What happens when Paul McCartney asks, “What are you doing for the next few years?” Guitarist Laurence Juber (better known as “LJ”) says he thought about it for a nanosecond, before saying: “I guess I am playing with you.”
In this conversation, Juber explains the finance of music these days, how composers and performers get paid a meager amount from music streaming, and why the real money is in television and movie soundtracks. The music business model has changed from record sales to live performances and merchandise sales.
Juber began playing guitar the week that “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles was released, when he was 11. He began earning money playing at the age of 13, and began to study classical guitar at 15. He was voted “Guitarist of the Year” by readers of Fingerstyle Guitar magazine, and was deemed one of the top acoustic players of all time by Acoustic Guitar magazine.
If you are at all interested in either music, copyright law, guitars, The Beatles, Paul McCartney or Wings, then you must check out this conversation with Laurence Juber. Be sure to stick around until the end of the podcast, when he demonstrates his unique style on multiple songs. Luckily, I had the presence of mind to grab the iPhone and record videos of two of his songs (posted here).
You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras, on Bloomberg, iTunes, Overcast and Soundcloud.
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