Author Archives: Ruben Kenig

Towards sensible music licensing for film: Beyond Creative Commons

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 2 August, 2010

What is the value of and best use of Creative Commons in terms of music for film and video? Steve Lawson (AKA @solobasssteve, warning he is one of the most logorrheic Twitter users I follow) tweeted a wish for easier and more explicit marking of Creative Commons licensed music on Bandcamp and Soundcloud particularly for use in video […]

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The perils of modern music making, part 1: Too much too young

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 26 July, 2010

I’m aware that I’m going to come across as a curmudgeonly old fool, but to paraphrase Bill Hicks, I am so that’s how it comes out. By way of an apology, modern music making technology is wonderful, brings significant benefits to musicians and is helping to make the world of music as healthy as it has been […]

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Online music distribution: Not all free is created equal

By Ruben Kenig | Published: 8 July, 2010

Jonathan Ostrow has written an interesting and thought provoking post on distributing your music for free at Music Think Tank. The main point is that no money doesn’t have to mean no transaction. Even if you are not getting paid cash you can demand value in the form of attention, in a newsletter sign-up or publicity, […]

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