And your point? It's a fact that technology is changing the way we "get" and
make our music. That was mine. Also, I play live regularly and it's not
solely for the $$. I do it 'cause I love it and hope for a connection with
the people.
The global revolution will be televised, downloaded, zipped-up and e-mailed
directly to you . Now, settle down.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "aspeitia axel arturo barcelo" <abarcelo@indiana.edu>
To: "R. Scott" <deebull@mindspring.com>
Cc: "Steve Catanzaro" <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>; "paul s. westney"
<pwestney@jhu.edu>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: Musicians and Money.... Take 2
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, R. Scott wrote:
>
> > . . . Technology has empowered the artist like never
> > before. And same technology is allowing the artist to "take it to the
> > people" as never before.
>
> Do not want to be a full time whiner, but this whole discussion has
> acquired an elitist attitude that's starting to bother me. How many people
> -in the world- actually have internet access? How many have good enogh
> connections to download music on-line, even the compratively small mp3
> files? How many musicians are actually able to upload their music to the
> internet? Let's be realistic. Are not the majority of the people unable to
> partake in this so-called revolution? No music for them?
>
> I have my music available online on mp3s for the same reason a lot
> of people have their baby photos in their web sites, so that my family,
> firends, and even former bandmates can listen to what have I been doing
> musically lately. Alas, almost none of them has been able to download it.
> Oops! I forgot they live in a third world country (Mexico, by the way),
> where internet connections are luxuries that very few can afford, and even
> those who can have pretty crappy ones. Most universities forbid their
> users to download files as big as the smaller of mp3s.
>
> You may say that with time this technology will become as
> ubiquituous as CDs or VCRs, but I wonder how much time is that. In case
> you had forgotten, electricity is still unavailable for an amazingly large
> number of people in this world. However, thank god, music is. Music
> distribution still has its strongest tool: live performance! The actual
> way to escape the strong fist of the evil musical industry is by getting
> off your butts and going out to catch a live act or DJ. The same for
> musicians and DJs: go out and play: wherever and whenever you can. In
> Mexico, and I bet in other places in the world, portable sound systems
> have brought DJ music to communities left behind by more than one
> technology revolution, but still hungry for new musical ideas. PolyMarchs
> sound system, for example, have kept the electronic dance music
> underground alive in Mexico for about twenty years, by touring and taking
> their 'moving-disco' to even the samellest communities in the country
> (sometimes bringing their own energy source) and, that way, actually made
> more than one dance style or act breakthrough against the plans of the
> major media and record companies. They are proof of how it is possible for
> DJs to reshape the musical landscape in noticeable ways without the
> assistance of major companies in the recording or entertainment
> industries.
>
> Of course, it is still easier, instead, to sit in front of a
> computer, talk to some privileged cyberzines, and believe to be part of a
> global revolution.
>
> -xl
>
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> : www.mp3.com/drxl :
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