Artists from Taxi 404 in a recording session at the Tiny House Music studios, a platform dedicated to the management of rights and royalties for independent musicians. (Credit: Courtesy of Tiny House Music)
Everything stems from the personal experience of an independent musician: Samer Etienne al-Shami — Etyen is his stage name — who launched himself into his passion without really knowing how to make it a lucrative profession. In 2019, he created his own label, Thawra Records, but very quickly realized there was still a long way to go to obtain his author and publisher rights, two very different aspects that most of the artists he helps know little about. On alternative artists Zeid Hamdan: The return of an artist who never truly left The idea of creating a platform that informs and handles these questions gradually took shape until the launch of Tiny House Music, which is set to launch on May 18.This platform aims to address a growing need in the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa), where independent music circulates, is...
Everything stems from the personal experience of an independent musician: Samer Etienne al-Shami — Etyen is his stage name — who launched himself into his passion without really knowing how to make it a lucrative profession. In 2019, he created his own label, Thawra Records, but very quickly realized there was still a long way to go to obtain his author and publisher rights, two very different aspects that most of the artists he helps know little about. On alternative artists Zeid Hamdan: The return of an artist who never truly left The idea of creating a platform that informs and handles these questions gradually took shape until the launch of Tiny House Music, which is set to launch on May 18.This platform aims to address a growing need in the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa), where independent music circulates,...
