Spin That Record
June 27th 2008 | Posted by: Adam Martin
Despite desperate attempts to keep it alive, the era of big music labels has been dead and rotting for a long time.
Topspin Media, a just-launched start-up led by the former GM of Yahoo Music, wants to throw some dirt on its grave. The Santa Monica, CA, company builds tools that enable musicians to market themselves and distribute their music directly to fans — no middleman involved.
This concept is not new, but Topspin’s timing is right: Last year, Radiohead famously rattled the old guard by ditching its label, selling its newest album online and letting fans pay whatever they felt like paying.
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