creative deconstruction

The Barriers of Music Consumption: Past and Present

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by refe.

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By: Kyle Bylin of Hypebot.com Edited by: Refe Tuma There was a time when songs were songs. When there were the albums that you owned and those that you did not. When there was a distinct difference between the music that you liked and the artists that you didn’t care for at all. There was a [...]

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Music and Tech Recap – March 2010 Edition

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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Nice to see winter hand over the reigns to spring. Mind you, winter here in Toronto was mild, some might even say non-existent. It is even nicer to see people trading their hats, mitts and down-stuffed jackets for sunglasses, short sleeves and beers on the patio. Along with spring renewal comes a slew of new album [...]

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More Creative Deconstruction

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by refe.

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As you may have noticed, things have been a bit quiet around the site lately. There is no shocking top-secret reason for this – I have simply been moving across the US and haven’t had the time to post. Contributor Rich Huxley has also been holed up in an underground crypt (yes, a crypt) recording his [...]

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Music and Tech Recap – February 2010 Edition

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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The east coast edition of Digital Music Forum played out in New York on February 24th and 25th. Digital Music News did a great job capturing some of the key points raised in the various talks. Here a few of the interesting discussions and if you want to check out the rest, follow this link. [...]

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Fan Participation and the Democratization of Music

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by refe.

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Digital technology continues to transform the music industry. Most believe that this transformation is causing the industry to evolve into something new that will resemble nothing that has come before it. Others are beginning to suggest that perhaps the music industry is instead reverting back to a state closer to how it all began. What [...]

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State of the Music Business at the Millennium Music Conference

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by refe.

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This past weekend I attended the 14th annual Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA. Fourteen years is a long time for anything to last in this business. I would imagine that panel topics have changed quite a bit since the conference first appeared on the scene in 1996. This year members of over 300 bands [...]

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The Lower Class Musician

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by refe.

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For some music is a hobby and that is okay. However, if you plan on feeding your children by touring the Chitlin’ circuit, that’s another thing entirely. When I realized that writing songs for Columbia Records and recording demos with The Fugees wasn’t going to sustain me forever, I had to get adjust my expectations. These gigs were few and far in between and often times didn’t pay half as much as you would expect them to.

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Music and Tech Recap – January 2010 Edition

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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2010 got off to a quick start with CES in early January, another Apple love fest and Midem 2010, the annual music biz conference held in Cannes, France. Although it was reported that attendance at Midem was down from previous years, there was still a lot of interesting panels, news and announcements made over the [...]

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Can Music Stand on Its Own in Today’s Entertainment Culture?

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by refe.

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Did you watch the Grammys? I didn’t. Music’s self-proclaimed “biggest night” celebrated it’s 52nd year this past Sunday with one of the most colorful, over-the-top spectacles in the broadcast’s history. Pink pulled a Cirq Du Sole while dripping wet and suspended from the rafters. Lady Gaga played a duet with a rock and roll icon who more [...]