The Business of Music: Celebrating 10 Years
Music & Tech Conference & Showcase Festival
October 14-17, 2025
Mondo.NYC Speaker
Will Page
Writer, Author, Educator
Will Page is the former Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music where he pioneered Rockonomics. At PRS he published work on Radiohead's In Rainbows and saving BBC 6Music. At Spotify he helped redefine catalogue and articulated the global value of music copyright. Will is now working on his first book, "Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles in Pivoting through Disruption." A passionate communicator, Will’s work is regularly featured in Billboard, The Economist and the Financial Times. His most recent publication examined COVID-19's impact on Britain's live and recorded music industries. He has also been profiled in The Daily Telegraph. Will is a Visiting Fellow of the London School of Economics and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
The Future Of Financial Rights: Fireside Chat with Will Page and Anne Steele (Wall Street Journal)
10/14/21, 4:00 PM
Will Page is the former Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music, where he pioneered Rockonomics. At PRS he published work on Radiohead's In Rainbows and saving BBC 6Music. At Spotify he helped redefine catalogue and articulated the global value of music copyright. Will recently released his first book, "Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles in Pivoting through Disruption." A passionate communicator, Will’s work is regularly featured in Billboard, The Economist and the Financial Times. This conversation will cover the most pressing topics of the book and more, including the future of streaming models and how the music industry must confront the technological metamorphosis we are all facing in dealing with the COVID-19 era.