DEF CON 12 - Nathan Hamiel (Ichabod Ver7),Down with the RIAA
Channel: DEFCONConference
Date: 18/02/2014

Nathan Hamiel (Ichabod Ver7),Down with the RIAA, Musicians against the Recording Industry
Down with the RIAA is a look at the current state of the music business and where it is headed. The presentation uses statistics and facts to map out where the industry currently is and details the problems with the current model. After the problems with the current model are shown then the groundwork for the future of the music business is laid out showing how the recording industry is no longer needed. Included in the presentation is information on how artists can produce their own music cutting out the recording business.

The recent increase in quality and decrease in price of recording equipment has made it very feasible for artists to make very high quality recordings on their own. This is the way of the future, and the processes are detailed by an independent music producer with experience in the field. Most people do not know it is possible to make quality recordings that rival commercial ones from your apartment, without even disturbing your neighbors. People are screaming for a change in the music industry. With all of the problems that the RIAA is creating for the music consumer, consumers will begin to be open to a new model where the hassles of the RIAA will no longer be an issue. The future of the music business will also afford more opportunity to artists leveling the playing field and decreasing competition between artists.

Nathan Hamiel (Ichabod Ver7) is an independent artist and producer living in Jacksonville, FL. As an artist he has shared the stage with acts such as The Union Underground, Fuel, Scrape, 8Stops7, Phoenix TX, The Crux Shadows, and many more. Using his skills gained as a recording engineer he
has been able to create high quality recordings using very reasonably priced equipment many times surpassing the quality of commercial recordings. He has many albums and recordings to his credit and shares the knowledge with other artists and producers world wide. He has created some of his own techniques, including ones on layering drum samples that can now be heard on many different recordings. On the technology side, he is a CISSP, was a presenter at Interz0ne 3, and VP of the Jacksonville 2600.