Which countries have the best programs in place to help entrepreneurial artists?
PP: Clearly the US has the best and most advanced artistic middle class scene. Entrepreneurialism is part of the American social fabric. That’s why I migrated to this country. But other countries are realizing that this is a fast shifting movement and they are catching up. Europe and Australia and very actively involved in helping their artists reach new audiences. Q: What success has Sonicbids’ approach had in the way independent talent is booked? PP: We’ve leveled the playing field. Just this week, there is an artist from Iceland that’s touring China for two weeks, that booked the tour using Sonicbids. In June, there will be over 60 indie bands playing Summerfest in Milwaukee, the world’s largest festival, who got booked by using our platform. If you take any of the 42,000 Delta flights in the US this month, you can hear music from awesome independent artists in special all-indie channel programmed by using Sonicbids. That would have never happened a decade ago. In 2009 we had more t
