Musicians need to pay rent and taxes. But their relationship to money is highly ambigious.

  • Academic Text by Thomas Burkhalter
    What role and methods can a Western person adopt when curating contemporary music from a global perspective? In his ongoing endeavor to understand the world through music and sound, Norient founder Thomas Burkhalter suggests 13 curatorial principles. Read the first six here.
  • Podcast by Wok the Rock, Gunawan Maryanto
    This podcast reveals the current situation and condition of art in Yogyakarta by tracing artistic works and cultural actions from the early days of the national awakening to contemporary times. A series of statements, poems, plays, songs, and conversations.
  • Playlist by Svetlana Maraš
    Svetlana Maraš presents five music videos from Serbia, through which she traces the influence of American hip-hop culture, a young and vibrant trap scene and a globally accepted approval for violence and crime in entertainment.
  • Short Essay by Angie Balata
    In Egypt, the high amount of digitalization has not translated into monetization for most musicians. This is not just because most families live at or below the poverty line. So what does this mean for the future of local artists?