web01.fireside.fm Tue, 05 May 2026 12:38:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/tags/royalties Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji bring you MDLSKL - Putting the spotlight on the intersection of music and technology in the modern streaming era. en episodic Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji bring you MDLSKL - Putting the spotlight on the intersection of music and technology in the modern streaming era. no music, tech, musictech Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji middleskool.music@gmail.com https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/27 9e75f94f-7ae9-4153-aebc-31f3a0f3638d Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 27 S4E3: The Creativity Conundrum full 4 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 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. 25:38 no <p>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. </p> music, creator, content, record labels, song, track, album, MGK, Russ, Eminem, Kendrick, TikTok, Spotify, Apple, Tidal, UMG, Warner, Soundcloud, royalties 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.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/26 f44f0fcc-fc31-4bd0-a0ff-f3154d43e0eb Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 26 S4E2: The Impact of NFTs on the Music Industry full 4 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 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. 32:56 no <p>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. </p> NFT, music, token, crypto, creator, artist, revenue, monetisation, streaming, finance, royalties, content, Spotify, Apple 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.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/25 58e46d53-4827-40df-8790-abeb4b5179e0 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 25 S4E1: The Square-Tidal Deal full 4 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 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. 32:28 no <p>This week, we unpack Square's $297m acquisition of Jay-Z's TIDAL 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. </p> Music, Square, Tidal, Jay-Z, streaming, finance, royalties, artists, Twitter, Spotify, Apple, Soundcloud, creator, content, M&A This week, we unpack Square's $297m acquisition of Jay-Z's TIDAL 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.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/21 ffad1d2f-ae97-48cd-8818-b29214a8377b Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 21 S3E4: In Defense of Spotify full 3 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we discuss the controversial comments of Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, suggesting that the secret to success in the digital era is not higher payout rates, but more output from musicians - "You can't record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough". 37:07 no <p>This week, we discuss the controversial comments of Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, suggesting that the secret to success in the digital era is not higher payout rates, but more output from musicians - "You can't record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough". </p> music, tech, podcast, spotify, royalties, album, TikTok, release, strategy, songs, charts, new, streaming, ranking, Billboard, labels, revenue, Apple, Deezer, YouTube This week, we discuss the controversial comments of Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek, suggesting that the secret to success in the digital era is not higher payout rates, but more output from musicians - "You can't record music once every three to four years and think that's going to be enough".

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/14 af37470b-eda6-4c5d-8f9d-475261b515ec Sun, 08 Mar 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 14 S2E4: Music IP - An Attractive Asset Class? full 2 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji With the onset of COVID-19, world stock markets suffered their worst week since the 2008 financial crises. On the contrary, music is a uniquely positioned asset class with very little correlation to the stock market. This week, we put the spotlight on investing in music IP as an alternative asset class. 37:59 no <p>With the onset of COVID-19, world stock markets suffered their worst week since the 2008 financial crises. On the contrary, music is a uniquely positioned asset class with very little correlation to the stock market. This week, we put the spotlight on investing in music IP as an alternative asset class. </p> Music, tech, musictech, coronavirus, COVID-19, IP, music IP, royalties, rights, FTSE, S&P, stocks, stock market, hipgnosis, investment, alternatives, assets, alternative assets, intellectual property, artists, old school, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, US, UK, songs, fund, pglang, Russ, SXSW, Coachella, yield, return, DCF, valuation, model, catalogue, income, insider trading, invest With the onset of COVID-19, world stock markets suffered their worst week since the 2008 financial crises. On the contrary, music is a uniquely positioned asset class with very little correlation to the stock market. This week, we put the spotlight on investing in music IP as an alternative asset class.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/10 513cd96b-c6f2-4671-87cf-c46b4a6df650 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0500 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 10 S1E10: Our Crystal Ball - 2020 and Beyond! full 1 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we put the spotlight on 2020. We explore active trends, our predictions and what we're expecting to see in the decade that lies ahead. We apologise for the poor audio quality. 24:56 no <p>This week, we put the spotlight on 2020. We explore active trends, our predictions and what we're expecting to see in the decade that lies ahead. We apologise for the poor audio quality. </p> Music, tech, musictech, podcasts, trends, future, 2020, TikTok, Timbaland, streaming, Spotify, piracy, Jayz, sales, charts, data, awards, tour, royalties, social, media This week, we put the spotlight on 2020. We explore active trends, our predictions and what we're expecting to see in the decade that lies ahead. We apologise for the poor audio quality.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/5 675f8303-defa-4cc3-98f5-0fdd3a914336 Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 5 S1E5: China's Streaming Revolution: Paying VS Pirating full 1 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME). 41:29 no <p>This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME). </p> Music, tech, musictech, streaming, digital, china, piracy, copyright, Baidu, Tencent, WeChat, Tencent Music, VAS, ringtones, royalties, click farms, IPO, data, analytics, Spotify, Tunecore, Facebook, Instagram,Rhythm&Flow, Netflix, The Game, Yelawolf, Gangstarr, WestsideGunn, Conway, BennyTheButcher, Post Malone, SZA, hiphop This week, we put the spotlight on China's piracy-stricken music industry. From its origins to the rise of the game-changing Tencent Music (NYSE: TME).

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/4 4a12c4d5-2ac3-4420-b2e9-d1d392252963 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 4 S1E4: The Dawn of Online Piracy full 1 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we unpack the origin story of digital music piracy in the 2000s, new-age piracy and fraud in the streaming era and general industry buzz. 41:13 no <p>This week, we unpack the origin story of digital music piracy in the 2000s, new-age piracy and fraud in the streaming era and general industry buzz. </p> music, tech, musictech, piracy, copyright, streaming, stream-ripping, fraud, P2P, Winamp, IRC, Rabid Neurosis, Dell Glover, Napster, Metallica, Kazaa, Blubster, WINMX, Limewire, Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, royalties This week, we unpack the origin story of digital music piracy in the 2000s, new-age piracy and fraud in the streaming era and general industry buzz.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/2 86c6348b-7fbb-460f-a282-5cea2a2d1ce7 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:45:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 2 S1E2: Copyright VS Creativity full 1 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we unpack the effects of copyright on creativity, the relevance of the super producer, Kanye West and general industry buzz. 29:58 no <p>This week, we unpack the effects of copyright on creativity, the relevance of the super producer, Kanye West and general industry buzz. </p> music, tech, musictech, copyright, creativity, production, producer, super producer, hip hop, royalties, startups, Tully, Joyner Lucas, Kanye West, Dr Dre, Timbaland, Scott Storch, Dj Premier, Rick Ruben, Metro Boomin This week, we unpack the effects of copyright on creativity, the relevance of the super producer, Kanye West and general industry buzz.

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]]> https://mdlskl.fireside.fm/1 9117e04a-c399-404c-903a-f5bd377021d5 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:30:00 -0400 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji 1 S1E1: The Minimum Viable Album full 1 Dario de Wet & Farhan Lalji This week, we unpack the concept of the 'minimum viable album', disruption in the royalty space and general industry buzz. 38:38 no <p>This week, we unpack the concept of the 'minimum viable album', disruption in the royalty space and general industry buzz.</p> music, tech, musictech, finance, venture capital, music rights, royalties, labels, streaming era, album, creativity, production, producer, super producer, hip hop, startups, Vezt, Dr Dre, Detox, Eminem, Lil Wayne, leaks, mixtapes, playlists This week, we unpack the concept of the 'minimum viable album', disruption in the royalty space and general industry buzz.

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