The document discusses the transition from physical to digital music consumption and distribution as the record business model dies. It notes that digital platforms like iTunes, YouTube, and streaming services have replaced physical media, record stores, and radio as the main ways music is accessed and discovered. The presentation focuses on these changes in the Philippines, highlighting growing digital distribution options for Filipino artists on platforms like iTunes, YouTube channels, and mobile services from telcos. It maintains that promotion through social media is important for artists in the Philippines' evolving digital music industry.
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The Record Business is Dead, Long Live the Music Business
1. The Record Business
is dead, long live the
Music Business
Presented
by
Jim
Ayson,
PhilMusic.com
07.05.2013
/
Electronic
Music
Conference
&
Audio
Expo
–
EMEX
2013
Music Consumption and Distribution in the Digital Age
2. The Record Business
is dead, long live the
Music Business
Presented
by
Jim
Ayson,
PhilMusic.com
07.05.2013
/
Electronic
Music
Conference
&
Audio
Expo
–
EMEX
2013
Music Consumption and Distribution in the Digital Age
3. Some
Stuff
About
Me
Where
to
find
me:
TwiKer
&
Instagram
@jimayson
Facebook.com/jimayson
GooglePlus:
+JimAyson
Founder,
“head
honcho”,
provocateur,
etc
The
“Day
Gig”:
Partnerships
Management
Smart
Developer
Network
(Smart
DevNet)
4. Standard
Disclaimer
• Images
for
this
presenta]on
were
copied
from
the
web.
No
copyright
infringement
was
intended.
6. Our
Agenda
for
the
next
45
mins
• PhilMusic.com
• Internet
Ages
• Philippine
Internet
Stats
• The
death
of
physical
media
• Digital
music
distribu]on
in
the
PH
• Advice
for
the
PH
Music
Biz
• Deal
With
It
7. PhilMusic.com
• Domain
registered
in
Dec
1996
(16
years!)
• Now
a
community
of
hard
core
musicians
and
music
industry
types
• 1,923,645
Posts
in
86,320
Topics
by
75,738
Members
• 2.1M
page
views/
month
10. The
Internet
Eras
Web
1.0
(1994)
• The
Sta]c
Web
• Yahoo,
Hotmail,
Google,
eBay,
Newspaper
sites
Web
2.0
(2004)
• The
Social
Web
• Friendster,
Facebook,
TwiKer,
YouTube
Web
3.0?
(2011)
• The
Mobile
Era
• Instagram,
Foursquare,
Whatsapp,
Viber,
LINE,
Vine,
Waze,
Flipboard,
Shazam,
Soundhound,
Kindle
21. Digital
Music
milestones
• Napster
popularized
music
downloads
(free)
• iTunes
popularized
paid
downloads
• Streaming
music
pushed
by
SpoKfy,
Pandora,
Rdio
• YouTube
changed
music
discovery
22. Irrelevant
or
fast
becoming
irrelevant
• Record
Stores
• Broadcast
Radio
for
music
discovery
• Music
Television
• CDs
and
Physical
Media
26. Digital
is
replacing
Record
stores,
Radio,
MTV,
CD
Stores
• iTunes
–
killed
Tower
Records,
Virgin
Records,
HMV
etc
• Youtube
–
becoming
more
important
for
music
discovery
than
radio
and
music
television
• CDs
–
replaced
by
downloads
(legit
or
illegal)
• Music
Promo]on
–
via
Social
Media
(Facebook,
TwiKer,
YouTube),
Blogs
• Plasorms-‐
Bandcamp,
Tunecore
33. Music
Distribu]on
is
Digital
or
Online
• Free
distribu]on
(YouTube,
Soundcloud)
• Paid
downloads
(iTunes,
other
stores)
• Streaming
Mobile
Services
(Deezer,
Spo]fy)
• Sale
of
Physical
Media
via
online
channels
(band
sites,
Amazon)
34. What’s
happening
In
the
PH…
• Promo]on
via
Social
Media
–
so
many
op]ons
for
DIY
promo]on
• YouTube
Channels
–
are
very
important
• Digital
Distribu]on
Channels
are
emerging
• Streaming
is
here!
• Telco
Music
Value
Added
Services
(VAS)
58. Some
]ps
for
Ar]sts
• Ques]on
the
need
for
a
label.
• Sell
direct
via
digital
distribu]on.
• Digital
Piracy
is
mainstream,
so
use
it
for
promo]on
• Acts
Earn
by
playing
live
• Learn
to
mone]ze
through
your
online
fanbase
– Web
– Social
media
59. Some
]ps
for
Music
Startups
• Mone]ze
thru
transac]ons
–
real
payments
(purchase
or
subscrip]on.)
• Online
Adver]sing
is
not
a
stable
source
of
revenue
in
the
PH.
•
Explore
payment
beyond
credit
cards
– Mobile
operator
charging
– Prepaid
cards
– ATM
networks