Why Federal Policy Matters to Musicians-Now More Than Ever

By Casey Rae
Interim Executive Director, Future of Music Coalition

Back when the Internet first became “a thing,” a lot of musicians instinctively understood that the music business — with its good aspects, its bad aspects and its absolutely awful aspects — was going to change forever. What a lot of us didn’t anticipate was that these changes would still be playing out almost two decades later. Another thing that may have been overlooked is the impact of policy the entire music ecosystem, from musician to fan. Now more than ever, this connection needs to be made.

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On the Money: Examining Musicians’ Revenue Streams in the New Digital Landscape

Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has launched a groundbreaking research project called Artist Revenue Streams, where we ask US-based musicians and composers, “How do YOU make Money from Music?” Project Co-Director Kristin Thomson from FMC explains in this MTT post where they idea came from for this research and why it’s so important that every musician or composer in the US takes this online survey, which is available at http://futureofmusic.org/ars until October 28, 2011.

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