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After the successful Ethereum crowdfunding campaign, musician and web developer Peter Harris saw a path to creating a fair, decentralized music streaming platform. Out of that Resonate was born. Peter joined us to discuss why the dysfunctional structure of the music industry results in a bad deal for musicians and why a decentralized platform supported by blockchain technology and run as a cooperative represents a better way forward.

Topics discussed in this episode:

How technology changed the ability of musician's to make money

Why streaming platforms don't compensate musicians fairly

The story of how Peter came to found resonate

Why Stream-to-Own is a better way to compensate artists

Why Resonate chose to build on BigchainDB

The benefits of the cooperative structure for decentralized platforms

The Resonate crowd-owning campaign

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Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices - http://jaxx.io

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