Kevin,
I think new tech will open up more bands to more people, if you can cut a
few songs for $2,000 have them on a web site, and people can download a song
or 2, burn their own CD, and you Make $1. That is not bad, no middleman, no
stores, no plastic, etc. More money will get to the musicians, not
manufacturers. Unless the government bans all of this.
Mark
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-----Original Message-----
From: k kiernan <mrfliz@interport.net>
To: Marc Wright <mw@mail.eis.net.au>; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
<acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Make Your Own Compilation CD Site - CDUCTIVE.COM
>This is good and bad.
>
>1) Good: obvious. all the tracks you want, none you don't. save
money.
>keep record labels from charging outrageous money for lots of useless
>tracks.
>
>just another view from another place.
>
>kevin k
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marc Wright <mw@mail.eis.net.au>
>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 7:43 AM
>Subject: Re: Make Your Own Compilation CD Site - CDUCTIVE.COM
>
>
>
>> I've been part of the Acid Jazz list for a while and, now that I've
>completed
>> development of my new venture, I wanted to share it with you. I've been
>> working full time for the past year on starting a new business - a site
on
>the
>> Web where you can make your own compilation CD. You listen to Real
Audio
>> samples of any of the songs in our catalog, pick the songs you like and
>> personalize your CD cover. We manufacture the CD within 48 hours and
send
>it
>> to you in the mail.
>
>Now this is what I got on the internet for! This is a *major* step
>forward to any of us who buy CDs. Just think - every compilation with
>no dud tracks - 'cause you picked every one of 'em.
>
>Unfortunately, the value of Australia's dollar is at an all-time low,
>so the CDs end up being too expensive, but when things return to
>normal I'll be back.
>
>Also, being in Australia makes listening to the Real Audio files
>nearly impossible :(
>
>*Great* site, Tom - well done!
>
>Marc.
>
>** hero no.7 recording collective - cheapbeat technique:
>** http://augustan.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mcfly/
>
>
>