I worked at Snocap for a while. Like that Snocap wanted to enable indy artists to self publish. But, the major labels wanted to control the "distribution" of their content. "Their" content. I left.
Now, I'm thinking of getting back into it. Maybe enhance live gigs. This talk is really timely and inspiring!
This is fantastic, I think a lot of tech and music interested people would be wise to give this a listen. It's a personal perspective of history, sure, but I think he's got the credentials to have the position of authority.
He goes into depth about the market and business nature of the music industry. It's solid. Whether as an intro or review, it's a quality piece. Thanks for posting this, it's very relevant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz_CPzuwSk4