The problems created by venture capital are never going to be solved by more venture capital. There needs to be a political counterweight, but music needs alternatives, too. Rethinking the future of music also requires rethinking profit motives and power structures, and challenging a system where a small handful of entertainment and technology firms own so much of music. It requires investigating alternative models that are more cooperative, transparent, and artist-run, that support artists operating across diverse scales and practices, and that generally put people over profit.
