Tag / Musik
Collection Societies: The Scent of Descent and Decay
The news of Deadmau5 joining Kobalt once more has shown the attractivity and strength of Kobalt. Trent Reznor, Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Skrillex, Lionel Richie. All of them are with Kobalt now. But actually, there's much more to it. Kobalt is the first player to change the music licensing business in a groundbreaking way. In a bold move, a commercial company founded a collection society.
“SpaceNight” und Creative Commons: Wie das Zusammenspiel aussehen kann.
Der Bayerische Rundfunk startet im Herbst wieder seine Reihe "SpaceNight". Ein Kernstück des Re-Launchs ist die durchgängige Verwendung von Musik unter Creative-Commons-Lizenzen. Gemeinsam mit anderen Kollegen der C3S (Cultural Commons Collecting Society) hatte ich diesen Schritt als naheliegende Alternative vorgeschlagen. Hier das Konzept, wie die Zusammenarbeit aussehen könnte.
Recommended Music: “The Bony King of Nowhere”
It's been some time now but the most striking thing I remember about The Bony King of Nowhere is… sounds. It captured me right from the beginning… and Bram's voice is deeply emotional and haunting at the same time. Love it. Sometimes, there's a reminiscence of Radiohead minus electronics. So it's even no wonder he took his project's name from a subtitle of a Radiohead song.