Photo by Dunechaser The record industry is in turmoil. We’ve known that for a long time. But today, the news comes that Guy Hands is desperately trying to stave off a firesale by doing some sort of deal with the other major record labels to manage its catalogue. I’ve been reading a book recently (actually, [...]
Categories: 30 Days,Business,culture,Idea
Tagged: culture, EMI, Recordings
Photo by Beverly & Pack I’m sure you’re familiar with the term ‘public domain’. It refers to works that have come to the end of their legal copyright period, and therefore now belong to no-one and everyone. You’d be surprised how much music falls into that category. If a work is in the public domain, [...]
Tagged: Public Domain, Recordings, Records
Photo by aneye4apicture Today’s idea is based on an idea I had about three years ago – about making it easier to convert your vinyl collection to digital files, so that you can listen to them on an mp3 player. Flatbed vinyl scanner The idea is very simple. Rather than play the record on a [...]
Categories: 30 Days,Idea,Music
Tagged: Recordings, Records, Vinyl
Photo by Illinois Springfield Today’s idea is about sound. Specifically, acoustics and recorded music. Simply put, my idea is for people to turn up to a concert hall, sit down, and listen to a record. There are a few ways you could approach this, but ideally, the listening experience would be curated and explained track [...]
Categories: 30 Days,Art,culture,Music
Tagged: Audio, Concert, Concert Hall, Recordings
