Elektra Records Founder on YouTube, Blogs and the Future of Music

Always a proponent of new technology, Jac Holzman has been at the helm of a great label throughout turbulent times. Holzman told us the music businesses has undergone more fundamental change than any other facet of entertainment over the past hundred years or so. We talked about everything from player pianos to vinyl singles to music blogs to YouTube.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• music
• entertainment
• technology
• musicians
• record labels

[patoirlove]

hello!! good advice... I make music so this was interesting...

[FonkyLynx]

Good Interview...

BR/The Ghost of Elvis &

The Soul Eater Videos...

CANADA

[skewedkarma]

What an amazing guy! Really interesting to hear what he has to say.

[secondmotionrecords]

very well said

[MarkhamStreetMichael]

Jac invented peer to peer -- In the early days of Elektra, he put out a sampler called "Folksong '65". It cost next to nothing and was filled with great songs from his top artists. I recommend his autobiography, "Follow the Music" -- from his days in the village driving a scooter with a tape machine on the back for doing church basement recordings, to his days with Love, the Stooges and the Doors. It comes with a cool sampler CD too! check it out! I'm not a shill, just a fan!

[AesopRockOn]

Wow, a good interview by Mashable.

[TrVsTv1]

He make some good points

[teamheadkick]

As a musician using Youtube as my medium, I have to agree with everything he says. Great interview!

[GagnezTV]

Interesting...

-G

[JLynnJohnston]

GREAT interview! Wish I could see the entire conversation. =)