In the 10th anniversary Vienna Music Business Research Days on the “Future of the Music Business” at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna/Austria) music business researchers and music business professionals look into the recent past of the music industry to learn more about its future. Find the program here.
Paul O’Hagan (Ulster University) discusses with the music manager Peter Jenner (Sincere Music, London) the question “Why Label Services? – The Case of Taylor Swift, Billy Bragg & The Bluebells, Or How To Avoid Indentured Servitude In The Music Business” in mdw’s Joseph Haydn-Hall on Sep. 13th from 13:30-14:00.
He is currently working with Ulster University and UKIPO researching music copyright, data registration systems and the impact of digital transformation on the creative economy. Having worked for over 25 years as a performer, songwriter/arranger, studio engineer, producer and music educator, he has consistently been an agitator, instigator and advocate for projects which empower and promote agency across the creative sector. Studying Cultural & Critical Theory at Salford University and Creative & Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths College developed into an interest in research with strong socio-political/economic relevance which is reflected in his current PhD project ‘(Non)Attribution & The Business Of Music’. Paul is also co-founder of Smidj Ltd and is strategic advisor to JadeBlok Ltd, two SME’s currently piloting projects concerned with innovation in cross-sector, cross-border and cross-platform data in the creative sector.
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