Music Ownership on the Blockchain: Taking Back Control (Violetta Zironi)

About this episode

Violetta Zironi discusses the impact of traditional music industry success and the potential of blockchain for artist ownership.

“My music is my freedom. It’s my currency. It’s who I am.” — Violetta Zironi In the streaming era, the economics of music can feel impossible to reconcile with the dream artists are sold. Early success can open doors, but it can also subtly close off parts of you. In 2013, singer-songwriter Violetta Zironi reached the final of X Factor Italy and stepped into the traditional music machine: visibility, expectations, and the pressure to become a version of yourself that is forced to perform inside someone else’s system. In this episode of Object Subject Form, singer-songwriter Violetta Zironi joins Simon Clowes to openly discuss the hidden cost of early “success” in the traditional music industry, and what it took to rebuild a sustainable career outside of the gatekeeper model. The conversation covers the economics of streaming, the emotional toll of chasing visibility, and the mindset shift that led her to explore music ownership on the blockchain. They discuss what “community as infrastructure” looks like in practice, why ownership changes the emotional contract between artist and audience, and how blockchain technology can support a more direct, human model for music. For any…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Clowes

Guest: Violetta Zironi

Topics covered

• music ownership
• blockchain technology
• streaming economics
• artist autonomy
• community infrastructure

Keywords

• music ownership
• blockchain
• streaming
• artist career
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: X Factor Italy, blockchain

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