EP 11: DOWNSTREAM (Liz Pelly)

When Spotify was founded in 2006, it aimed to solve the problem of
online music distribution, remunerating artists for plays. 13 years
on, it is a massive data node that is having a profound effect on
how artists and audiences connect. In this cast, New Models speaks
with music journalist Liz Pelly, who has written extensively on
Spotify, particularly its impact on independent music. She talks to
us, here, about Spotify's structure, how it nudges artists to
optimize their acts through metrics, and what it understands
"music" (let alone "independent") culture to be. Liz also gives an
update on community organizing in NYC's IRL music/nightlife sphere.
For more, check: http://lizpelly.com/