After the successful Ethereum crowdfunding campaign, musician and web developer Peter Harris saw a path to creating a fair, decentralized music streaming platform. Out of that Resonate was born. Peter joined us to discuss why the dysfunctional structure of the music industry results in a bad deal for musicians and why a decentralized platform supported by blockchain technology and run as a cooperative represents a better way forward.
Topics covered in this episode:
How technology changed the ability of musician’s to make money
Why streaming platforms don’t compensate musicians fairly
The story of how Peter came to found resonate
Why Stream-to-Own is a better way to compensate artists
Why Resonate chose to build on BigchainDB
The benefits of the cooperative structure for decentralized platforms
The Resonate crowd-owning campaign
Episode links:
Resonate Website
Resonate Crowd-Owning Campaign
Resonate - Stream-to-Own
Resonate - Building a Blockchain Database
Epicenter 126: Trent McConaghy on BigchainDB
COALA IP
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/167