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Drtonez, leading a Music Roll out and cross over partnership strategy session.

When Music Becomes Data, Who Owns Culture?

Music has always had economic value, but in the digital economy it has crossed a critical threshold. It is no longer treated primarily as culture or social memory. Increasingly, music functions as a financial instrument, measured, optimized, and traded within platform-driven systems. This marks a decisive shift from music as art to music as asset.Platform […]

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Drtonez having an industry conversation with Fake Poco.

People Are the Product: People Management in a People Industry

Introduction The culture and music industry is often described as a creative industry, a talent industry, or an entertainment industry. But beneath all of that language lies a more fundamental truth. It is a people industry. Before sound becomes music, before ideas become movements, before culture becomes memory, there are people. People who imagine, people

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The Hard Truth Nobody Likes Talking About in the Music Industry.

Everyone wants to nurture talent to global and mainstream stages. But beyond visibility and success, the real issue is sustainability while waiting for that “big break.” My active years in the music industry have exposed me to a few hard truths. First, there is no perfect formula for creating a global star. Strategy, branding, marketing,

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Portrait of Tolu Ogunleye, also known as Drtonez — a music executive, cultural architect, digital culture expert, and creative strategist with active 20 years of experience.

Becoming Drtonez: From Rudiments to Leadership in Music, Culture, and Creativity

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Bits and Bit: Building Cross-Over Partnerships for A diverse group of independent musicians collaborating in a vibrant studio, blending instruments and digital tools, symbolizing cross-genre partnerships and new market entry.

Bits and Bit: Building Cross-Over Partnerships for Independent Artists and Labels

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From Shallow Listening to Loyal Fandom: Rethinking Music Consumption in a Fast-Paced Digital Age

From Shallow Listening to Loyal Fandom: Rethinking Music Consumption in a Fast-Paced Digital Age Read More »

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