The day after Guy Hands resigns over the EMI Deal, Ian Rogers will moderate a panel at SXSW titled, “How to do a 360 deal with yourself”. The timing is interesting and provides another example of how the balance of power is shifting to artists. If you are a musician looking to sign, what is the allure of a major label deal? If you can partner up with a company like Topspin and, I hate to be corny, but control your own destiny and get paid while doing so it seems like a no brainer. If you are attending the panel today, tell Ian I said “what up!”, and also say a big hello to Amanda “Fucking” Palmer who I have never met, but is from my hometown, so I feel a certain kinship to her.
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