Julius Farahwaran is the founder and CEO of Musikeers, a direct-to-fan platform that lets independent artists earn directly from the fans who support them. He built the product end to end – the web app and the iOS app – around one conviction: streams don't pay the rent, but real fan relationships can.
He also hosts the German-language podcast Im Circle, where he talks with independent Hamburg artists about the realities of building a career in music today.
Julius writes about the independent-artist economy, streaming economics, and why the next decade of music belongs to artists who own their fan relationships. He is based in Hamburg.