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“When you think about the artistic creative heroes of the last century, they're all individual people's names. And for the next century to be less of this myth of the lone heroic genius and more of thinking about groups of people that did stuff together.” - Austin Robey

Dive into the future of the creative ecosystem in this insightful episode featuring Austin Robey (Metalabel/Ampled), as we explore the world beyond solo creatorship. Together, we discuss:

• What is a Metalabel?
• Navigating the pitfalls of the creator economy in solo player mode
• Pioneering the next version of the creative ecosystem
• Embracing the new alternative: collaborating in multiplayer mode
• Reinventing the definition of a Record
• Understanding platform risk and its impact on creators
• Ampled, an artist- and worker-owned platform cooperative
• Bootstrapping a cooperative: the ins and outs
• Weighing the benefits and challenges of running a cooperative
• Pondering the question: is community the product?
• Examining the NOUNS DAO Model and its implications
• Imagining a world where we collectively own Spotify
• Austin's vision of the 21st-century creative

Don't miss this fascinating conversation with Austin Robey that will open your eyes to the possibilities of creating in multiplayer mode.

Austin recommends:

Gel - Live set at a Sonic Drive-in https://youtu.be/lbls_5hdYXg

Taking long walks

Links:

https://twitter.com/austinrobey_

https://www.metalabel.xyz/

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/reinventing-the-record

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/r07-quality-drops

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/whats-after-the-creator-economy

https://www.ampled.com/

https://www.fwb.help/editorial/what-co-ops-and-daos-can-learn-from-each-other

Songcamp:

https://twitter.com/songcamp_

songcamp.band

https://twitter.com/markredito