Around a year ago I wrote in this blog that the Berlin area known as R.A.W. Gelände is undoubtedly one of those areas that define the spirit of the German capital. Consisting…
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Goodbye to the R.A.W. Gelände (as we know it)
The area known as R.A.W. Gelände is undoubtedly one of those areas that define the spirit of Berlin. Consisting in a jumble of derelict buildings no one doubts…
Rest in Beats Taylor Hawkins
Always behind countless drum cymbals, with a perennial smile and an infectious vital attitude, but above all with an enormous talent, Taylor Hawkins achieved the impossible…
How to help Ukraine (and its music industry)
With the conviction that war should never be an option and that no one should have the power to decide on the lives of other human beings, it is difficult to process what is…
Get Back, an extraordinary (and essential) documentary about The Beatles
There are many documentaries about The Beatles, and yet when we thought we had seen it all, a new documentary appears that changes everything. I am referring to Get Back…
Some tips to interview a musician
If you have interviewed musicians because of your work, surely you have a lot of funny, strange and surely embarrassing anecdotes to tell. Interviewing an artist can be exciting…
Berlin clubs declared cultural institutions
After more than a year of the Berlin clubs fighting for their rights to be recognized as cultural institutions and make them and music venues legally equivalent to concert halls…
What the hell is NFT and how can it impact the music industry?
NFT, that thing that suddenly everyone is talking about but no one seems to fully understand. And since it seems that a bunch of musicians are into it too, let's try to…
Mental health in the music industry
Mental health in the music industry is a hot topic recently. And unfortunately, mental health in general is still highly stigmatized, but it is even more dramatic within the music industry…
Touring in Europe after Brexit
It's a bad time for the music industry. While we’re still immersed in this pandemic, one day I convince myself that by Summer we’ll have some sort of normality but then next day…
10 Artists to look out for in 2021
2021 was meant to leave behind a year that we can never forget but almost a month is gone and hardly anything has changed. However, despite not having any concerts…
So 2021, what can we expect from you?
When we were still immersed in full lockdown back in May (let’s not forget that eight months after we’re still fully in it), the promise of a vaccine that would give us back…
How are Music Royalties calculated?
If understanding Music Copyrights wasn't exactly easy (read Music Copyrights for beginners), understanding how to calculate the royalties takes difficulty one step further…
Music Copyrights for beginners
Music copyright, definitely the least sexiest area of the music industry but yet extremely important cause that's how artists get paid. The problem is that it’s certainly…
Biometric technology on Music Festivals
Biometric Technology (basically the use of technology to identify a person based on some aspect of their biology) is more integrated into our society that we probably…
Parcels, the last ones to join the history of the legendary Hansa studios
In a gray, uncertain and of course dangerous time, located next to the wall in West Berlin, just a hundred meters south of Potsdamer Platz, there was a building in the 70s…
Live Nation shakes the Music Industry due to Covid-19
Live Nation, the world’s largest concert and events promoter, and AEG Live, the world’s second-largest such company, control a massive number of artists…
Rewatching This is America
There is always a drop that ends up filling the glass. In this case, a glass full of suffering, injustice and racism. On last May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black…
Don't like music? Maybe you suffer from Musical Anhedonia!
Everyone like music? False! There are people for whom music seems to be simply irrelevant. Maybe you know someone like that. I must say that I have always felt sorry…
Roles to understand the Music Industry
Whether you are a musician and you are looking to make a living from your songs, or if you dream of one day finding a job, the music industry has many variations…