Creator Economics with Damon Krukowski

How can musicians make a living in the age of streaming when they earn fractions of a penny per Spotify play? In this episode we talk about the changing economics of making music with musician, poet and writer Damon Krukowski.

Streaming platforms have been a great innovation for consumers but this invention is not universally loved by musicians.  We speak to Damon about what it was like to make a living in the pre-digital era and how challenging it is to live off royalties in the age of streaming. We also discuss his work with the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) which aims to organize music workers to fight for a more just music industry. He suggests some alternative models that might be more friendly for many artists going forward.

Find Damon’s books, music and other work at http://www.daddrummer.com

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