LA TIMES AND PANDO DAILY RUN INTERVIEWS WITH OUTSPOKEN
ARTIST RIGHTS ADVOCATE ABOUT COMPULSORY USE
The Americana Music Association has announced the David
Lowery – lead singer of the bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven and
University of Georgia economics and music business professor – will offer
insights on timely legislative issues debated and host the American Bar
Association’s Symposium on Entertainment. The Conference will be headquartered
out of the Sheraton Nashville Downtown hotel September 18-22.
LA Times has called Lowery "a vocal advocate for
artists trying to make a living in music while CD sales crumble and fledgling
online services try to build an audience," continuing, "David Lowery
has a modest proposal to help his fellow musicians in the digital age: force
Pandora and other online music services to negotiate for the right to play
songs." Read the entire LA Times feature.
Meanwhile, Lowery broke down his earnings as a songwriter
from Pandora for Pando Daily.
Read Lowery's uncensored thoughts on the music business at
the Trichordist blog.
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