With CES sparsely attended this year, Sundance going fully virtual, the Grammys postponed to Spring, the Superbowl potentially pushed to Texas, and Frieze being put on freeze (for now), the …
Prediction Culture Canceled
Hello, Frens. I hope your break was productive and smooth. I took a good amount of time to recharge, relax, reflect, and look forward. Traditionally, this time of year is …
Costa Rica, Next On The Agenda
What a year! Is this what anybody was thinking when they were calling it the roaring Twenty-Twenties? It’s been a non-stop digital bonanza. From the explosion of NFTs and digital …
2022 Predictions for the Music Business
When a year is wrapping up, I’m always partial to looking ahead, not back. But if there’s one thing I learned in 2021, it’s to never predict the future. Nonetheless, …
It’s Indie Music Week!
It’s Indie Music Week! Although I enjoy working on a regular basis with major labels, the indie music scene is and always will be the lifeblood of the music business. …
Ode to Virgil Abloh 🖤
I’m very distraught over the passing of one of my personal heroes, Virgil Abloh. Virgil was a fellow Badger. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin around the time I …
It’s That Time of Year Again
Is it me or did the holidays creep up on us this year? I guess they always do. The sprint from Labor Day to Turkey Day is a time to …
Jumping the Ape-Shark
Web3 is taking the reins from Web2. The technology is adapting and the culture is shifting accordingly. A wonderful, wacky new world is taking shape. It’s wild how early …
Psychedelics + PsiloCYBIN
It’s been a minute since I wrote about it, but Nue Agency continues to explore the psychedelics and psilocybin space (not just recreationally 🙃). We’re aligning with various funds, companies, …
New Capital of NYC
It’s wild: New York has transformed into the NFT capital of the world this week. NFT.NYC feels like a conference built on FOMO. I’m here for it and I still …