The 1999 launch of the file sharing service Napster was a seismic wake up call for the music industry. For many musicians and artists, the path to making a living became exponentially more challenging, particularly when it came to recorded music. Illegal downloads, declining CD sales, measly sales [...]
27 January, London. Bett Show is one of the most important conferences about education. Imogen will give a talk and perform with the Mi.Mu gloves. Find Out [...]
17-20 January, Davos, Switzerland. Imogen went at the World economic Forum annual meeting as a cultural leader. Find Out [...]
Slush music is a conference that brings music industry and tech together to share thoughts on how the multi-billion industry can reach its full potential. We are going to speak about the possible future of the music [...]
Whether we stream it through our smartphones or buy tracks from our laptops, technology has made music more accessible than ever before. For consumers, this is good news. But for the music industry, it’s a different story. In 2015, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) estimates music [...]
In the decade and a half since Napster, it’s got harder for musicians to make a living, at least from recorded music. Falling CD sales, illegal downloads, the low payments from legal music streaming platforms, and a shift towards buying single tracks rather than whole albums all play their [...]