Spinner2012-01-31 23:39

Glassnote Records' Daniel Glass on 'Fantastic' Spotify, Monetizing the Stream

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I'm a huge fan of Spotify and tend to be outspoken when technophobes in the music industry make things difficult for companies helping to develop solutions for the broken system.

Remember Lars Ulrich's anti-Napster commercials? He's since learned a thing or two about the web, yet somehow Coldplay still choose money over access. Isn't it a bit ironic that Daughtry was the first band to incorporate Spotify's API into their site, while the Black Keys withheld their new album from the service?

As I see it, if you don't embrace Spotify (or any streaming service for that matter), you're fighting the future. You're either ignorant or you're selfish, but you can't hold on. But as I'm no Bob Lefsetz, I'll get off my high horse and let you hear it from a guy who has had more success than most these days: Daniel Glass.

As the founder of Glassnote Records, Daniel has been responsible for artists such as Mumford and Sons, Phoenix, Temper Trap, Two Door Cinema Club, GIVERS and several others. His success is not a fluke, however. He gets it.

I had the chance to catch up with Daniel recently to get his thoughts on Spotify and pick his brain a bit about Glassnote's artist strategy. Take notes.

From a label perspective, what's your take is on Spotify so far?

I enjoy, appreciate and embrace anything that gets people to discover music. So I would say in the last 12 months, from the United States perspective, Spotify has been one of the most exciting places to discover music.

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