The DMA Report

Episode 3 | Liberate Your Listening Data

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:54:37 GMT

Why should users own their own music streaming data? The DMA report interviews veteran of the music streaming industry J Herskowitz to answer this and other pertinent questions in music streaming. J details his open-source software, Tomahawk, a multi-source music player which serves as a silo to store data from various streaming sites. Tomahawk seeks to solve the problem of users' data being locked up in particular service providers, among others.

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Episode 2 | Are You A Sellout?

Tue, 03 May 2016 04:00:00 GMT

What turns an artist into a sellout? Whether it’s getting too cozy with advertisers, sanitizing lyrics, or something else entirely, The DMA report digs into the controversial label in Episode 2. Assisted by music industry veteran Anthony Demby and the people of New York City, this far-ranging episode explores controversial advertising techniques, the evolution of “selling out,” and more.

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Episode 1 | Man vs. Machine

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:00:00 GMT

In the debut episode of The DMA Report, we investigate what makes for the best playlists: human or automated curation? We hit the streets to survey real-life human beings to find out which method music fans most prefer. Host Matt Billy speaks with Ithaca College professor Doug Turnbull about recent advances in automated curation.

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