What even is the "new music industry"?

The industry keeps pushing artists to move faster, release more, and chase bigger numbers, but is that actually the path to a sustainable career? Today, we dive into what "making it" really means in the new music industry, tackling listener questions on the shift away from streaming as the only measure of success, authenticity versus audience alignment, the vinyl and physical media resurgence, and what actually separates a growing career from one that's just accumulating empty attention. We talk about why slowing down often leads to better decisions, and challenge the idea that more content, more releases, and more followers automatically add up to more impact.

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What is Composed: Scientific Wellness, Purpose & Direction for Those in the New Music Industry?

Hosted by Janet L. van den Bergh, former product manager at Universal Music and wellness practitioner specializing in nervous-system-aligned branding and career development, and Jayson John Evans, bestselling author and music industry researcher whose work spans psychology, neuroscience, and behavioural science, Composed explores the intersection of industry experience, scientific research, and internal wellbeing—providing music artists with a grounded, evidence-informed perspective on the challenges of the new music industry. Composed is here to bring rational clarity and a sense of calm to navigating one of the most complex and fast-moving industries in the world.