Creative Deconstruction, the Music Industry and DIY in 2010

Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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As 2009 comes to an end I thought it might be a good time to evaluate how things are coming along here at Creative Deconstruction. I began work on the blog around February of this year, and published the first posts in March. Since then I’ve humbly watched as a nice little community has developed [...]

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Music Technology Recap – November 2009 Edition

Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by refe.

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This is a guest post by Gabriel Nijmeh, a business analyst and music technology enthusiast. Another month whips by since Refe first asked me to write the October music tech recap and I’ve really started feeling deja vu. You probably are feeling the same way but doesn’t it seem like we keep discussing the same issues and [...]

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A Tale of Two Formats: Digital Downloads and Vinyl Hit New Sales Records

Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by refe.

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Last week’s Soundscan numbers tell the unlikely story of two very different formats rising to record breaking heights side by side. According to Billboard three artists (Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas sold over 10 million tracks each, with Taylor Swift expected to do the same next week. These numbers shatter the previous [...]

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Spotify No More Indie-Friendly than Radio?

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by refe.

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When Pandora and Last.fm arrived on the scene and Spotify was still just a twinkle in Daniel Ek’s eye, many independent artists and fans looked to online music streaming as a new beginning. These services promised a more democratic approach to music discovery than traditional radio and offered the chance to wash away the stains [...]

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Grooveshark Gets a Makeover

Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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The music streaming market is quickly heating up, even as many question the financial sustainability of the streaming model. Spotify seems to be the golden boy of the press (it also happens to be my personal preference) but it certainly isn’t the only contender. Only a few weeks ago Grooveshark made the headlines as the [...]

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New Music Review: Sufjan Stevens – The BQE

Posted on 19. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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October has been a big month for Sufjan Stevens (who I wrote about yesterday, if you missed it.) Run Rabbit Run dropped on the 6th, and today brings us the release of another Sufjan Stevens project – The BQE. Much like Run Rabbit Run, which is a chamber music re-imagining of Sufjan’s electronic sophomore album [...]

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Deconstructing the Week in Music October 5 – 18

Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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Here’s a recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

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No Royalties for Ringtone ‘Performances’

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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There are two big stories in the news today related to intellectual property and music royalties. The first, which I will save for a separate post, is the passing of the Performance Rights Act by the Senate Judiciary Committee. I’ve written about the PRA before, but there have been some new developments since then and [...]

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EMI Drops Lawsuit, Licenses Entire Catalogue to Grooveshark

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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You might remember a while back that EMI filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against music streaming service Grooveshark. Well, in an interesting twist on that story it looks like EMI has not only dropped the lawsuit, it has now licensed it’s entire catalogue to Grooveshark in the US. This is the first major label to [...]