SoundExchange Head John Simson on Webcasting, the Future of Radio, and "The Day the Music Died"

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SoundExchange Head John Simson on Webcasting, the Future of Radio, and "The Day the Music Died" – The Future of Radio

John Simson
John Simson is head of SoundExchange, the US organization responsible for collecting royalties for music performed via non-terrestrial radio and distributing those royalties to the artists so featured. He is also an attorney and a former artist manager (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Forbert) who has long been involved in advocacy and legal matters within the music business as a whole.

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In a spirited discussion held at Loyola University, New Orleans, professor George Howard and SoundExchange head John Simson discuss the future of music on the internet and what the best way forward is for terrestrial radio, streaming radio, and the record labels and artists who supply music to these services.

Shoot Date: April 2008

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