Starmaker Machinery
There’s a lot of arguments going on as to the relative merit and value of AI-generated art in any form. Not least in music. The arguments range from it being a complete takeover of new content creation to the arguments that ultimately true art is only capable of being generated by humans. Mmm…. […]
Just Bees and Things and Flowers
Well it arrived at last, the summer that is! Timely as I had already borrowed a snippet from the legend that is Roy Ayers. As he said, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”! He called his band Roy Ayers Ubiquity when he released that album in 1976. Ubiquity seemed very appropriate over here in the UK that […]
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
I have been looking for an excuse to pay my homage to the wonderfully eclectic band, The National, from whom I borrowed this blog’s title. The rest of the chorus works quite well for our purposes here: The system only dreams in total darkness Why are you hiding from me? We’re in a different kind […]
BUSINESS, NUMBERS, MONEY PEOPLE
I had the absolute pleasure of finally getting to see my childhood heroes, Kraftwerk, at the Green Man Festival in 2022. As a keyboard player and wannabe electronic artist at the time this came out, it took me a while to really appreciate that ‘less is more’ in any popular music. In so many ways […]
I Fought The Law
What a chance to restart our regular blogs with a Clash reference! Not least as it is revisiting my youth. Although I am not proposing bank robbery. It may be that it reflects what many artists feel when they experience ‘daylight robbery’! I fought the law and the law won. Umm Well, those who have […]
Are NFTs Good for Music?
In recent times, the world of music has witnessed the rise of a new and potentially transformative technology known as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). While NFTs have gained significant attention and adoption across various creative industries, including art and collectibles, their impact on the music industry remains a subject of both fascination and debate. In this […]
“2022 – Challenges and Opportunities”
Welcome to Ric’s regular musings looking at the current music industry, its challenges and overall why and how Daft Springer’s web3 platform works so well for the independent music industry. Written by Daft Springer Chairman, Ric Yerbury.
#shoutout 6 – Yaw Owusu
Welcome to #shoutout – our blog Q&A series bringing you music industry expertise and inspirations.
#shoutout 5 – Joe Frankland
Welcome to #shoutout – our blog Q&A series bringing you music industry expertise and inspirations.