Anil Prasad is a music journalist and music industry commentator.
Career
Prasad is the founder and editor of ''
Innerviews,'' the Internet's first online music magazine, initially launched in 1994. Prasad’s writing has appeared in ''Guitar Player, Bass Player, Frets, JazzTimes, Relix, All About Jazz,'' and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). In addition, ''Innerviews'' content is used as part of the UCLA School of Music's course curriculum. He has conducted interviews with more than 450 musicians since 1992.
He has contributed liner notes, essays, video interviews, and release consulting to projects for record labels including Abstract Logix, Blue Note, Favored Nations, Grass-Tops, Lazy Bones Recordings, Magna Carta, Panegyric, and 7d Media, as well as artists such as Pierre Bensusan,
The Crimson ProjeKCt,
Pete Levin,
Tony Levin,
Pat Mastelotto,
John McLaughlin,
Marco Minnemann,
Markus Reuter,
Jordan Rudess, Julie Slick, Sonar,
Tanya Tagaq,
David Torn, Us3,
Vân Ánh Võ, Alan White,
Steven Wilson
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Yes
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Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...
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Prasad is the author of the book ''Innerviews: Music Without Borders.'' The eBook edition achieved a #1 placement on iTunes’ Arts & Entertainment and Music charts. The book features interviews with 24 musicians, including
Björk
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Stanley Clarke,
Ani DiFranco,
Béla Fleck
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Bill Laswell, John McLaughlin,
Public Enemy
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,
David Sylvian, and
Tangerine Dream
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Prasad’s work has been excerpted in more than 30 music-related books, includin
''In a Silent Way: A Portrait of Joe Zawinul''by Brian Glasser
by
Sid Smith''On Some Faraway Beach: The Life and Times of Brian Eno''by David Sheppard, an
by
John Szwed.
Prasad is an outspoken critic of many music industry practices, most notably
Internet
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streaming vendor policies. He is the author of a presentation titled "The Economic Reality of Streaming for Musicians" that examines the history of streaming, the artist royalty rates involved, and their negative impact on artists' livelihoods.
Prasad has also criticized recording contracts, in particular
copyright
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and master ownership clauses, and is an advocate of artists retaining the entirety of copyright in their own works.
He was voted one of the six most influential music journalists of all time by ''G.A.S. Media.''
External links
''Innerviews'' Website''Innerviews'' on Twitter''Innerviews'' on Facebook''Fifteen Questions'' interview with Anil PrasadRadio New Zealand interview with Anil PrasadBuffalo News interview with Anil Prasad''All About Jazz'' interview with Anil Prasad''BeyondChron'' overview of Anil Prasad's streaming industry criticismsCreative Commons interview with Anil Prasad.''Tokafi'' profile of ''Innerviews''''G.A.S. Media'' most influential music journalist listThe Economic Reality of Streaming for Musicians presentation
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American music critics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people