In January of 2008, we organized a
Junto on
music distribution. Kristin Thomson of the
Future of Music Coalition and Mike Kiley of
The Mural and the Mint were on the panel. As a bit of a lapsed musician, I find a great deal of pleasure hanging out with people that love to make music. The passion for music is infectious and uplifting, however, the realities of having a career as a professional musician have become more uncertain in this transitional time.
At the Junto, we touched upon many of those issues and it got me thinking about the future of the music industry. About a year and a half later, I spoke on a panel at DIY Days and met two more people that are deeply invested in figuring out ways to enable musicians to make and distribute their music:
Brian McTear of the
Weathervane Music Project and
Jesse von Doom of
CASH Music. In the green room, Jesse, Brian and I had a free-ranging conversation about music, Philadelphia, our personal histories, Weathervane, and CASH Music. It was one of those conversations that gets you pumped up and makes you want to figure out ways to help.
Fortunately, both have ways to kick in a few bucks to help make things happen... but both campaigns end TODAY! Please consider contributing to
Weathervane's Kickstarter fundraiser or
CASH Music's Public Fundraiser.
Addendum: You can also help out by attending the
First Annual Weathervane Music Year End Concert-Fundraiser on Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 at Johnny Brenda's featuring
{{{Sunset}}},
East Hundred,
Danielson and
BC Camplight.
P.S. The Danielson video above is a recently released Weathervane project that is part of one of those interesting loops in life. My wife and I went to Rutgers with Dan. Isn't life magical?
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