Just went a bit crazy for the last few hours, and started mapping out the Aotearoa music infrastructure;
https://the.socialmusic.network/t/mapping-the-music-infrastructure-in-aotearoa/
Obviously I’m just getting started here. This is just my crack at it, mostly off the top of my head, and adding stuff I found or was reminded on while web searching. Lots more entries, links, and details to be added. Contributions welcome!

Mapping the music infrastructure in Aotearoa
In Aotearoa, musicians are mostly dependent on the same handful of corporate intermediaries and DataFarming platforms as they are in many other countries. I have some ideas about what we could do about that, using existing tech and a bit of community organising. But before I get into that I think it’s important to follow what I call the Kalashnikov Principle, and map out what kiwi music-makers are currently using. As well as local organisations and platforms exist whose members might be keen to ...



