Comments on: Some new models for music

By: What will music fans pay for? « zed equals zee

What will music fans pay for? « zed equals zee — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:32:50 +0000

[...] is not just about the article itself—it’s about expressing a relationship with the artist. And relationships aren’t fungible. Jonathan Coulton and Amanda Palmer are two excellent artists who have close relationships with [...]

By: Sat Aug 29th: One Night Band, Middle East [Down!] « zed equals zee

Sat Aug 29th: One Night Band, Middle East [Down!] « zed equals zee — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:13:11 +0000

[...] And Cory Doctorow made the point that, in an age of all creative works being just a click away, only relationships aren’t fungible. So I’m really intrigued by One Night Band, a music event organized by Boston Band Crush. [...]

By: More new models for music « zed equals zee

More new models for music « zed equals zee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:06:09 +0000

[...] to our collection of new models for music, here are a pair of subscription models for premium [...]

By: Tiered pricing for music « zed equals zee

Tiered pricing for music « zed equals zee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:10:03 +0000

[...] thing? We’ve talked about name-your-own-price merchandise in the context of establishing and maintaining a relationship with your fans. Here’s the other side of it: tiered pricing for music and [...]

By: Experiment: name-your-own-price merch « zed equals zee

Experiment: name-your-own-price merch « zed equals zee — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:04:19 +0000

[...] than the ‘official’ cost of the CD) or it helps develop a relationship. Here at z=z, we recently discussed the role of relationships in differentiating artists in a world where the music itself may be [...]

By: Remix the new Deadmau5 on your iPhone « zed equals zee

Remix the new Deadmau5 on your iPhone « zed equals zee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:01:49 +0000

[...] yet another new concept in music distribution. Toronto-based electronic artist Deadmau5 released an album’s worth of [...]

By: Data visualization for 2008 Pitchfork 100 « zed equals zee

Data visualization for 2008 Pitchfork 100 « zed equals zee — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:00:49 +0000

[...] am a sucker for data visualizations. So it’ll come as no surprise, therefore, that I was all over very [...]

By: debcha

debcha — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:30:25 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more, James. In the age of digital distribution, music is fungible. But relationships are always unique.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:43:32 +0000

Real interesting stuff. Don't worry, you're not alone out there in wanting to see the data visualized and watching the networks come to life. Nerdiness aside, I think Cory Doctorow's point is what should be front and center in the minds of anyone trying out a new distro strategy on the web. The most important thing to consider is the relationship that you build with the audience which, if strong enough, will create a willingness to pay for something that is free and/or drive a fan to pay for merch and concert tix etc. I point this out as a primary reason for Radiohead's success in this post.