MDLSKL

Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji

About the show

Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji bring you MDLSKL - Putting the spotlight on the intersection of music and technology in the modern streaming era.

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Episodes

  • S4E3: The Creativity Conundrum

    July 25th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  25 mins 38 secs
    album, apple, content, creator, eminem, kendrick, mgk, music, record labels, royalties, russ, song, soundcloud, spotify, tidal, tiktok, track, umg, warner

    This week, we discuss creative freedom in the music industry, and how labels are still significantly impacting the creative direction of album and song releases in 2022. Whether established or not, we unpack why artists do and don't work with labels, despite the opportunities for self-ownership in the modern streaming era.

  • S4E2: The Impact of NFTs on the Music Industry

    April 27th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 56 secs
    apple, artist, content, creator, crypto, finance, monetisation, music, nft, revenue, royalties, spotify, streaming, token

    This week, we discuss NFTs and their potential impact on the music industry. We explore their origins, current market activity and give our predictions on what the future could hold.

  • S4E1: The Square-Tidal Deal

    March 16th, 2021  |  Season 4  |  32 mins 28 secs
    apple, artists, content, creator, finance, jay-z, m&a, music, royalties, soundcloud, spotify, square, streaming, tidal, twitter

    This week, we unpack Square's $297m acquisition of Jay-Z's TlDAL and what this means for the future of the music industry. We explore the rationale behind the deal and why this is one of the most exciting industry developments in recent years.