Phlow
Encyclopedia
Originally Phlow is a German webzine founded by Moritz "mo." Sauer a German journalist and musiclover. The magazine initially focused on publishing interviews, portraits and reviews about artists who release their music licensed under a creative commons
and several forms of netculture. Since its birth in 2000 Phlow evolved and initiated the Netlabel Catalogue, a directory of netlabel
s and started an international version in English on September 2007 called Phlow-Magazine.com. Together with Christian Negre Moritz "mo." Sauer started Phlow.es a Spanish version of Phlow.
In 2004 Phlow got nominated for the Grimme Online Award - an award for publishing quality on the web. Phlow was nominated in the category media journalism.
With the English edition started in late 2007 Phlow publishes since then for an international audience. While you find reviews about music licensed under a creative commons
, you can download also free mixes and compilations. While the Phlow.Magazine editors write about music, Phlow produces a podcast
to promote free music to its readers.
On June 12 and 13 the Phlow staff organised together with like-minded creative commons activists from Cologne
/Germany
Cologne Commons, a conference and music festival about free music and creative commons culture.
In July 2009 Moritz "mo." Sauer starts the Spanish edition of Phlow together with Netaudio activist Christian Negre better known as Applejux.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
and several forms of netculture. Since its birth in 2000 Phlow evolved and initiated the Netlabel Catalogue, a directory of netlabel
Netlabel
A netlabel is a record label that distributes its music through digital audio formats over the Internet...
s and started an international version in English on September 2007 called Phlow-Magazine.com. Together with Christian Negre Moritz "mo." Sauer started Phlow.es a Spanish version of Phlow.
General Overview
Started in 2000 and relaunched in 2002 Phlow evolved fast as one of the leading electronic magazines which published interviews, portraits and reviews about music released by netlabels or music released under a creative commons licence. Since 2002 Phlow interviewed musicians, bands and producers from all over the world to cover the missing information given by printed magazines in Germany. Its editor Moritz "mo." Sauer established Phlow in the evolving world of netlabels and covered the culture and history of netlabels in several magazines, events and media.In 2004 Phlow got nominated for the Grimme Online Award - an award for publishing quality on the web. Phlow was nominated in the category media journalism.
With the English edition started in late 2007 Phlow publishes since then for an international audience. While you find reviews about music licensed under a creative commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
, you can download also free mixes and compilations. While the Phlow.Magazine editors write about music, Phlow produces a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
to promote free music to its readers.
On June 12 and 13 the Phlow staff organised together with like-minded creative commons activists from Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
/Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Cologne Commons, a conference and music festival about free music and creative commons culture.
In July 2009 Moritz "mo." Sauer starts the Spanish edition of Phlow together with Netaudio activist Christian Negre better known as Applejux.
Phlow contributors
- Moritz "mo." Sauer (founder and main editor)
- Sven Swift aka Bettina Rhymes
- Christian Negre aka Applejux
- Lars Sobiraj
- Petra Engelke
- Martin Wisniowski
- Swen Emmerling
- René Margraff
- Brigitte Bijoux
Further reading
- Spiegel.de: "Phlow.net: Magazin im Blog-Pelz"
- Spiegel.de: "Frickelnde Musikaktivisten"
- Tonspion.de: "MP3 ohne Ende"
- dradio: "Kein rechtsfreier Raum - Urheber- und Persönlichkeitsrechte im Internet"
External links
- Phlow.net - German edition of Phlow
- Phlow-Magazine.com - English edition of Phlow
- Phlow.es - Spanish edition of Phlow
- Netlabels.org - Netlabel Catalogue - Directory of netlabels