Web3
Splitting the difference: Music and Web3’s multiplayer problem
September 07 2022

Continuing Water & Music’s exploration of the legal maze around music and Web3, this article takes a closer look at nascent smart-contract developments around collaborative splits for Web3-native music releases.

Web3
Music NFT aggregators challenge the streaming status quo
August 05 2022

There is a new generation of alternative streaming and curation services being built on top of music NFTs, providing a crucial contextual and social layer on top of the wider music/Web3 ecosystem as it scales.

Metaverse
9 design principles for a musical metaverse
July 06 2022

A set of nine artist- and fan-centric design principles for building the next generation of musical metaverse experiences.

$STREAM
Music DAO Deep Dives, Pt. 2: Sone’s vision for public music goods
January 25 2022

Sone is a music DAO spun off from the longstanding indie record label Topshelf Records. The ultimate vision for Sone is not necessarily to build a “Web3 label,” but rather to produce public goods for music.

Streaming
What music/tech companies won’t tell you about spatial audio
October 22 2021
Livestreaming
How much are artists really making on Twitch?
October 18 2021
Streaming
Just how difficult is it to make a sustainable living from streaming?
September 27 2021
Artists
How Spotify’s new advertising strategy impacts artists
August 13 2021
Streaming
From Napster to now: The legacy of Y2K music piracy
May 28 2021
Audio
Three parallel futures for social audio
May 04 2021
Artists
Understanding music rights data: the challenges of delivering timely royalty payments to artists
April 12 2021
A&R
The music industry’s biggest messaging problem
April 07 2021