Musicians need to give out free cassettes for postcards. It's the only way.
Very good article. Ted Goia has some of the best books on Jazz btw.
Play silly games, win silly prizes. Streaming music is a silly game and they won't even remember your name.
Bitcoin does not fix this. Sorry.
What fixes is people caring about music and actively support the community.
People over protocols.
https://open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia/p/listeners-cant-remember-the-names
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As leader of the cassette cabal I support this message.