Dead Musicians are Making More Money than Living Ones
And the rules we built to protect artists are helping them do it. I have developed a personal theory that may earn me a lot of hate (and maybe a few death threats). We’ve been sold the idea that artists need to protect their rights and collect their royalties, because one day their songs might…
Cultural Export and the Two Big C’s: Colonialism & Capitalism
I had the honor of being invited — with support from the British Council Wales — to attend and speak at FOCUS Wales 2026 on two separate panels. The topics were close to my heart: sustainability, diversity, culture and language in commercial music. My first panel consisted a couple speakers from New Zealand — or…
Music Cities, Gentrification, and Who Should Pay for Culture
I wrote an article quite a while ago titled ‘Reasons why the Government should pay for Creative Arts’. I still stand by every word of it. However, I haven’t yet tackled the even more difficult question that follows: How should the government actually pay for them?
How can we Create a More Sustainable Music Ecosystem?
In October 2025, I was invited to speak at the RIUH x ASEAN frequenSEA music conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on how Southeast Asia’s live music industries can collaborate and thrive without relying on Western capital or intervention. My schedule was already overflowing, but this is a topic related to sustainability and music, which I…
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