Entrepreneurship and Art

Carly, George, and Dan are joined by Berklee College of Music student Adam Saah. Adam recently wrote two articles on the B-Certification process (To "B" or Not To "B" and To Care More) and has been helping GHStrategic (George's consulting firm) become B-certified. The group discusses what that process has been like and how ethics can be a competitive advantage.

Comedians' works are streamed and broadcast across Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, SiriusXM, and more. However, unlike music where royalties are paid for two copyrights (composition and master recording), Comedians have only ever been paid royalties on the recording of their performance, not on the underlying literary work (equivalent of a composition). Jeff Price, founder of Word Collections and previous founder of Tunecore, Audiam, and more is setting out to fix that by helping comedians license and collect royalties owed to them for their unlicensed literary works. Learn more about Word Collections: https://www.wordcollections.com Follow Jeff Price's blog: https://medium.com/@JPriceOfMusic

Dan, George, and Carly talk about what life post-COVID may look like. Will conferences stay virtual? What about livestreams and concerts? Is it finally VR’s time to shine? Read the full show notes: https://www.entrepreneurshipandart.com

Dan, Carly, and George talk about what it means to be an industry plant, if that matters, and how it impacts people’s perception of your talent or art. They also touch on the complexity of separating great art from bad people, and what it means to be privileged. George learns about papayas. Full show notes: https://www.entrepreneurshipandart.com

Mat Dryhurst joins George, Carly and Dan this week to answer all sorts of important questions. Is New Zealand the best place to live? Are we living in a sim? Is post-modernism the metaverse? They also talk about the future of Web 3.0, the major flaw of pay-per-stream models, and the similarities between NFTs, the music industry, the art world, venture capitalists, and sex work.

Misogyny is everywhere, including the E&A community. Carly, George, and Dan devote some of this episode to explore a recent experience Carly endured, compounded by the disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard, and what can be done to prevent it from happening in the future to create safe spaces for women. They’re also saying goodbye to Slack. Carly has a new podcast (don’t worry, she will not be leaving E&A).

In true George, Dan and Carly fashion, things get started with the smell of Scholastic book fairs and taxi cabs (aka Carly’s new favorite adjective: redolent), before diving in to data. The three get into how the new Apple updates will impact data collection, privacy, and the customization of different tools, and what this means for both companies and consumers. Data leads to NFTs, the Most Passionate Percentile, and marketing theatre. Dan makes a sandwich. View show notes and more: https://www.entrepreneurshipandart.com/

George, Dan and Carly discuss the much-discussed Phoebe Bridgers guitar smash on SNL and the different standards women and men are held to in the music industry. They also get into Sony’s purchase of AWAL and, while unsurprising, what it means for musicians and the publishing space. Read the show notes: www.entrepreneurshipandart.com/blog/phoebe-bridgers-and-sonys-acquisition-of-awal

George, Dan and Carly talk about how the rebellious nature of movements like Occupy Wall Street led to the GameStop trading frenzy. The three also share their first impressions of Clubhouse and talk through how they intend to use it — in real time! Some other exciting announcements are made like the new Female Founders branch that Carly will be spearheading. Read the show notes and more: https://www.entrepreneurshipandart.com/

George, Dan, and Carly talk about why Spotify may never make a profit with their business model, how smart contracts could be the key to social media moderation at scale, and the importance of imbuing ethics into your business proactively versus reactively. Carly forgets how many weeks are in a year. Read the show notes: www.entrepreneurshipandart.com/blog/keytars-spotifys-big-bet-and-value-statements