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Blockchain + Music Report

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Blockchain For Creative Industries Research Cluster Middlesex University releases report, Music on the Blockchain, about the opportunities and challenges for blockchain technology to solve problems in the music industry.

It is one the most comprehensive reports I have seen since the Rethink Music initiative (from the Berklee’s Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship) published Transparency and Money Flows one year ago.

In addition, it is great to see consideration of past efforts to achieve what blockchain technology is capable of for this industry, namely the Global Repertoire Database.

Imogen Heap explains Mycelia to WIPO Magazine

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SOURCE: WIPO Magazine. DATE: April 2016.

Imogen explains key opportunities and challenges in the current state of the music industry, and how Mycelia can address them via a multi-stakeholder model, quality certification marks, a verified database, and smart contracts.

What questions do you have about Mycelia?

Side note: cool to discover that WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization) has a magazine!

Interesting partnership to innovate biz models & transactions b/n artists + fans

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SOURCE: Earning Money For Music Via MUSE Blockchain Platform with CCEDK and PeerTracks DATE: 2016-01-23

Muse (blockchain-based platform), CCEDK (crypto-exchange), and PeerTracks (streaming service) partner. Appears they plan to innovate blockchain-enabled business models for distributing music and facilitating transactions between artists and fans. The concept of artists selling VIP tokens directly to fans with various benefits sounds interesting!

Would you buy one?