Music Business Intervjuer

w/ Wimp – Streaming Service (DK, SE & NO)

Jonas Sjöström (CEO, Playground Music) interviewing Fredrik Zmuda (Wimp, Sweden) about their streaming service that recently launched in Sweden and has been highly praised by independents and music lovers in Denmark and Norway.

w/ Jonas Sjöström, CEO Playground Music

Tracks & Fields spoke to Playground Music’s founder Jonas Sjöström about their history, concept and business strategies as one of 2010’s leading independent labels.

Independent label and distributor Playground Music pride themselves as “a company where music matters.” Aside from their own artist roster, they also handle distribution in Scandinavia for many other well known independents including all of the Beggars Group labels (XL, Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade etc.), Domino and Mute. As part of our second round of label specials on Tracks & Fields, we spoke to Playground’s founder Jonas Sjöström about their history, concept and business strategies as one of 2010’s leading independents… Read more…

w/ John Cloud, Head of International Playground Music

An interview with Playground Music’s Head of International/Creative Director Publishing about how he ended up in Sweden being an American and how he rates the current status of the music industry. What are future licensing models for independent artists, what will be future revenue streams, how should an artist promote himself before and after signing?  Read more…