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14 November 2010

The sound of things to come

The future of music is debated at the TEDx conference in Suffolk.

By Tim Burrows

The “future of music” is a beleaguered term. In recent years you would most likely find it lurking within much new music editorial, alongside a picture of the latest hyperbole-pumped group, destined for the predictable slump out of favour in six months time. It is as if music’s future is pinned on short term hopes instead of long term solutions.

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