I sat on a panel for a briefing in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee room this afternoon. The audience were Senate staffers. There were other interesting folks on the panel. Nate from the Decemberists sat on my left (in an interesting twist of fate, our bassist Paul Wargaski was Nate’s bass tech at the Pitchfork festival last summer). Other panelists included a gent named Nadir from Detroit, Halina from the Mother Jones Band, and a nice guy from Oklahoma City whose name eludes me at the moment.

The panelists all talked about how internet radio has empowered artists to reach new listeners. I emphasized how internet radio has been an especially important tool for independent artists, as it removes many of the obstacles we face in getting our music out to the widest possible audience.

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