Music: The Canary in the Coal Mine, Bob Lefsetz, Ignite, Wpp Stream USA

I don’t need no stinkin’ slides!

This was an Ignite talk, one of about a dozen at the Stream conference two weeks ago. I agreed to do it because that way people would know who I was. I’ve never used PowerPoint, which most people hate anyway, either the talk is good enough or it’s not, either you’re paying attention to what someone is saying or not, and even in the best of circumstances the slides are distracting.

Which is all to say I had none.

As for those numbers in the lower right hand corner of the screen, that’s where the slides should go.

The recording is not great, you’re gonna have to crank it to hear me.

And I do best when I’m responding to questions but here I’m letting it rip without preparation, about the history of the modern music business.

You can watch it.

Or not.