How Revenue Flows Through the Music Industry
From the moment a listener streams a song to the moment a songwriter is paid, a map of how money moves through the music industry.
Christopher A. Rotunno 4 min read
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Navigating Music Industry Revenue: From Creation to Consumption
A data-driven breakdown of how money flows through the music industry, covering PROs, sound recordings, sync, live performance, streaming payouts, and what artists typically keep.
Christopher A. Rotunno 5 min read
Artists to Fans: The Future of Live Music
How ticketing, venue ownership, dynamic pricing, and direct-to-fan models shape the economics of live music, including the Live Nation antitrust case and the Eras Tour presale.
Christopher A. Rotunno 4 min read
Artistic Insights 2024: Capitalizing on Trends in Creativity, Trust, and Data-Driven Arts Education
How the creative economy is evolving: the size of the creator economy, declining institutional trust, the evidence on arts education outcomes, and the growing role of data in creative fields.
Christopher A. Rotunno 4 min read
The Ghostbusters Principle: Building Capability Before the Crisis
Using the premise of Ghostbusters to explain preparedness investment, the preparedness paradox, and how proactive infrastructure applies to business and data work.
Christopher A. Rotunno 3 min read
Regression vs. Classification: Understanding the Difference in Machine Learning
Regression predicts a number. Classification predicts a category. The difference sounds simple, but it shapes everything — which algorithms to use, how to evaluate results, and what your model actually outputs.
Christopher A. Rotunno 2 min read
Testing for Interaction and Main Effects in Statistical Analysis
Main effects tell you what each variable does in isolation. Interaction effects tell you whether the combination matters. Here's how to test for both using Python's statsmodels.
Christopher A. Rotunno 2 min read