| 
Results for lefsetz. Search took 0.03 seconds.
Bootstrappers go direct
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2008
Conversations about music bootstrapping in recent posts have me thinking in turn of another recent blog entry at Startup Africa revisiting Guy Kawasaki's thoughts on bootstrapping in general.
My favorite one of Guy's recommendations hands-down is "Go direct". Specifically,...
Ticketmaster + iTunes = Are You Kidding Me?
in Digital Music - The Future, on August 9, 2007
Ticketmaster has a new deal. Buy a ticket for a show before Labor Day and get a free song on iTunes. That's right - pay $30 more than you used to for a concert ticket and ticketing fees and they give you a song that the average person values at 25 cents. Such a deal.
Live music is ju...
It's Not About the Album
in P2P File Sharing, on June 5, 2007
This article is part of a series on the changing music business.
1. Weakly Album Sales
2. It's Not About the Album
3. Album Sales Are Like US Box Office
4. EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels
Album sales are weak and unpredictable. The only way digital sales have...
It's Not About the Album
in Digital Music - The Future, on June 5, 2007
This article is part of a series on the changing music business.
1. Weakly Album Sales
2. It's Not About the Album
3. Album Sales Are Like US Box Office
4. EMI Sale: The Continuing Destruction of the Major Labels
Album sales are weak and unpredictable. The only way digital sales ...
Weakly Album Sales
in P2P File Sharing, on May 30, 2007
...lls, are acts that build their audience digitally and then sustain their fans through touring.
Bob Lefsetz highlights this nicely with his personal comments on Soundscan numbers for individual albums...
Weakly Album Sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 30, 2007
...lls, are acts that build their audience digitally and then sustain their fans through touring.
Bob Lefsetz highlights this nicely with his personal comments on Soundscan numbers for individual albums...
Lefsetz on Apple/EMI/DRM
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 9, 2007
...
I can't argue with any of Lefsetz's rant on EMI licensing Apple for DRM-less songs that are priced 30% higher. It IS progress, but progress that should have taken 2 years at most, not 7.
...
Lefsetz on Apple/EMI/DRM
in P2P File Sharing, on April 9, 2007
...
I can't argue with any of Lefsetz's rant on EMI licensing Apple for DRM-less songs that are priced 30% higher. It IS progress, but progress that should have taken 2 years at most, not 7.
...
Sirius + XM = Inevitable
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 28, 2007
.... Incubation takes 5-10 years. But once it's baked, the market takes off until saturated.
Bob Lefsetz gives a personal tour of satellite radio adventure to date. I don't agree with al...
Sirius + XM = Inevitable
in P2P File Sharing, on February 28, 2007
.... Incubation takes 5-10 years. But once it's baked, the market takes off until saturated.
Bob Lefsetz gives a personal tour of satellite radio adventure to date. I don't agree with al...
The Band and The Brand
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 26, 2007
...
A band's MUSIC should not be a brand. With that clarification, I refer readers to Bob Lefsetz's commentary below.
A band's BUSINESS however better be a brand.
The corporate manager ...
The Band and The Brand
in P2P File Sharing, on February 26, 2007
...
A band's MUSIC should not be a brand. With that clarification, I refer readers to Bob Lefsetz's commentary below.
A band's BUSINESS however better be a brand.
The corporate manager ...
The Grammy Fix
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 23, 2007
...er takes top new artist. But that doesn't, and shouldn't, stop people complaining. Like Bob Lefsetz's rant on the Grammys, which follows.
...
Lefsetz on Live Music
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 19, 2007
A key part of the digital music industry story the past decade has been the labels themselves. Unfortunately the story isn't changing. Labels continue act like dinosaurs. They are making progress, but a glacial rate. Meanwhile new technologies and businesses are innovating, and rising and fa...
Lefsetz on Live Music
in P2P File Sharing, on February 19, 2007
A key part of the digital music industry story the past decade has been the labels themselves. Unfortunately the story isn't changing. Labels continue act like dinosaurs. They are making progress, but a glacial rate. Meanwhile new technologies and businesses are innovating, and rising and fa...
Music Is a Service, No Longer a Product
in P2P File Sharing, on February 12, 2007
...
Bob Lefsetz reader Thomas Wironen writes that music is a service, not a product, and P2P is both the problem and solution. I agreed and have long written on this.
My only clarification is on the ...
Music Is a Service, No Longer a Product
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 12, 2007
...
Bob Lefsetz reader Thomas Wironen writes that music is a service, not a product, and P2P is both the problem and solution. I agreed and have long written on this.
My only clarification is on the ...
Labels have only themselves to blame
in P2P File Sharing, on February 9, 2007
...Bob Lefsetz reader Tom Gray provides an insider's view the self-destruction and myopia of the major labels.
His letter:
Dear Bob,
We needn't be clawing in the dark to find the reasons why...
Labels have only themselves to blame
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 9, 2007
...Bob Lefsetz reader Tom Gray provides an insider's view the self-destruction and myopia of the major labels.
His letter:
Dear Bob,
We needn't be clawing in the dark to find the reasons why...
CD Bonus Explosion and Piracy
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 7, 2007
...
Bob Lefsetz reader Michael Brandvold writes about the multiplicity of CD packaging with bonus tracks and downloads. He says it's a plot to extract more money from music fans.
I don't agre...
CD Bonus Explosion and Piracy
in P2P File Sharing, on February 7, 2007
...
Bob Lefsetz reader Michael Brandvold writes about the multiplicity of CD packaging with bonus tracks and downloads. He says it's a plot to extract more money from music fans.
I don't agre...
Lefsetz on Music is Life
in P2P File Sharing, on February 5, 2007
The major labels act as if music is new, proprietary, and controllable. It's not. Man has always had his music. It's the voice of the establishment and the Revolution , the group and the individual. So it's no surprise people take matters in their own hands to get their musical...
Lefsetz on Music is Life
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 5, 2007
The major labels act as if music is new, proprietary, and controllable. It's not. Man has always had his music. It's the voice of the establishment and the Revolution , the group and the individual. So it's no surprise people take matters in their own hands to get their musical...
Lefsetz on Sony and EMI
in P2P File Sharing, on February 2, 2007
...
I can only write about and analyze the sad state of the music business . Bob Lefsetz is literally there. The music biz is cutting back because revenues are declining and profitability is gone. ...
Lefsetz on Sony and EMI
in Digital Music - The Future, on February 2, 2007
...
I can only write about and analyze the sad state of the music business . Bob Lefsetz is literally there. The music biz is cutting back because revenues are declining and profitability is gone. ...
Lefsetz on Mamas and Papas
in Digital Music - The Future, on January 30, 2007
... a special sweet spot for a few 60s artists, including the Fifth Dimension and Mamas and the Papas
Lefsetz:
I dig the Mamas and the Papas at 'The Trip,' Sunset Strip in L.A.
And they got a ...
Does YouTube Deal Signal P2P Licensing?
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 24, 2006
... Entertainment business attorney and consultant Bob Lefsetz thinks so. He credits Edgar Bronfman, Jr. with breaking the hard music party line on licensing and starting the YouTube deals ( Warner M...
Does YouTube Deal Signal P2P Licensing?
in P2P File Sharing, on October 24, 2006
... Entertainment business attorney and consultant Bob Lefsetz thinks so. He credits Edgar Bronfman, Jr. with breaking the hard music party line on licensing and starting the YouTube deals ( Warner M...