“Panos’ Brew” is Sonicbids founder/CEO Panos Panay’s weekly (or more) post about whatever happens to be on his mind. Look for musings and observations on entrepreneurship, the state of the music business, his experiences with members, interesting things he’s seen in his travels, or just about anything else.
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The Music Business can learn a lot from sports. How many artists would kill to have the loyal following that sports clubs do? The longevity of the fan base? The ancillary revenue streams? I will continue exploring parallels between the two in this blog.
Football (i.e. soccer) is my passion after music. It keeps me sane when Sonicbids is nuts (highly recommend it). Had you asked me when I was 11 if I would grow up to be a footballer or an Internet entrepreneur I would have asked if you were joking (granted, the Internet did not exist in ’83).
I’m just back from the Arsenal vs. Spurs match in London. If you’re new to football this is, like, the match to see. A local North London derby. Real intense atmosphere, rivalry, passion. I was lucky to catch two local derbies while in London, along with all the meetings and showcases (I also saw West Ham vs. Arsenal on Sunday).
Anyway, the match ended up a real downer. Arsenal were up 4-2 until the 88th minute and then blew it in the last two minutes to draw 4-4. What can I say? That’s like having a great three-hour show and then blowing the encore. Or leading in the polls all year long and then losing in the homestretch on Election Day (OK, let’s hope that does not happen).
Off to Seville in the AM. More on Womex in subsequent post. For those of you who are footie fans, see photos below.
Panos
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- All is quiet at Upton Park
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- My favorite Tube station
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- Music Business can learn from this
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- A real North London thriller
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- It’s all about merch sales
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- Branded Marketing
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