David Martin
Chief executive of the Featured Artists Coalition and campaigner for artists' rights, focusing on issues such as touring support, artist funding and the impact of AI on music creators.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 33min
Nobody Consented to This: How AI Is Using Artists' Music, Voices and Likenesses Without Permission
David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition and campaigner for artists' rights, tackles how AI is training on recordings, voices and likenesses without consent. He explores label deals with AI platforms, gaps in contracts from 2020, the risks of soundalikes and royalty erosion. He also contrasts public funding priorities and lays out where investment could actually support artists.
Mar 17, 2026 • 48min
Can £125,000 Make a Difference to the Crisis in Live Music?
Roxanne de Bastion, touring musician with grassroots experience, and David Martin, CEO of the Featured Artists Coalition, discuss the UK Artist Touring Fund and why touring artists still face huge shortfalls. They cover rising grassroots touring costs, why labels stopped funding tours, the £1 levy funding model, the fund’s Phase One goals and access provisions, and how cultural investment could scale to support artists and venues.
