Category Archives: Music Industry

An Overview of 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Paul Carr

It is so long since I last blogged, so I thought this seemed a good time to set a new year’s resolution to upload a post at least once a week. So – here goes – a brief synopsis of … Continue reading →

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Popular Music Foundation Degrees: Are they Micky Mouse Courses?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Paul Carr

The funding I recently obtained from the European Social Fund to develop a Foundation Degree for the Convergence Areas of the Welsh Music Industry is now been put to good use. The structure is now more or less fully developed, … Continue reading →

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The Live Music Industry in Wales: A Snapshot of Findings

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Paul Carr

The Welsh Music Industry is currently standing at a crossroads: is it always to be reliant on the industrial infrastructure of England? is it always to accept the fact that concert ticket sales are often slow (making the business of … Continue reading →

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Foundation Degree for the Music Industry in Wales

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Paul Carr

Well, my European Social Fund Foundation Degree for the music industry in Wales is due to be launched officially in a few days. In the first year, the funding will enable 15 people who live or work within the Welsh … Continue reading →

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The Business of Live Music

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Paul Carr

Well, as promised, here is both the powerpoint presentation and the associated discussion for the talk I done earlier this month at Edinburgh University. This is basically a very brief overview of a 14000 word report I have recently done … Continue reading →

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Free Foundation Degree in Music For Wales

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paul Carr

I got some good news this week. Over the last couple of years or so I have been working on developing a Foundation Degree that facilitates  anyone working within the music industry to gain credit for the skills they already … Continue reading →

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Shepard Fairey Settles Copyright & Fair Use Of Obama Image : The New Rockstar Philosophy

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Paul Carr

Here is a really interesting copyright case – which has impacks for music. The street artist Shepard Fairey and The Associated Press have settled their long-running legal battle over the well-known “Hope” campaign poster of Barack Obama. …Mr. Fairey, who sued The … Continue reading →

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How to Legally Sell Downloads of Cover Songs | DIY Musician

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Paul Carr

Firstly, let us say that if you are planning to sell a cover song, CD Baby has partnered with Limelight to provide the quickest and most convenient way to secure mechanical licenses. Limelight makes cover song clearance easy without expensive … Continue reading →

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Who owns your digital music downloads?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Paul Carr

Here is an additional argument to what I posted the other day regarding the ownership of online books. It looks like something is in the air – as this blog focuses on music. Steve Jobs once said, “People want to … Continue reading →

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Would you sell your Kindle to sell a used book?

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Paul Carr

I posted something related to this on Facebook a few days ago, and I think anyone who purchases digital media should read the post below. It outlines an important distinction between ‘ownership’ and ‘licencing’ of digital product. To give you … Continue reading →

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