Events

Upcoming events:

Book Release and Author Talk: Mood Machine The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly  

Date/Time: February 20th, 2:00-3:00pm, Location: Integrated Learning Center (ILC) Hub. Room N301 

Join the Responsible Technology Coalition (RTC) for a discussion with author and journalist Liz Pelly about her new book "Mood Machine The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist". This work explores Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike. 

Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices.

Additionally, the RTC will be hosting a book club for "Mood Machine" following the talk (exact date TBD) and 10 free copies of the book with be given on a first-come first-serve basis for those who indicate their interest on the RSVP form below. The books will then be given out at the end of the book talk.


Food and drinks will be provided! Please pre-register for the event here: https://forms.gle/cesueX9pLX47dqjE6

Past special events:

Moira Weigel & Ben Tarnoff  Q&A

February 27, 2023

5:30-7pm, over Zoom & CICS-151

Kathy Pham and Francine Berman Q&A

October 26, 2022

4-5pm, over Zoom

UMass Alum Nari Kannan

October 24, 2022

Hybrid, more info about this event here: https://www.cics.umass.edu/event/adventures-forrest-gump-it-public-sector-alumnus-nari-kannan-85

Ethan Zuckerman and Julia Angwin Q&A

September 21, 2022

5-6pm, over Zoom

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