#393: Value 4 Value Music with Sam & Michael from Wavlake

Join Marty as he sits down with Sam Means and Michael Rhee to discuss Wavlake, the current issues with the music industry, and how to orange pill people with cool products. Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammeans https://twitter.com/rheedio https://twitter.com/wavlake Check out Wavlake: https://wavlake.com/ Check out Lightning Store: https://lightning.store/ 6:14 - Technical issues right out the gate 8:04 - Artist monetization struggles 11:43 - Wavlake explained 15:02 - The publishing company model 19:48 - V4V audience interaction 21:56 - V4V artist profit 25:01 - Other models to integrate 29:17 - Building a music index 33:17 - Changing the artist mindset 38:34 - Podcasts vs music 43:50 - Orange pilling through music 46:38 - Nostr 57:41 - Artists are sick of the current model 1:03:07 - Playing the slow game 1:06:50 - Wavlake causing incentive change 1:10:56 - Using V4V to improve recommendations 1:13:16 - Future of LN 1:17:20 - V4V boosts are growing in general 1:22:54 - Lightning store 1:28:15 - Plugs and final thoughts Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital River TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast