This month, for Women's History Month, we are replaying some of our favorite New Music Business episodes featuring incredible women of the industry. This episode highlights award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer, Imogen Heap. Imogen Heap has released five solo albums, an album as one half of Frou Frou, and has collaborated with countless other stars including Taylor Swift, Nitin Sawhney, Deadmau5, Eric Whitacre, Jeff Beck and Jon Hopkins. Heap, recognized as an artist’s artist, has won two Grammys and an Ivor Novello award. She holds three honorary doctorates for her work on ‘MI.MU gloves’ and ’The Creative Passport’—two prominent music tech companies that work to empower creatives.
In this episode, Ari and Imogen discuss NFTs, metadata and payment transparency and how to properly credit (and pay) creators using the blockchain. Overall, how to make the future of music more equitable for musicians.
Chapters
00:00 The Fragmented Music Industry
02:52 Imogen Heap: A Pioneer in Music and Technology
05:55 The Creative Passport: Empowering Artists
09:11 Data Transparency and Royalty Distribution
12:04 The Role of DSPs and Data Integrity
14:52 The Future of Music Royalties
17:55 Building a Better Music Ecosystem
21:02 Blockchain and the Future of Music
23:46 Interoperability and Charitable Contributions
29:06 Navigating NFTs and Environmental Concerns
34:23 The Future of NFTs in Art
37:12 Building a Community Through Technology
46:58 AI as a Creative Partner
54:36 Defining Success in the New Music Business
Edited and mixed by Ari Davids
Music by Brassroots District
Produced by the team at Ari’s Take
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