The music trade – from vinyl to AI, native crops and invasive species

Thursday is Native Species Day in Pennsylvania! We’ll speak with Tom Knezick, President of Pinelands Direct Native Plants and co-host of the Native Plants Healthy Planet podcast, concerning the significance of native flowers and timber, invasive species which are taking on our area, and why you must let your garden develop wild.

Vinyl gross sales have defied the notion of being a relic of the previous, with 2023 gross sales surpassing these of the Nineties and outpacing CD gross sales. Surprisingly, half of vinyl patrons view their purchases as merchandise moderately than for listening functions. The music trade is present process speedy modifications, from the rise of streaming providers to the affect of pandemic-related live performance cancellations and the emergence of hologram live shows. And, developments like AI allow the discharge of latest music from long-lost stars. We speak concerning the economics of music with Jeff Apruzzese, program director of the music trade program at Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design at Drexel University. Also with us can be Brielle Kimmins, also called April Fool Child, who began her profession as a singer by rejecting a serious label and deciding to provide her music independently. The Philly artist now research music enterprise regulation at Berklee College of Music. Plus, Joey Sweeney, artistic director of 48 Record Bar talks a couple of distinctive vinyl listening expertise within the metropolis.