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The toothpaste is out of the tube: Rethinking music as a living system
From static recordings to dynamic experiences
 • Maarten
39:59
When law meets the infinite act of creation: A conversation with Raffaella De Santis
Why conflict refines ideas
 • Maarten and Gareth Deakin
42:23
✘ Trust matters more than technology: rethinking music's GenAI moment
The old playbooks won't work this time
 • Maarten and Gareth Deakin
47:41
✘ An Open Letter To The Music Industry
What five years of supporting women in music tech revealed about participation, power and what comes next
 • Isobel Anderson
✘ Music industry 3.0 - what we actually want to build
And: The economic and social impact of independent record labels; billion-dollar battle over online piracy; Let it burn; Architecture for sound; The…
 • Maarten and Rufy Ghazi
✘ The download is the key. Or, how the AI debate gets more boring with each deal
And: The struggle for independence; Radio resistance; We deserve so much better than AI; Culture as foundational for democracy
 • Maarten
✘ Streaming services are not Calm & Fluffy
And: Songs are going viral faster than ever; Should we still be using the term 'new media'; Electronic music royalties under the microscope; Has the AI…
 • Maarten and Bas Grasmayer
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Regular insights about the future of music, media & tech. Team: Maarten Walraven and various other authors
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