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June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: Technology Challenges and Solutions Facing Orchestras During and After COVID
Moderated by Henry Fogel, a small group of building design professionals discussed solutions regarding the challenges related to social distancing and other effects of the pandemic.
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November 24, 2020
Shifting from Stage to Screen
How and why are orchestras moving musical content to digital platforms—and creating entirely new experiences for virtual audiences? Is this a short-term response or the future of our field? How can we create compelling content to compete with endless options for online entertainment just a click away? How do we keep focused on our mission, our audiences, and our quests for greater equity and accessibility when our primary means of contact are electronic?
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June 11, 2021
Conference 2021: Innovation and Adaptation: Lessons from the Digital Pivot
The pandemic brought extraordinary challenges and changes for the arts and culture industry. We all learned how to work together remotely during quarantine. Many organizations pivoted from physical to digital audience engagement with livestreams, web series, and archival content. Others reopened with new protocols and digital tools to reduce contact points and create a safer environment for returning audiences.
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March 25, 2020
Digital Media Digest: March 2020
What the death of iTunes says about our digital habits; A music artist says Apple Music pays her 4 times what Spotify does per stream; Top of the flops: is streaming rendering the charts obsolete?; Now you can listen to Philadelphia Orchestra performances free on demand; New media gets new audiences into an old art form; RNZ board backs down, Concert to stay on FM; TikTok revenue surges 310% to $50MM in Q4; SiriusXM celebrates 34.9 million subscribers — but won’t disclose Pandora numbers; US-based music streams cross 1 trillion in 2019, up 25% over 2018; Amazon claims more than 55 million music streaming users; YouTube has more than 20 million paying subscribers — music subscriber numbers remain elusive; Spotify reaches 124 million premium subscribers — but quarterly losses top $85 million; Apple music has been quietly expanding its preferred distributors list; YouTube is testing ‘Applause,’ a way for viewers to directly donate to creators; Time for a DMCA overhaul? congressional hearings commence on Capitol Hill; RPO research shows increased interest in orchestral music among young people; End of an era — CD Baby is shutting down its online music store; Spotify steps up its concert listings with resident advisor partnership; 2019’s US-Based streaming music market was larger than the entire recorded music market in 2017
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May 18, 2020
Conference 2020 - Harnessing Opportunities For Tomorrow
Every crisis presents an opportunity to shape the future. The coronavirus crisis has disrupted nearly everything in our lives. It has also presented arts organizations with an opportunity to adapt and evolve.
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May 14, 2015
Electronic Media Policy Update
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may soon rule on several proceedings that will impact the use of wireless microphones. The FCC is proposing that entities using fewer than 50 microphones would not be able to register in a geo-location database which provides interference protection.
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May 27, 2020
Conference 2020 - Surfing the Digital Wave: Increase Your Orchestra's Footprint in Local and Global Arenas
Today’s complex audiences crave a deeper connection to music makers both locally and globally. To provide this, orchestras require an understanding of how listeners and music fanatics relate to and consume music in the digital world.
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November 21, 2019
Digital Media Digest: November 2019
Amazon bets users will pay up for high-definition music streaming; Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR's financial growth; One-third of all young people use stream ripping to steal music; Articles about audience smartphone use during performances; Articles about Spotify; Vinyl is poised to outsell CDs for the first time since 1986; Gen Xers, millennials, and even some Gen Zs choose vinyl and drive record sales up; Apple Is officially shutting down iTunes — but song downloads aren't completely dead; Musicians fear for livelihood without streaming residuals; YouTube Music says it pays the same royalty rate as Spotify — at least on its subscription streams; Metallica makes box office history with 'S&M²'; Jim James and the Louisville Orchestra appear on "The Tonight Show"; Appeals court says the Trump administration can't force states to repeal net neutrality; Musicians, tired of paltry streaming payments, protest the HBO Max Launch at Warner Bros. Studios
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January 23, 2020
Digital Media Digest: January 2020
The NSO plans a new record label; Classical streaming service IDAGIO launches free tier; Is classical music ahead of the streaming curve?; DSO reveals state-of-the-art tech and camera upgrades for "Live from Orchestra Hall" webcast series; Residuals can make up 75% of a musician's movie score paycheque—but not on streaming; YouTube says it can delete your account if you're not 'commercially viable'; YouTube update makes it easier to deal with copyright claims; Facebook is actively licensing music videos for its YouTube rival, report claims; Billboard changes its mind: YouTube will now factor into the Billboard 200; Spotify's 'pay-for-play' advertising program has a price tag: $0.55 per click; The end of owning music: how CDs and downloads died; Mechanical Licensing Collective hands a juicy contract to HFA—critics call the deal crooked; Congress introduces the 'AM-FM Act' to overhaul terrestrial copyright laws
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May 14, 2020
Conference 2020 - Engaging Audiences at Home
Our current environment has quickly altered how and where we connect with audiences. This session explored how orchestras and other performing arts are using technology to maintain and strengthen engagement with audiences through archival and original performance content.