Firdaus Dawood

Articles

Writing covering Music Journalism, Media, Capital Markets, and Market Commentary.

A mix of my personal writing. It reaches back to my music journalism days, covering festivals, live shows, and record debuts, and comes forward to more recent essays on the investment landscape in music catalog investing. Some of it is reporting and some of it is analysis, and all of it reflects how I think about music and the business behind it.

Market writing

Rated Note Feeders in Music Catalog Investment
Oct 2026
Rated Note Feeders in Music Catalog Investment

A look at whether a rated note feeder over an evergreen music fund could give insurers, who already buy rated music catalog ABS, rated exposure to music catalog ownership.


Music journalism

Stars and Letters Records, 2014
Dec 2014
Stars and Letters Records, 2014

Three pieces covering the Brooklyn label's 2014 roster, including its cofounder's Lana Del Rey cover, a New Zealand duo's second EP, and an exclusive track premiere from London.


CoverageIX Daily
Culture Collide 2014 Takes The LA Hipster Around the World in 3 Days
Oct 2014
Culture Collide 2014 Takes The LA Hipster Around the World in 3 Days

Three days covering Filter Magazine's international festival in Echo Park, with my own photography throughout.


CoverageIX Daily
Man Hands: Tearing Down Rainbows and Shitting on Stars
Sep 2014
Man Hands: Tearing Down Rainbows and Shitting on Stars

On a Phoenix garage punk band opening a West Coast tour, and what still works about the form.


CoverageIX Daily
Rainmaker Will Brighten Your Day With Latest EP Sunbelt
Sep 2014
Rainmaker Will Brighten Your Day With Latest EP Sunbelt

On two tracks from the Parisian electro-pop group's second EP and how the five-piece keeps the beat underneath the vocals.


CoverageIX Daily
iamamiwhoami Floats Us Through Summer Waves with New Video "Tap Your Glass"
Aug 2014
iamamiwhoami Floats Us Through Summer Waves with New Video "Tap Your Glass"

On Jonna Lee's third audiovisual album and the line between an art project and a spectacle.


CoverageIX Daily
Goldfrapp Show Us Some Seedy Underbelly in New Album Tales of Us
Aug 2014
Goldfrapp Show Us Some Seedy Underbelly in New Album Tales of Us

On "Laurel," the closing installment of the five-video short film built around the duo's sixth album, and their turn away from the synthpop they were known for.


CoverageIX Daily
Image Source: Rolling Stone
De Lux at Burton Spring 2014 Kick-Off Party (Photography)
May 2014
De Lux at Burton Spring 2014 Kick-Off Party (Photography)

Photography from the LA post-disco band's rooftop set at the Burton flagship on Melrose, a Filter magazine event.


CoverageGroundsounds
MUSEXPO 2014: Artist Showcases at S.I.R. Studios (Photography)
Apr 2014
MUSEXPO 2014: Artist Showcases at S.I.R. Studios (Photography)

Photography from the A&R Worldwide showcases at S.I.R. Studios in Hollywood, covering artists from Australia, Norway, Scotland, and Switzerland.


CoverageGroundsounds