A Zoom With a View

In this fourth episode of A Zoom With A View, Sammy, Cliff and Stuart are joined by two guests providing another perspective on the UK parliamentary inquiry into the economics of music streaming - the independent labels and artists who are successful in the digital world.

Lauren Walker is an independent artist whom is self-funded and records, releases, and markets her music as ‘Eurielle'. On the podcast, she speaks openly about her music industry experiences, how well she is doing and why she’s a fan of music streaming. Paul Pacifico is CEO of the Association of Independent Music, the UK-based trade body for independent record labels to explain how his members both survive and thrive in the streaming era, and how many of the issues around artists contracts don’t necessarily apply to independent label contracts.

Together the team discuss what many independent artists and labels think of the economics of music streaming, how it differs from the analogue world and their hopes for the DCMS Inquiry into this subject.

In this third episode of A Zoom With A View, Sammy, Cliff and Stuart are joined by two guests in the wake of the announcement of a UK parliamentary inquiry into the economics of music streaming.

Tom Gray is a musician; council member at PRS for Music and a director of The Ivors Academy; and founder of the #BrokenRecord campaign that played a significant role in spurring the inquiry. Roxanne de Bastion is a musician; director at the Featured Artists Coalition; and founder of the FM2U conference for artists.

We discuss the current state of the music industry, the debates around artist royalties and black boxes, and what skeletons the parliamentary inquiry might uncover. Enjoy! 

In the second episode of A Zoom With A View, Sammy, Cliff and Stuart are joined by their first guests this series!

Mark Davyd and Beverley Whitrick, CEO and strategic director respectively of the UK's Music Venue Trust talk about their work supporting independent music venues during the Covid-19 shutdown, while James Ainscough, CEO of Help Musicians gives us the latest on its campaign to support musicians. All three have lessons to share on what worked well in their respective campaigns, and what more the music industry can do to help out.

Meanwhile, Sammy, Cliff and Stuart also discuss two of the week's topical industry stories: the launch of a parliamentary inquiry into the economics of streaming in the UK; and Spotify's new 'shows with music' podcasts format.

Find out more about the MVT's #SaveOurVenues campaign: www.saveourvenues.co.uk

Make a donation to Help Musicians: www.helpmusicians.org.uk

In this first episode of A Zoom With A View, Sammy, Cliff and Stuart tackle what the Covid-19 pandemic means for the future of live music, and the new business models that are coming into their own for artists and the music industry.