My local library is paying local musicians $200 to permit streaming their music to patrons via a new, open source…

My local library is paying local musicians $200 to permit streaming their music to patrons via a new, open source website. I think this is a fantastic new experiment and I hope it catches on.

http://www.yaharamusic.org/

I’ve got a multi-prong personal connection to this project, too. The leader of the whole project, librarian Guy Hankel, is my neighbor. The tech lead is my former Clotho and MediaLandscape co-worker Preston Austin, a prominent local entrepreneur and co-founder of murfie.comĀ 

#library #Madison #music

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/this-library-is-anything-but-quiet/article_f2dbc0fa-b429-51eb-a6d8-f8308d1291ea.html