EPISODE · Sep 24, 2024 · 38 MIN
#045: Would You Buy Shares in your Favourite Band? | Karl Parsons (BandShare)
from Sound Advice- The Music Industry Podcast · host Olly Carter
Would you become a shareholder in your favourite artists? Is Blockchain technology the key to the future of the music industry? This week I spoke to Karl Parsons, founder of music tech startup BandShare about his solution to a problem so many artists face: not having the money upfront to pay for costs like recording, marketing or touring, creating a cycle where grassroots artists can't break out of their scene without securing highly-competitive grants or a record deal advance. Karl shares his thoughts on my the industry is at a breaking point, and how Blockchain technology could be a gamechanger. Check out BandShare here: https://www.bandshare.io/
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Would you become a shareholder in your favourite artists? Is Blockchain technology the key to the future of the music industry? This week I spoke to Karl Parsons, founder of music tech startup BandShare about his solution to a problem so many artists face: not having the money upfront to pay for costs like recording, marketing or touring, creating a cycle where grassroots artists can't break out of their scene without securing highly-competitive grants or a record deal advance. Karl shares his thoughts on my the industry is at a breaking point, and how Blockchain technology could be a gamechanger. Check out BandShare here: https://www.bandshare.io/
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