Daniel Ek and Avicii’s Manager Are Starting Their Own Music Tech Conference

Data from the IFPI says that 92 percent of digital music revenue in Sweden comes from subscription services. Only 5 percent of revenue comes from permanent digital downloads.

Avicii is one of Spotify’s biggest success stories, so it makes sense that Spotify and Avicii’s management would want to work together.<!–/*
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As part of the Symposium, a Brilliant Minds conference will be held on June 11th and 12th. This event will focus on tech and music and will feature “innovators, artists, musicians, politicians, CEOs”, and thought leaders. The event is invite only and costs $2,900. The application is here.

Symposium Stockholm will also feature an “AVICII Fest”. No joke.

Nina Ulloa covers breaking news, tech, and more: @nine_u

Source: Industry News