Envisioning a Data Driven Music Industry, presentation by Jeremy Silver Chairman @Semetric at Data Science London 28/05/12

1. May 2022
envisioning
a data driven
music industry
Jeremy Silver
Chairman, Semetric Ltd
Wednesday, 30 May 12

2. Knowledge is power
Information is liberating
(Kofi Annan - seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001
Nobel Peace Prize)
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3. internet data
oil or fumes
big data
big computing power
open data
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4. how big?
1 Petabyte 1,000 Terabytes or 250,000 DVDs
1 Exabyte 1,000 Petabytes or 250 million DVDs
1 Zettabyte 1,000 Exabytes or 250 billion DVDs
1 Yottabyte 1,000 Zettabytes or 250 trillion DVDs
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5. 5 million terabytes of data
Google has indexed 200 terabytes
0.004% of the total size
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6. ...to an infinity of
personal
social
content
logistical
transactional
user-generated
data and beyond...
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7. Facebook holds 89 categories
of your personal data
last week agreed to share
just 34 categories
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8. deal to the consumer
free functionality for privacy loss
we’ll try to avoid creepiness
“Girls around me”
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9. deal for business
richer targeted experiences
fanalytics
marketing insights
plus plus plus
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10. music’s data complex
isrc iswc upc
poor label copy
low use of data in marketing
lack of deal making transparency
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11. Which was the most talked about band playing Coachella?
Are they talking nice or nasty about my artist?
Would my fans prefer to stream or download my music?
Is filesharing helping or damaging my artist’s career?
What was the price of the hottest newly signed band last week?
Which cities should Black Pistol Fire go on tour to?
Which musicians played with Miles Davis on Bitches Brew and what
else did they play on?
Who is the most expensive living songwriter today?
What music was used in all of Ken Russell’s films?
Who has European publishing rights to the TV Batman theme?
Is Death Metal or Techno Salsa cheaper for TV ads use in Buenos Aires?
What is the current Bon Jovi share price?
Is Facebook or LastFM the best network to advertise Gotye on?
What’s the price of a subscription to all of Beach House this year?
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12. musicbrainz decibel
lastfm rovi
echonest sony gracenote
musicmetric songkick
Global Repertoire Database
International Music Registry
Digital Copyright Exchange
Digital Licensing Framework
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13. Global Repertoire Database
International Music Registry
Digital Copyright Exchange
Digital Licensing Framework
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14. GLOBAL DATA
songwriters
composers
works
recordings
featured ar tists
performers
regional regional regional regional
collecting collecting collecting collecting
societies societies societies societies
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15. Radio Retail
artists
iTunes Shazam Amazon LastFM Rhapsody Pandora Spotify
creators music
fans
DATA
songwriters
composers
works
publishing recordings Services
companies featured ar tists
performers musicmetric
echonest
decibel
songkick
musicglue
mobileroadie
record live
collecting topspin
companies companies
societies omnfone
rovi
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16. G F T A
DATA
songwriters
composers
artists works
creators recordings music
featured ar tists fans
performers
artist
music consumer
services collecting
companies services
societies
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17. B R A N D
G F T A
rtists DATA music artists DATA film games DATA fi
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18. investment
companies marketplace
DATA
songwriters
artists
composers music
creators
works fans
recordings
featured ar tists
performers
music prices
artist
collecting music consumer
services
societies companies services
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19. artists
creators music
fans
DATA
songwriters
composers
works marketplace
recordings
featured
artists
performers
artist investment
collecting music consumer
services companies
societies companies services
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20. artists
creators music
fans
marketplace
investment
companies
artist
DATA music
services
songwriters companies
composers
works
collecting recordings consumer
societies featured services
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21. artists
creators music
marketplace fans
DATA
songwriters
artist composers
works consumer
services
recordings services
featured
artists
performers
music prices
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22. making music metadata
publicly accessible
is bringing new value
to the music business
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