EP/58: MUSIC ESTATES

Inside the Highly-Profitable World of Artist Estates with Eamonn Forde

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Before the death of Buddy Holly, the conventional wisdom among record companies was: ‘stiffs don’t sell’. Times have certainly changed and the estates of some artists have become massive money makers. But how did this trend come about - and how might the artists feel about the posthumous commercialization of their work?

Our guest today is Eamonn Forde, an award-winning music business writer and author. Eamonn has been writing about all areas of the music business since 2000 in publications including Forbes, The Guardian and Music Business World. He is the author of three books, most recently Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates. He joins us from North London.

Learn more about Eamonn’s work at eamonnforde.com and follow him on Twitter & Instagram: @eamonn_forde

About EAMONN

Eamonn Forde is an award-winning music business writer and author, who has been writing about all areas of the music business since 2000 in a wide range of titles including Forbes, The Guardian, Music Business World. He is the author of three books, most recently Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife Of Music Estates(Omnibus Press) was published in August 2021. Eamonn has a PhD from the University of Westminster and has been a lecturer at a number of universities, including Goldsmiths, University Of Liverpool, SOAS, Bucks and City University.

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