Audio archive of a teleconference from the launch of FMC’s Rock the Net Campaign. Teleconference included Senator Edward Markey, musician Ted Leo, Derek Sivers from CD Baby, Andy Schwartzman from Media Access Project and FMC leadership.
Audio archive of a panel discussion about music, sampling and fair use that happened in New York, NY on October, 6, 2008. Panelists included:
June M. Besek Executive Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts at Columbia Law School El-PCEO/Owner, Definitive Jux Records Peter Jaszi Faculty Director/Professor, American University T.S. Monk Recording Artist, Bandleader, Composer, Educator
Moderated by Kembrew McLeod, documentary filmmaker, associate professor, University of Iowa and co-author of Creative License
This installment of FMC’s Podcast Interview Series is an interview with Los Angeles-based attorney Josh Wattles, whose years in the copyright and entertainment fields have awarded him with an insider’s perspective (and no shortage of opinions). Wattles talks to FMC about what he would envision in a pro-artist document, and makes some provocative statements about what the role of a record label should be in today’s music marketplace.
Glenn Peoples, Senior Editorial Analyst at Billboard Magazine, talks about the strengths and weaknesses he sees in the Future of Music’s Artist Principles. He merits the Artist Principles for pointing out the lack of tansparency in music industry accounting, and echos the FMC’s position that musicians deserve to know the details of the profits made off of their work. But Peoples also suggests that government regulation might hamper the industry more than it would help, and offers another position on how relations between artists and record labels should change.
Sydney Chen of the Kronos Quartet, describes how the internet has helped connect the group with listeners in a multitude of exciting new ways. Chen talks about the ways new technological advancements like webcasts, alongside the open internet have allowed the Kronos Quartet to collaborate with different artists, and find new ways to work with those artists. Tune in to find out more about the Kronos Quartet, and hear why they decided to be founding members of FMC’s Rock the Net Campaign. read more
<!— @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.Tom Roe, of the nonprofit arts organization free103point9, talks about the organization’s work to secure licensing for the New York area radio station, WGXC. Free103point9 is an arts organization that cultivates “transmission arts” or arts that rely on radio or other broadcast mediums to be created and experienced. Roe discusses how the new radio station will be community focused and controlled, and will incorporate local news, music and interviews. Roe suggests that the artists that are the foundation of the organization will also be able to use the station as a platform to share and express their ideas. read more
Joel Hamilton, a New York City producer and musician, talks about his friend and Grammy-winning producer Scott Harding, who was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident while leaving a late night studio session. Harding was uninsured when the accident occurred, and Hamilton discusses the enormous financial burden that resulted from the medical treatment he received. Hamilton talks about his plans to participate in the Scooter Cannonball Run, where he will ride a Vespa from San Francisco, CA to Ocean City, MD in order to raise awareness for the importance of health insurance for musicians, as well as money to cover the cost involved in Harding’s recovery.
Health Insurance Navigation Tool (HINT) program director Alex Maiolo talks about health insurance and musicians, and why understanding your options is key to making informed decisions about coverage.