Fair Pay for Every Play

On this week’s episode of Fair Pay for Every Play, host Kristian Luoma, sits down with singer, songwriter and record producer, Nona Hendryx to discuss the economics of music. There is a business in music, and it is worth billions. However, importantly for artists, there is sentimental and artistic value worth its equivalent.

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In this week’s episode of Fair Pay for Every Play with Utopia Music, host Kristian Luoma is joined by Tony Van Veen to discuss the relationship between independent musicians and streaming services. Whilst studying at college, Tony was first introduced to the world of DIY music and once he had a taste for it, he knew that was the career he wanted to pursue. Now, he is the CEO of DIY Media Group; a collective of innovative companies aiming to make it easier for creators to distribute and monetise their work.

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This week Fair Pay for Every Play host, Kristian Luoma, is joined by not one, but two guests. They are John Acquaviva and Ali Samadpour, who together have collaborated in writing an article about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and how they may benefit the music industry and help towards fair reward for artists.

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In this week’s episode of Fair Pay for Every Play, host Kristian Luoma is joined by Richard Ziljma and together they look back at the last 30 years of the live music industry and predict what it may look like post global pandemic.

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In this episode of Fair Pay for Every Play, host Kristian Luoma is joined by Alfons Karabuda. With many strings to his bow, Alfons is a successful composer for screen, TV and stage and also holds positions at high profile organisations representing artists in the music industry. These positions include being President of ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), executive chairman of SKAP (the Swedish Association of Composers, Songwriters & Authors) and expert in the field of artistic rights to the UN Human Rights Council.

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Vito Ingrosso joins Kristian Luoma in this episode of Fair Pay for Every Play, and together they discuss how the expectations and experiences of being an artist has changed over the decades. In the 1980s and 1990s, performing artists and record sales were at the heart of the music industry. Today, artists are deemed successful based on their streaming numbers and publishing deals.

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In this episode of Fair Pay for Every Play by Utopia, host Kristian Luoma sits down with Greg Marshall.

Greg Marshall is the General Manager at the Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) following a 25 year route through the music industry with roles as a drummer, producer, DJ and extensive experience within record shops, independent labels, music rights and royalties organisations. The love of music, problem solving and connecting people brings him here.

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In the first episode of ‘Fair Pay For Every Play’ by Utopia, host Kristian Luoma sits down with music licensing consultant and music producer, Göran Andersson. The pair discuss how the music industry could be fairer and more transparent when it comes to copyright and sound recordings. 

Utopia is dedicated to giving fair pay for every play. We provide the solutions to make royalty payments transparent, efficient and fair. 

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Welcome to Fair Pay for Ever Play!

Music is incredible. It can excite hundreds, and unite thousands. But as an industry, it has been slow, complicated, and disjointed. While the tech world has moved into the future, the music industry continues to be shaped by inefficient legacy systems of the past.

So join our journey as this podcast explores how new music technology can result in fairer and more transparent distribution of royalties across the entire industry.

Through conversations with music industry professionals working as artists, writers, collection societies, publishers, labels, and more - we hope to shed light on the way music royalties work in real life, and discover best practices for collectively helping to unlock the true value in music, the industry we all love and hold dear.

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