Browsing all posts in May, 2008.
Indian Music Market
The music industry in India is drastically different than the music industry in the USA. For starters, it is estimated that upwards of 60% of Indian music sales are in film music. Bollywood. Now this 60+% includes new, old, and regional film. Hollywood has a pretty big influence in the USA, but film music doesn’t [...]
Ke-Tai (Mobile in Japanese)
Japan clearly beats every other country when it comes to new and sexy mobile devices. Not only are their phones better designed, the technology is years ahead of most other countries. So as users begin to consume and purchase more of their music on mobile devices, music industry professionals would be wise to visit the [...]
Artist Inspiration
As I talk to different musical artists and read biographies of musicians and other artists, I have noticed a theme. The more the artist gets in the way in terms of trying to further their ego, the worse their art becomes. Or to put it in a positive light, the more the artist opens him/herself [...]
Where’s the Money?
As financial data is released, this blog will follow the trends on where the money is going. We see the impact of consumer behavior in real time and we can formulate our ideas of where the industry will go in the future, but the complete picture really emerges when we can look into the financial [...]
Live Nation’s International Presence
Where is the money going in the music industry? In a previous post, I wrote about the likes of Jay-Z, Madonna, and U2 leaving the major labels and signing nearly all-encompassing deals with Live Nation. That’s because the money is no longer in the record but in the live show. In a similar fashion, top [...]
Overseas Live Shows
I was recently in Peru and had the opportunity to see Collective Soul perform a live concert in the capital city of Lima. It was a fascinating experience for a number of reasons. First, it was amazing to see the devotion of fans to Collective Soul in Peru. Secondly, I think it offers a great [...]
Amazing Industry Partnerships and New Directions
It is just absolutely fascinating to me to see the deals being negotiated in the recent months between music companies and other business partners. Here are a few corporate partnership examples as well as new product categories: Phoenix Suns & EpicThe Suns (yes, the basketball team) entered into a partnership with Epic Records to bring [...]
Artists as Entrepreneurs
New bands and artists have in one way or another always had to act as entrepreneurs to get their music heard. I think this is the case more than ever now as bands must first concentrate on the artistic side, then the packaging side (cd or digital), followed by distribution (which websites), and the best [...]
Global Digital Music Sales
In the previous blog, we looked at the top 10 markets for digital sales of music. These markets (in order of market size) are the US, Japan, UK, South Korea, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, China, and Italy. These top 10 markets account for 90% of all global digital sales. Conspicuously absent from this list are [...]
Global Music Biz
Here are some important numbers in the global music industry: Worldwide Digital Sales in 2007 – $2.9 Billion (2003 – $20 Million) 2007 Digital Sales as a % of Total Industry Sales – 15% (2003 – 0%) Digital music expected to account for 40% of the global music market by 2012. Fascinating division between online [...]
