"Centralized influences and centralized incentive models create boring ass music. It creates boring ass culture. If you design a system that privileges back catalog, you’re going to get a lot of music that sounds like back catalog. You’re going to get a lot of pop music that sounds like pop music from the 80s. We run this risk of making music so bland it’s of no political consequence anymore. I fear that to some extent has already happened."
In conversation with Mat Dryhurst for the second installment of Protest Platforms, my ongoing look at organizations and artists advocating for alternatives to the corporate streaming status quo