The birth of the beat
The sound of rebellion
Curators of the global groove
The digital shift and the bedroom label
What is the term for a modern contract where a record label receives a percentage of all an artist's revenue streams, including touring and merch?
Which peer-to-peer file-sharing service, co-founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999, sparked massive copyright lawsuits from record labels?
schopenhauer Match hit records to their founders to learn how bedroom beats built legendary labels.
schopenhauer How two teenagers created a file-sharing network that forced labels to adapt.
Which German research institute is credited with developing the MP3 audio file format in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
What does the industry term 'A&R' stand for, representing the department responsible for talent scouting and artistic development?
schopenhauer Bedroom Record Labels
Laptop on the bed, Tapes on the floor, Streamed around the world!
schopenhauer How direct-to-fan platforms allowed artists to run labels from their bedrooms.
Which heavy metal band famously sued Napster in 2000 after discovering an unreleased demo of their song 'I Disappear' was circulating online?
In the digital era, what is the term for a payment model where streaming revenue is pooled and distributed based on overall market share?
First MP3 song: The first song used to test and refine the MP3 compression format was Suzanne Vega's 1987 acapella track Tom's Diner.
schopenhauer Spotify and Apple Music algorithms are replacing traditional record labels.
What 2001 Apple product revolutionized digital music consumption by letting users carry '1,000 songs in your pocket'?
Which online music platform, launched in 2008, became famous for letting independent artists keep up to 85% of their sales revenue?
A small, independent record company operated out of a private home, typically focusing on niche genres. In 1989, Merge Records began in a North Carolina bedroom before digital distribution transformed the music industry.