I am happy to report that I have concluded my Masters Thesis (NYU) titled, "Music Delivery in the Age of Mobility: How The iPhone Changes Everything." It was a long project in the making, over two years of on again, off again research, plenty of interviews, and LOTS of reading. As I have said here before, the music business is changing, and the speed of technological change is at a rate that it is difficult to pin down what may come next. All we really know is that the old model of selling physical product is going out of style, and fast.

So, I have been able to tie in my research to what I do here at Endless Recordings, along with, and maybe more importantly, what I am establishing with my management company, Endless Entertainment. I will continue to explore innovative ways to bring fans closer to the groups that I work with by allowing them access to almost anything . . . all you have to do is ask.

With Akudama, we have tried making split tracks of certain tracks freely available so that fans can remix their favorite tunes. So far, the submissions have been awesome, inspiring, and all around cool. If there are any tunes that you'd like to take a crack at, just shoot me a message HERE. Head on over to the Akudama Blog to see some of the other interesting things we are trying out, including a free single on the 1st of each month (accompanied by full artwork) and scores of "behind the scenes" videos.

Personally, I've been having a resurgence of appreciation for soul and funk music. Recently I was hugely surprised by the tour de force performance by an artist named Lee Fields. On that tip, if you are unaware, check out anything and everything on the Daptone Records catalog. They are hands-down the best independent label pumping out the funk/soul/R&B that I currently love so much.

Until next time. . .