Darren Herman

I just got back from the James Blunt concert at Webster Hall here in New York City. I was standing in the Atlantic Records VIP area throughout the entire performance and there was quite a buzz going back and forth about digital distribution and how James Blunt is/was #1 on iTunes.
Being #1 on iTunes [...]

I happen to fancy anything that takes place in the digital music world. I believe that the music business is doing well, however, the record business needs to discover new business models ASAP to save itself from spirally uncontrollably. Jamendo is a site that a buddy forwarded to me that allows for independent [...]

I normally do not review music on my blog, but there is a band that I can’t stop listening to, called The Fray. Their first release, on Epic Records (2005), titled “How To Save a Life” scored a 3/5 stars in Rollingstone. I wholeheartedly disagree.
The style of the band is: Keane meets Coldplay [...]

I’d love to see someone innovate within the space of digital rights management (DRM) to create a universal digital media subscription or “right.� What I mean by this is the following:
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I have an Apple iPod (new version, sleek black)
I have a media center PC that powers a 42� LCD
I have a laptop (Sony VGN-TX670p)
I [...]

There is much speculation of satellite radio becoming the next Betamax. As a current shareholder of Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), this scares me. The power of hearing that ubiquitous Wifi/WiMax is coming to the USA within the next 2-3 years can essentially put satellite radio out of business…why? If you can get [...]

I’m currently reading The Future of Music by David Kusek and Gern Leonhard as I’m extremely fascinated by the digital music space. I dabbled in the digital music downloading space back in 2001 when Dynamify Records setup our own indie-distribution label and provided forth our own payment systems and DRM. After 6 months running Dynamify [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said Tuesda that it recently topped more than 3 million subscribers to its subscription based satellite radio service. Rival, XM Satellite Radio has over 5 million members and is expected to announce just over 6 million members shortly.Â