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In Silicon Valley, ownership has long been embraced by startups to align incentives with employees. But the vast majority of internet users own exactly 0% of the products they contribute to. That's now changing via the ownership economy. variant.fund/writing/the-ow…

How is a young artist expected to put in enough time to get great at their craft when they need to feed all these content channels? The time they spent generating mind numbing “content” might have been at the expense of the best song they never wrote.

"Once upon a time people were born into communities and had to find their individuality. Today people are born individuals and have to find their communities." - K-HOLE (Youth Mode)

Music used to be inseparable from community and now it feels like the two things couldn’t be further apart.

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We keep taking big artists' successful releases as references. I don't understand. Some of them could release a fart, and people will still use it as a beat. They have massive communities behind them that care deeply about their content. Focus on what matters. #communityfirst

What we do now for the industry will set the tone for the future.  Just because the music industry is controlled by labels and streaming platforms in the present doesn’t mean they have to be forever.  It’s our responsibility to shape the industry of tomorrow.

“Labels don’t make albums platinum, customers do. It’s the fans who literally are in charge. They’re the ones who run everything, so we just want to help artists leave that mindset of all the power is in the label’s hands, when it really is in your audience’s hands." Bugus

It makes sense for artists to sell their catalogues for 7 figure sums. It's more money than streaming could ever bring them. The fact it makes sense is the worrying part.

Artists need real fans. People who actually care. People who stick around, regardless if the next single or Tiktok goes viral. Something real. Something sustainable. Something that lasts. But you're monthly listeners aren't your fans. They don't care. Not most of em. We

When I was 23, I learned the power of knowing your fans. I was promoting a show for an artist in a 1,000 cap room. The manager sent the contract back signed, but crossed off the marketing budget. Managers usually want more marketing, not less. This guy wanted zero. "Why?", I

music NFTs (unironically)

Everything the recorded music industry has done over the last 10 years has focused on the most casual, lean-back experience. Incentives take hold. → The way we listen changes → The way we create changes The next decade is about connecting. It's about interacting &

Music's next decade is about cultivating fans, not just monetizing them. It's about creating meaningful relationships between artists & listeners, upgrading the experience for the biggest fans & encouraging paths to fandom. It’s about building artists. Not just songs.

People don't pay for music. They pay for convenience They pay for interactivity They pay for community They pay for experience They pay for exclusivity They pay for ownership They pay for nostalgia They pay for creation They pay for scarcity They pay for access Adjust.

Music's future is about fans, not followers. It's about creating meaningful relationships between artists & listeners, upgrading the experience for the biggest fans & encouraging paths to fandom. It’s about building artists. Not just songs.