Tom Ray

🎧 Rethinking Music Streaming: Payouts and User-Centric Systems I recently posted a question online asking what one thing people would change about music streaming services, and I've received some really insightful responses! I know we all have issues with streaming services, and I wanted to talk about some of the suggestions I received.

I've been thinking a lot about music streaming services  lately. It all started with conversations I was seeing online, especially around movements like the "Ditch Spotify"  protest, where artists were pulling their music. The immediate question people had was, "What's a better service to use?"  But for me, that wasn’t the right question I thought we should ask.

This past week, I found myself in a situation where a spontaneous idea turned into a multi-day, 10-hour-per-day streaming project for the Ubuntu Summit . Here's the story of how I pulled it off—from a casual suggestion to a working stream—and the open-source tools that made it possible.

The Ubuntu Summit Companion Music Event: The CCMUSIC Stream Creative Commons Music curated during the Ubuntu Summit online event by Ryno the Bearded! The live audio portion of the stream during the Ubuntu Summit (Oct 23-24) will be expertly curated by Ryno the bearded Ryno runs the #OO Show , which features creative commons music every week, so he will be helping us to showcase music that is both creative commons and fantastic. The perfect soundtrack for the Summit! Exclusive Performances: The After Party But the LIVE CCMUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE  happens when the Summit wraps for the day. When the first day of the summit ends (6:30pm London Time), we will have exclusive and unique music performances during our after-party  part of the stream. These aren't just archival recordings; they are unique contributions from Creative Commons musicians created just for this event. *** The CCMUSIC Stream is more than background noise; it's a showcase of creative commons, music, and community. ...