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Is Streaming Dying?, An Album to Quit Your Job To, & Creator Grants

Future Surf, Scolla Fungwe & Cam Murdoch
June 04, 2024

It’s been a while…

We haven’t sent a newsletter since Spring 2023 and needless to say, a lot has happened since then, but now we’re back by the request and support of our community.

Some things have changed, and much has stayed the same, but here’s what we have been up to!

We partnered with Catalog.Radio to launch our new mix series “Ripple Effect” - featuring 30 plus artists and producers from the FSR community. Listen Now
We also partnered with 747 Airlines for their “Baggage Claim” event at Far Con. Recorded DJ sets from Baby Oil, WIVVE, and Racewitchyna will be released soon! Watch The Recap
Our founder, Cam Murdoch’s AI animated trailer for his future surf themed world-building project “Surf Noir” won first prize in the AI category of Optimism’s “We Love The Art” competition. Read More

And as always, we’re still hanging out and listening to music submissions from artists around the world each Wednesday evening at 6 PM PST / 9 PM EST. Join us tomorrow for Future Surf Radio Ep. 172.

NEWS

Jamee Cornelia is Giving You The Courage to Quit Your Job Today

Listen to “Quit!” by Jamee Cornelia

Producer Teji released 1000 free editions of an album called INTERNET KID.

The entire album is open source which means that it is in the public domain and anyone is permitted to use the songs in any way they’d like.

Artist and experimental technologist Jamee Cornelia utilized production from INTERNET KID to create their Meme Tape “Quit!”, available exclusively on Zora.

The State of Streaming

The issue of low pay-per-stream from platforms like Spotify has long been a concern. However, in recent months, there's been a noticeable increase in momentum among musicians advocating for fair pay.

Many artists are focusing on selling physical goods and offering experiences, while some are even choosing not to release their work on streaming platforms at all.

But perhaps most notably, music industry institutions such as Sony and MLC have now entered the conversation. With this following the dispute and resolution over the usage of music from Universal artists on TikTok, we may be in for a shift in music distribution and consumption models.

Is AI Music The Future of Sampling?

By now you’ve probably heard the AI song “BBL Drizzy”, Metro Boomin’s flip, or one of the thousands of remixes and freestyles that have made their way online.

In a humorous and surprising turn of events, the butt of the joke, Drake delivered a rather cheeky verse over the sample in a Tay Keith-produced rendition for Sexyy Red’s new album.

The immediate question of if and how the original creator, King Willonius, should be credited arose. According to Suno.ai, the tool used to create “BBL Drizzy”, subscribers to their paid plans own a commercial license for the songs that they create.

In what seems like a quick resolution, King Willonius has since been added to the credits of “U My Everything”.

NEW RELEASES

Future Surf Selects Playlist

The FSR Selects playlist features picks from our staff and select songs curated from submissions to our weekly radio show. Best enjoyed on shuffle. 🔀