29: "Fractured: The State of the Online Music Market" ft Jason Herskowitz (Tomahawk)
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English - September 03, 2013 21:26 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsMusic Business music business music biz music industry music technology music podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Jason Herskowitz, an outspoken technology executive, talks about the fractured state of the online music market and how music sharing could be improved. Herskowitz is a core contributor and co-founder of Tomahawk, an open-source music platform; he also recently co-founded a stealth music startup, called Hatchet Industries. In this episode, Herskowitz also answers questions like why is Pandora only available in the U.S.? Why is Deezer avoiding the U.S? Is the reality that launching in the U.S. has become too expensive? Can Pandora ever afford to become a dominant global player?