. Volume 12, no 2, October 2023 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 45 Dan G. Hodges Jr.: Nashville: The Creative Business Cluster and its...

In 2010, former hedge fund manager Josh Gruss founded the music publishing company Round Hill Music in New York City together with Neil Gillis and Richard Rowe with the aim of acquiring and commercially exploiting music copyrights. How Round Hill Music has become a major player in the music rights market that has raised hundreds…

In 2010, former hedge fund manager Josh Gruss founded the music publishing company Round Hill Music in New York City together with Neil...

. Volume 12, no 1, April 2023 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 1 Benjamin Oduro Arhin, Mark Millas Coffie, Hope Senalor Konu & Edwin Ekow Annan Ferguson: Split Sheets in Ghanaian Recording Studios, pp. 3-12 William E. Tsitsos & R. Saylor Breckenridge: The Work of Reproduction in the Age of Digital Art: The Role of…

. Volume 12, no 1, April 2023 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 1 Benjamin Oduro Arhin, Mark Millas Coffie, Hope Senalor Konu & Edwin Ekow...

Primary Wave is a new type of music publisher founded in New York City in January 2006 by former Virgin Records CEO, Larry Mestel. Primary Wave does not aim at the acquisition and exploitation of classical publishing rights, but instead purchases the artist’s share of publishing rights and master rights, primarily to monetise their use…

Primary Wave is a new type of music publisher founded in New York City in January 2006 by former Virgin Records CEO, Larry Mestel....

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) is an interesting case of a company exiting the music business in the 2000s and re-entering it in 2009 to invest billions of dollars in publishing and master catalogues and to become the fourth largest music company in the world behind the three majors – Universal, Sony and Warner. BMG’s re-entry…

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) is an interesting case of a company exiting the music business in the 2000s and re-entering it in 2009 to...

Until a few years ago, music publishing was considered to be a rather boring business field in which music rights are acquired and licensed for various uses. This business model has not principally changed, but music rights have become a speculative investment in recent years, when new players such as Hipgnosis, Primary Wave and Round…

Until a few years ago, music publishing was considered to be a rather boring business field in which music rights are acquired and...

. After the Poplive! project team of the Erasmus University Rotterdam had successfully organized the International Music Business Research Days 2021, the conference took place again this year at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Based on the main topic of the partner conference – Parallel Societies – this year’s…

. After the Poplive! project team of the Erasmus University Rotterdam had successfully organized the International Music Business...

. Volume 11, no 2, October 2022 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 45 Kjersti Livesdottir Thorkildsen & Anders Rykkja: Showcase Festivals: Gatekeepers and Bridge Builders in the Music Industries, pp. 47-58 Mihail Miller & Stephan Klingner: Reframing the Economic Rationale of Music Publishers’ Relationships with Rights Management Entities – Shifting to a Systematic Approach, pp.…

. Volume 11, no 2, October 2022 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 45 Kjersti Livesdottir Thorkildsen & Anders Rykkja: Showcase Festivals:...

Dr Hyojung Sun is our keynote speaker in the afternoon of October 20th. She will talk about “Parallel Worlds of Music Streaming” and is also a participant in the following panel discussion with Yasmo (musican, Vienna/Austria), Fabian Schütze (analogsoul, Leipzig/Germany) and David Hesmondhalgh (University of Leeds, UK) under the guidance of Hannes Tschürtz (ink, Vienna/Austria).…

Dr Hyojung Sun is our keynote speaker in the afternoon of October 20th. She will talk about “Parallel Worlds of Music Streaming” and is...

Yasmo is an Austrian rapper, who will join the discussion on “Parallel Worlds of Music Streaming” from 15:00-16:00 on October 20 in Joseph Haydn Hall of mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Hyojung Sun (University of York, UK), Dave Hesmonhalgh (University of Leeds, UK) and Fabian Schütze (analogsoul, Leipzig/Germany). Yasmo is…

Yasmo is an Austrian rapper, who will join the discussion on “Parallel Worlds of Music Streaming” from 15:00-16:00 on October 20 in...

Prof. David Hesmondhalgh is one of our keynote speakers on “Parallel Worlds of Music Streaming” from 14:00-14:45 on October 20 in Joseph Haydn Hall at the mdw – University of Music and Performings Arts Vienna. He also joins the following discussion panel with Hyojung Sun (University of York, UK), Yasmo (musician, Vienna, Austria) and Fabian…