[FA Worldmusic] Experiments in Marketing Global Music in the Online Economy

[Dmitri Vietze]

Hey everyone,

In light of the emerging discussion from Robert about the use of technology
for language translation, I was wondering if I could enlist your help. At
WOMEX at the end of this month, I am running a session titled: "Digital Market
Explosion - Experiments in Marketing Global Music in the Online Economy" (Oct
25, 15:00-15:45, nr-2).

Similar to the session I facilitated at Arts Presenters in January on the
topic, I would like to use a wiki model... that is rather than presenting as
an expert on the subject, I would like the large field of professionals to
share their experiments, thoughts, ideas on this subject. This means: A. for
those of you not attending WOMEX, pipe up here and now and B. those who are
attending, please consider attending with your ideas at the ready (and letting
us know on this listserv what you have in mind, so that I can make sure to
make space for you during the session). That January session was, for me, the
first time I really substantively saw intergenerational confusion in the
"world music" field in North America.

The last time around a lot of people were still getting together their MySpace
pages (or getting their first feedback as to whether it was working), using
YouTube for the first time, hearing about Pandora/Last.FM. Now only a mere
nine months later, I really want to hear what online tools and other new
technologies you are using for your artists, labels, retailers, venues, etc.
Who is using ring tones, mass text messaging, twitter, facebook, promonet,
electronic radio tracking, etc. and how is it going? What are your favorite
new tools online changing the way you do business?

Much respect,

Dmitri Vietze
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