BMS/Chace Commercial Multitrack Metadata Project Preserving Creative America Partners Meeting July 9, 2008 Preserving Creative America Partners Meeting July 9, 2008

Primary Goals Develop Data Dictionary/ Field Set harmonized with existing works Create schema to encompass metadata about individual audio files as well as common business-related fields (ISRC, publishing information, etc.) Develop beta application for proof-of-concept validation testing Develop Data Dictionary/ Field Set harmonized with existing works Create schema to encompass metadata about individual audio files as well as common business-related fields (ISRC, publishing information, etc.) Develop beta application for proof-of-concept validation testing

We need to turn this.....

....into this! audio cassette Polyester Maxell DURATION, e.g. <startTime xmlns=" frameCount="25" timeBase="1000" videoField="FIELD_1" countingMode="NTSC_NON_DROP_FRAME"> FILE FORMAT, e.g. <aes:audioObjecthttp:// audio cassette Polyester Maxell DURATION, e.g. <startTime xmlns=" frameCount="25" timeBase="1000" videoField="FIELD_1" countingMode="NTSC_NON_DROP_FRAME"> FILE FORMAT, e.g. <aes:audioObjecthttp://

Have any of these?

Refining Project Goals in a Changing Market Since 2003, sales of Physical CDs have dropped 10-20% per year Digital Delivery sales (paid download, subscription service, ad-supported, phone, etc.) have significantly grown during that time New revenue opportunities (Guitar Hero....) have further underscored the need for collection, documentation, and preservation of recorded assets Since 2003, sales of Physical CDs have dropped 10-20% per year Digital Delivery sales (paid download, subscription service, ad-supported, phone, etc.) have significantly grown during that time New revenue opportunities (Guitar Hero....) have further underscored the need for collection, documentation, and preservation of recorded assets

Refining Project Goals in a Changing Market Original concept for metadata collection application was “local-based” (RealBasic, Java) However, the workflow model for many projects has become more distributed and collaborative Now looking at a “push-sync” local app along with a Web-based collection framework as well Original concept for metadata collection application was “local-based” (RealBasic, Java) However, the workflow model for many projects has become more distributed and collaborative Now looking at a “push-sync” local app along with a Web-based collection framework as well

Refining Project Goals in a Changing Market Web 2.0 tools will allow for remote generation of checksums as well as Unique Identifier insertion Who will hold the data? Proposed changes in royalty payments will necessitate collection of performer information Web 2.0 tools will allow for remote generation of checksums as well as Unique Identifier insertion Who will hold the data? Proposed changes in royalty payments will necessitate collection of performer information

More Changes Electronic Copyright Office synchronization is needed New generation of “social-networking” music- based sites that allow collaborative creation with no concern for documentation, preservation, copyright...a new frontier of unstructured assets and metadata Electronic Copyright Office synchronization is needed New generation of “social-networking” music- based sites that allow collaborative creation with no concern for documentation, preservation, copyright...a new frontier of unstructured assets and metadata

Revised Strategies Independent artists/ labels must be educated about the perils of born-digital content College/ University Music Recording programs will have to incorporate curriculum changes to address the changing landscape Digital Audio Workstations - can we convince the manufacturers to create a structured export of metadata? Independent artists/ labels must be educated about the perils of born-digital content College/ University Music Recording programs will have to incorporate curriculum changes to address the changing landscape Digital Audio Workstations - can we convince the manufacturers to create a structured export of metadata?