on the other hand, it's heartening to point to artists like Too $hort, rabbit
in the moon and TAFKAP (no matter whether ya like 'em or hate 'em), who have
shown that there are alternatives to traditional distribution, and that they
can be successful...perhaps the internet, or whatever, could help make this the
norm, rather than the exception. c.
Elson Trinidad wrote:
> With regards to the Major Labels, let's take a look at what they really do
> and what they do best: Marketing. The major labels are no good at
> discovering artists, nor are they good at developing artists, nor are they
> good at supporting artists, but they are good as publicity machines...
>
> Obviously no matter how much the underground Internet artist puts into
> their promotion, they'll always be less known than the artists the majors
> market.
>
> Perhaps in the future, that will be their role in the future; the major
> labels will simply be limited to being marketing vehicles, and A&R, artist
> development and the production and distribution of music media (vinyl, CDs,
> tapes, nontangible digital recordings) will be handled by subcontractors...
>
> E
>
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