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Notes on Financialization: A series!
A new recurring column for MUSICx on investment, consolidation, and the capital reshaping the music industry.
 • Brodie Conley
A (working) framework for building collective power in music
Yesterday, Bill Werde, the Director of the Bandier Music Business Program at Syracuse University, published a very solid op-ed over on Music Business…
 • Brodie Conley
A typology of approaches for addressing trend simulation
Last week, I laid out several approaches to addressing trend simulation, and considered the moral and practical strengths and weaknesses of each.
 • Brodie Conley
How to solve a problem like trend simulation
A few weeks ago, prompted by a Variety article, I wrote a short note about ‘clipping’ in music marketing.
 • Brodie Conley
The Iran War, Inflation, and Music’s Uneven Resilience
For weeks now, we’ve been hearing that war in the Middle East and Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a serious energy and…
 • Brodie Conley
Research Note: Wicked 'Zero-Sum' Game(s)
In my work, I often emphasize the need for values-based coordination and decision-making as a foundation for making the music industry better.
 • Brodie Conley
Research Note: Hearing Music Through the Logic of Capital
Earlier this month, I wrote a short piece pointing out that more and more capital in music is being invested in the past rather than the future, with…
 • Brodie Conley
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Exploring the systems that shape how music is produced, distributed, and consumed, and the many forms of value it creates.
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