Kristin Thomson of Tsunami, Simple Machines & Future of Music Coalition

Weathervane Podcast

Kristin Thomson is a co-founder of the non-profit, The Future of Music Coalition, which among other things has conducted studies about how musicians earn revenue. Back in the 90s she played in the indie-band Tsunami, and co-ran the DC label Simple Machines, which put out records for Ida, and Dave Grohl’s Pocketwatch, plus they wrote and distributed “The Mechanic’s Guide“, a DIY handbook for independent labels that was way, way ahead of its time. Weathervane Music produces Shaking Through, a non-profit, community-produced documentary series about the vision and process of recording music. Download & Remix Tracks. Share your work with the Community. Go to www.weathervanemusic.org for more.