Just wanted to drop a note to say that I enjoy this blog. It’s refreshing to see that there’s at least one person in the music industry who understands how much the marketing and distribution climate have changed with the rapid convergence of new media on the internet (ie. social marketing + consumer empowerment), digital media player technology, and so forth.

A couple years ago I interned at the Minneapolis (midwest regional) office of Universal Music and I couldn’t believe how trapped in the ol’ “tried and true” ways some of these music industry veterans were. The sad part is, when hiring new people, the labels seem to continue going after the young people who work the longest commitment in their unpaid internships or seem “well-connected” within the industry, rather than recruiting individuals who have a more creative marketing background or proven innovative thinking.

That’s all for now. Continue the good anaylsis!

- Eric