You have just hit upon oneof my major concerns.
If everyone expects "recorded music" to be "free" and available for their
iPod, how does an indy artist justify the investment in creating "recorded
music"?
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From: <elson_at_elsongs.com>
To: <earthjuice_at_prodigy.net>; <mundovibes_at_hotmail.com>; <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 6:37 PM
Subject: RE: [acid-jazz] Re: Future of Music: the Bets are On
I'm an independent artist. I've released a CD independently before, and
with professional duplication and packaging, it came out to nearly $2000,
including promotional materials.
Remember that independent, unsigned artists shell out and front the cost of
their own products.
So....
I'm about to finish an "album."
The question is, should I even bother?
I wonder if other independent artists are thinking the same thing right now.
Elson
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From: Bob Davis earthjuice_at_prodigy.net
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:13:01 -0400
To: mundovibes_at_hotmail.com, acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
Subject: [acid-jazz] Re: Future of Music: the Bets are On
I agree with you.
A "culture shift" is happening for sure.
However, I'm not at all convinced that it's going to be a good thing for
the
"culture".
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mundovibes.net -" <mundovibes_at_hotmail.com>
To: <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: [acid-jazz] Future of Music: the Bets are On
> My little nieces and my older nephew got rid of their CD collection. They
> don't remember records, cassettes or 8 Track and they could care less. I
> have an older friend in New York who uses Soulseek exclusively for his
> music. He used to collect vinyl and CDs. This is where music is heading,
> for god or bad. Today listener's ears are wired for digital sound and the
> iPod is their chosen delivery system. The iPod is truly the deathblow for
> music as we knew it. Maybe it doesn't matter, maybe their generation
will
> re-discover vinyl or CDs but my bets are that within a few years all
> physical mediums for music will be delegated to the dustbin and to niche
> collectors of dusty records.
>
> Personally I never liked CDs, so they can disappear with no remorse on my
> part. Vinyl, well, not only is it heavy and short-lived, it is
incredibly
> bad for the environment. But, as if anyone cared. So, I bid both adieu.
As
> someone who has spent the better period of his adulthood collecting
> records and selling CDs, I have witnessed the downward slope to the
> inevitable. I used to sell on Amazon and back in 2000 the average was
> about 20 CDs a day. Nowadays it is simply not worth it since there are 50
> other sellers dumping their CDs as fast as they can burn 'em.
>
> Most record shops have or are folding. The remaining ones cling to life.
I
> am visiting a major city now and must say it's pretty sad to see the
> decline all around. The end result of this is either increased
> centralization of music via iPod or freedom outside of commercial
> constraint for music. What happens in the next few years will be a rocky
> road. Only the strong will survive.
>
> JC Tripp
>
> MUNDOVIBES
> "Musical Vibrations Worldwide"
> http://www.mundovibes.net
>
>
>
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