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The past few years have seen an explosion of digital services attempting to monetise music by replacing standard retail distribution channels with an online based system. – However the rise of streaming services has already subverted this digital retail model. WholeWorldBand is a new startup that attempts to create an entirely different revenue system by monetising the actual creation of music and video.
Kevin Godley (UK): founder, WholeWorldBand, musician, composer, director of music videos, John Holland (IE): CEO, WholeWorldBand
Presented by SPOT Music
Kevin Godley: WholeWorldBand was founded by Kevin Godley – originally drummer, singer and songwriter of the hugely successful Art Pop band 10cc and later multi-award-winning director of music videos for artists such as U2, Bryan Adams, Paul McCartney, Blur, Lou Reed and countless other successful acts. Kevin’s vision was of a system where artists and fans could collaborate together to create new music tracks and video mixes that could be shared and enjoyed worldwide – hence the name WholeWorldBand.
John Holland: John Holland started his career in the music business as a lighting designer and became a production manager before taking a detour into the telecoms industry. He became CTO of Ericsson Ireland in 2007 and then Head of New Business & Innovation at Ericsson regionally in 2010. Throughout this time John ran a small studio and managed a number of music festivals for various charities. John is currently CEO of disruptive Internet music and video startup WholeWorldBand. He is a respected speaker and presenter at national and international conferences as well as a passionate supporter of a number of charities.
